Gingerbread

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 8 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup molasses
• 1 large egg
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons ginger
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 cup boiling water

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 beat butter with sugar and molasses.
• 3 mix in egg.
• 4 sift together dry ingredients and then add to wet mixture, alternating with boiling water.
• 5 mix until just combined.
• 6 bake in greased 9-inch bread pan - 40 minutes.
• 7 cool.