Dan Gill
Molasses Gingerbread (Dan Gill)
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup butter
1 1/2 cups molasses
4 each eggs
1 cup buttermilk
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp salt
2 tsp soda
2 tsp ginger – ground
2 tsp cloves – ground
2 tsp cinnamon – ground
2 tsp allspice – ground
1 cup hot water
Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, molasses and buttermilk and mix well. Slowly add dry ingredients and blend. Stir in hot water. Pour into greased and floured pan. Bake at 350¡F about thirty minutes until it tests done in the center with a toothpick.
Serve with butter or lemon hard sauce