JOY OF COOKING GINGERBREAD RECIPE - (3.9/5)

Joy of Cooking Gingerbread Recipe - (3.9/5) image

Provided by altschiller

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 and 3/4 cups sifted all purpose flour or 7 ounces (4 oz = 1 sifted cup flour, 5 oz 1 unsifted cup)
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tbsp ground ginger (or fresh, if you like it particularly spicy)
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp salt
8 tbsp (one stick) unsalted butter
1 large egg
1/2 cup (4.0 oz)packed light brown sugar
1 cup molasses, the darker the spicier
1/2 cup boiling water
3 Tbsp finely chopped crystallized ginger

Steps:

Have all ingredients at room temperature 68-70 degrees F. Preheat oven to 350F. Grease bottom of one 9x9 inch pan or line the bottom with waxed or parchment paper (I did parchment). My tip is to prep everything you need for the recipe; it goes together very quickly. Sift together dry ingredients Beat butter until creamy Gradually add brown sugar and then mix in egg Mix in the dry ingredients until just blended Stir in boiling water into molasses until mixed and then add to dry ingredients and stir until just combined Stir in crystallized, again, just until combined Scrape batter into pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 45-50 minutes