Old-Fashioned Gingerbread Recipe

Name: Old-Fashioned Gingerbread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Baking & Desserts
Ingredients: 1 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour; 1 ½ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice (or make a mix of your favourite spices); ¾ teaspoon baking soda; ½ teaspoon salt; ½ cup unsweetened applesauce; ¼ cup light molasses; 1 large egg, lightly beaten; 4 tablespoons margarine; ½ cup packed dark brown sugar; 2 teaspoons grated peeled fresh ginger; 3 tablespoons finely chopped crystallized ginger; ¾ cup confectioners' sugar

Servings: persons

1 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice (or make a mix of your favourite spices)
¾ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup unsweetened applesauce
¼ cup light molasses
1 large egg, lightly beaten
4 tablespoons margarine
½ cup packed dark brown sugar
2 teaspoons grated peeled fresh ginger
3 tablespoons finely chopped crystallized ginger
¾ cup confectioners' sugar

1
Preheat oven to 350.
2
Generously coat 8-inch square cake pan with nonstick cooking spray.
3
Place cooling rack on waxed paper.
4
Whisk flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda and salt in medium bowl.
5
Blend applesauce, molasses and egg in separate bowl.
6
Cream margarine and brown sugar in medium bowl with electric mixer at high speed until light, 3 or 4 minutes.
7
Reduce speed to low and beat in applesauce mixture.
8
Stir in flour mixture with wooden spoon just until combined.
9
Blend in fresh ginger.
10
Scrape batter into cake pan.
11
Bake until cake tester inserted in centre comes out with moist crumbs clinging, about 45 minutes.
12
Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes.
13
Remove from pan and set right side up on rack.
14
Cool completely.
15
Scatter crystallized ginger on top of ginerbread.
16
Blend confectioners' sugar with enough water (about 1 1/2 tablespoons) to make spreadable glaze.
17
Drizzle glaze over crystallized ginger with fork, letting some glaze drizzle down sides.
18
Or do not glaze, add a dollop of whipped cream.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 12 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 1 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour, 1 ½ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice (or make a mix of your favourite spices), ¾ teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon salt, and more.

Yes, Old-Fashioned Gingerbread falls under the Baking & Desserts category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3–5 days. For longer storage, freeze for up to 3 months — no need to refrigerate or reheat.

Old-Fashioned Gingerbread

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