Soft Molasses Gingerbread, No. 3.
A dish made with flour and lard or butter.
contains glutencontains dairycontains meat
Ingredients
US
Metric
- 1/2 pint of molasses
- 1 pint of flour, scant measure
- 1 gill of boiling water
- 1 tablespoonful of lard or butter
- 1/2 teaspoonful of salt
- 1 teaspoonful of soda
- 1 teaspoonful of ginger
Make it lactose-friendly
- 1 tablespoonful of lard or butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil
Steps
- Put the molasses, butter, soda, and ginger in a tin pan, and place on the stove for two minutes; then add the boiling water and the flour. Beat vigorously for five minutes, and then turn into a buttered shallow cake pan and a deep tin plate. Bake in a quick oven for twenty minutes.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
| Calories | 481 |
|---|---|
| Protein | 6.5 g |
| Fat | 1.7 g |
| Carbs | 110.7 g |
| Fiber | 1.7 g |
| Sodium | 323 mg |
Source
Miss Parloa's Young Housekeeper Designed Especially to Aid Beginners; Economical Receipts for Those Who Are Cooking for Two or Three (Parloa, Maria, 1843-1909, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States