favorite old fashioned gingerbread

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 egg
• 1 cup molasses
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup hot water

Recipe

Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 45 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease and flour a 9-inch square pan.
• in a large bowl, cream together the sugar and butter. beat in the egg, and mix in the molasses.
• in a bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. blend into the creamed mixture. stir in the hot water. pour into the prepared pan.
• bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. allow to cool in pan before serving.