Cambridge Gingerbread
A dish where butter and molasses do the work.
contains glutencontains dairycontains eggs
Ingredients
US
Metric
- 80 ml butter
- 160 ml boiling water
- 240 ml molasses
- 1 egg
- 650 ml flour
- 7 ml soda
- 2 ml salt
- 5 ml cinnamon
- 5 ml ginger
- 1 ml clove
Make it lactose-friendly
- ⅓ cup butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil
Steps
- Melt butter in water, add molasses, egg well beaten, and dry ingredients mixed and sifted. Bake in a buttered shallow pan.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
| Calories | 476 |
|---|---|
| Protein | 7.1 g |
| Fat | 11.7 g |
| Carbs | 86.4 g |
| Fiber | 1.8 g |
| Sodium | 232 mg |
Source
The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States