Hot Water Gingerbread

A dish that gets its character from molasses and flour.

Gingerbreads, Cookies, And Wafers

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • 1 cup molasses
  • ½ cup boiling water
  • 2¼ cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon soda
  • 1½ teaspoons ginger
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 4 tablespoons melted butter
Make it lactose-friendly
  • 4 tablespoons melted butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Add water to molasses. Mix and sift dry ingredients, combine mixtures, add butter, and beat vigorously. Pour into a buttered shallow pan, and bake twenty-five minutes in a moderate oven. Chicken fat dried out and clarified furnishes an excellent shortening, and may be used in place of butter.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories482
Protein5.9 g
Fat9.8 g
Carbs93.4 g
Fiber1.5 g
Sodium263 mg

Source

The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States