Old-Fashioned Gingerbread

Ingredients:

1/2 C Sugar

1/2 C Butter, softened

1 Large Egg

1 C Molasses

2 1/2 C All-Purpose Flour

1 1/2 t Baking Soda

1 t Ground Cinnamon

1 t Ground Ginger

1/2 t Ground Cloves

1/2 t Salt

1 C Hot Water

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9-inch square pan.

In a large mixing bowl, cream together the sugar and butter. Beat in the egg, and mix in the molasses.

Mix in the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. Blend thoroughly. Stir in the hot (boiling) water until fully mixed. Pour into the prepared pan.

Bake 45 minutes in the preheated oven, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool in pan before serving.

Yield: 9 Generous Servings

* Adapted from http://allrecipes.com/recipe/favorite-old-fashioned-gingerbread/detail.aspx