Best Romanian Gingerbread Recipes

FAVORITE OLD FASHIONED GINGERBREAD

Favorite Old Fashioned Gingerbread image

This is everyone's holiday favorite, even the busy cook's, because it is so easy to make.

Provided by Charles

Categories Desserts Cakes Spice Cake Recipes

Time 1h45m

Yield 9

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

½ cup white sugar
½ cup butter
1 egg
1 cup molasses
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup hot water

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch square pan.
In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and butter. Beat in the egg, and mix in the molasses.
In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. Blend into the creamed mixture. Stir in the hot water. Pour into the prepared pan.
Bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool in pan before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 375.1 calories, Carbohydrate 65.3 g, Cholesterol 47.8 mg, Fat 11.2 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 4.4 g, SaturatedFat 6.7 g, Sodium 434.7 mg, Sugar 31.5 g

ROMANIAN GINGERBREAD

Romanian Gingerbread image

It's similar to the German one and it's called Turta Dulce. Refrigerate overnight is required, so keep that in mind before starting. I'm not sure if the original recipe calls for ginger or not, but I always add it.

Provided by littlemafia

Categories Dessert

Time 15m

Yield 24-48 cookies, 24 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

2 eggs
1 cup sugar
2 cups flour
2 tablespoons honey
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 pinch ground cloves
1 pinch ground nutmeg
grated ginger

Steps:

Mix ingredients together well; knead lightly on floured board for a few minutes, adding flour if necessary but trying to keep dough as soft as possible.
Put in a bowl and let rest overnight or at least several hours.
Roll out small portions at a time, to 1/8 inch thickness.
Cut with cookie cutter in any shape desired.
Bake in well greased pans at 350° or 375°.
May be decorated like gingerbread cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 81.8, Fat 0.5, SaturatedFat 0.1, Cholesterol 17.6, Sodium 32.4, Carbohydrate 17.8, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 9.8, Protein 1.6

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