Gingerbread

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 cup molasses
• 1/2 cup boiling water
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 tablespoon ginger
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon allspice
• 3/4 teaspoon clove
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 -2 tablespoon milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 grease two 9 x 5-inch loaf pans and set aside.
• 3 in a mixing bowl, cream brown sugar with the butter until it is light and fluffy, then add the eggs and mix well.
• 4 stir up the molasses, water, and baking soda in a separate bowl, and then add that mixture to the creamed sugar; stir until well blended.
• 5 add the other ingredients, one at a time, beating after each addition, alternating with the flour.
• 6 divide the batter evenly among the two pans and bake in a preheated oven for 40-50 minutes or until it springs back when touched lightly in the center.
• 7 remove from oven and cool in pans for 15 minutes on a wire rack, then remove the breads from the pans to cool completely on the wire racks.
• 8 to prepare glaze, mix together the sugar with the milk, adding the milk gradually until it attains a drizzling consistency.
• 9 spread the glaze over the gingerbread when they have cooled completely.
• 10 store gingerbread in a airtight container in the refrigerator.