General Cooking (rec.food.cooking) For general food and cooking discussion. Foods of all kinds, food procurement, cooking methods and techniques, eating, etc.

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)   Report Post  
Posted to rec.food.cooking
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 5,618
Default REC: My Grandmother's Gingerbread

On Fri, 14 Sep 2018 23:28:28 -0000 (UTC), Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:

>I've been making this most of my life. I've tried many other
>gingerbread recipes, but alway come back to this one. My
>grandmother's cook had it written on an index card.
>
>Rich Spicy Gingerbread with Soft Lemon Frosting
>-------------------------------------------------------
>Gingerbread
>1/2 Cup Unsalted Butter, Melted
>1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
>1 cup Unsulphered Molasses
>1 each Egg
>2 1/4 Cups All-purpose Flour
>1/2 Teaspoon Salt
>2 Teaspoons Baking Powder
>1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
>1 Tablespoon Ground Ginger
>2 Teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
>1/2 Teaspoon Ground Cloves
>1 cup Boiling Water
>1 Teaspoon Grated Orange Zest, or orange extract
>Lemon Frosting
>2 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter, Melted
>2 1/2 Cups Confectioner's Sugar, Approximately
>3 Tablespoons Fresh Lemon Juice
>1 Teaspoon Lemon Zest, Grated
>Lemon Sauce
>
>1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
>
>2. Combine all dry ingredients in medium bowl and blend well with
>whisk. Set aside.
>
>3. In mixer bowl, combine melted butter, sugar and molasses. Beat
>on low speed until well combined.
>
>4. Add egg to mixture and beat on low speed until mixture is
>smooth.
>
>5. Add dry ingredients to mixer bowl alternatively with boiling
>boiling water, mixing until just combined.
>
>6. Bake in greased 9-inch square pan 35 minutes, or until firm to
>touch and toothpick inserted in middle of cake comes out clean. Cool
>to room temperature.
>
>7. NOTE: Do not check cake for doneness until it has baked for a
>full 35 minutes. To do so may cause it to fall in the center. Do
>not open the oven door before then either.
>
>9. For frosting, combine melted butter and half of the
>confectioner's sugar. Begin beating on low speed while adding lemon
>juice. Add enough of the remaining confectioner's sugar to form a
>thin, very soft frosting. Spread evenly over gingerbread and allow
>to set before cutting.


Thank you, Wayne. That sounds delicious.
Janet US
Reply
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules

Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Grandmother's recipes piedmont General Cooking 22 28-07-2010 11:57 AM
rec: Grandmother's [Mincemeat] Relish Jean B.[_1_] General Cooking 17 16-10-2008 04:19 AM
rec: Grandmother' Scotch [sic] Pudding Jean B.[_1_] General Cooking 14 08-10-2008 02:38 PM
Your grandmother Dimitri General Cooking 60 20-07-2008 05:08 PM
Grandmother's Doughnuts Duckie ® Recipes 1 21-01-2007 08:55 PM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 09:34 PM.

Powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004-2025 FoodBanter.com.
The comments are property of their posters.
 

About Us

"It's about Food and drink"