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Old-Fashioned Gingerbread

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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Sep 11, 2007
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Taste an original! It’s classic gingerbread--sweet, aromatic and moist--just like you remember it.

Old-Fashioned Gingerbread

  • Prep Time 10 min
  • Total 1 hr 5 min
  • Servings 9
  • Ingredients 11
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Ingredients

  • 2 1/3 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 cup molasses
  • 3/4 cup hot water
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg
  • Butterscotch Sauce, if desired
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 325°F. Grease and flour bottom and sides of square pan, 9x9x2 inches.
  • Step 
    2
    Beat all ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on medium speed 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pan.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Serve warm or cool.

Nutrition

350 Calories
12 g Total Fat
4 g Protein
58 g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
350
Calories from Fat
110
Total Fat
12 g
Saturated Fat
3 g
Cholesterol
25 mg
Sodium
360 mg
Potassium
580 mg
Total Carbohydrate
58 g
Dietary Fiber
1 g
Protein
4 g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
8%
8%
Iron
18%
18%
Exchanges:
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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