Favorite Old Fashioned Gingerbread

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

                                                                                                                                         1 h 45 m9 servings375 cals

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup white sugar

• 1/2 cup butter

• 1 egg

• 1 cup molasses

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 1 teaspoon ground ginger

• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1 cup hot water

Directions

(1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch square pan.
(2) In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and butter. Beat in the egg, and mix in the molasses.
(3) 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.
(4) Bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool in pan before serving.

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