Recipe · Cake
Hot Water Gingerbread
- ⏲️ Prep time: 10 min
- 🍳 Cook time: 25 min
Ingredients
- 1 cup molasses
- 1/2 cup boiling water
- 2 1/4 cups (280 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 4 tbsp (55 g) butter, melted (or rendered chicken fat)
Directions
- Heat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and butter an 8x8-inch pan.
- Stir the boiling water into the molasses.
- Sift the flour, baking soda, ginger and salt together, then stir them into the molasses.
- Add the melted butter and beat hard until smooth.
- Pour into the pan and bake about 25 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.