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Grandma Mary Celebre's Gingerbread Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 1/2 c. sifted flour, all purpose (sift before measuring)
1 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg or mace
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup butter or regular margarine, softened
1 c. sugar
3 eggs
1 c. light molasses
3/4 c. hot water, not boiling
sweetened whipped cream
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees; grease well and flour 13"x9"x2" pan. Sift flour with baking soda, spices and salt.In a large bowl of an electric mixer at high speed, beat butter, sugar and eggs until smooth and fluffy, about 5 minutes. At low speed, beat in molasses and hot water; add flour mixture; beating just until smooth. Working quickly, turn batter into prepared pan and bake on middle rack of over 35-40 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean. Cool partially in pan on wire rack. Cut into 12 rectangles while still warm. Serve with whipped cream.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
12
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This recipe, along with my grandmother Mary Celebre's recipe for Zeppoles was published in the Bovina Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary Cookbook, which is why we still have them. Sorry, no date of publication is available.

 

 

 

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