Old Fashioned Gingerbread #1

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups sifted cake flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons ginger powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 large egg, well beaten
• 2/3 cup molasses
• 3/4 cup sour milk or 3/4 cup buttermilk

Recipe

• 1 sift flour once, measure, add baking powder and soda, spices and salt and sift together three times.
• 2 cream shortening thoroughly, add sugar gradually, and cream together until light and fluffy.
• 3 add egg and molasses; then flour, alternately with milk.
• 4 beat after each addition until smooth.
• 5 pour into greased pan or a ring mold.
• 6 bake in moderate oven (350*) for 1 1/4 hours.
• 7 serve with whipped cream.
• 8 as a variation use gingerbread as the base for fruit shortcakes.
• 9 serves 6.