Old Fashioned Gingerbread Ring Recipes

OLD FASHIONED GINGERBREAD CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F
• Grease and flour an 8"x 8" square pan (or line the pan with parchment paper.) *
• Sift together dry ingredients in a large bowl.
• Add the butter, molasses and egg and beat for two minutes or 300 strokes by hand. (This is a very old recipe...)
• Add the boiling water.
• Beat for another two minutes and turn into prepared pan.
• Bake 50-55 minutes, or until cake springs back when lightly touched.

GRANDMOTHER'S GINGERBREAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Place Wesson Oil in a medium sized mixing bowl.
• Add sugar.
• Cream oil and sugar together with mixer
• Add molasses. Mix together.
• Add flour. Mix together.
• Add milk. Mix together.
• Beat egg and add to mixture.
• Add cinnamon.
• Add ginger.
• Mix until well combined.
• Grease and flour a 9-inch square baking pan.
• Pour batter into pan. Spread out evenly.
• Bake at 350F degrees for 35-45 minutes until done.
• Remove from oven when done. Place on wire rack, cool 15 minutes.
• Turn out of pan and continue to cool on wire rack.
• Enjoy

OLD-FASHIONED GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Grease and flour bottom and sides of square pan, 9x9x2 inches.
• 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.
• Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Serve warm or cool.

OLD FASHION GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 9-in. square baking pan; set aside. In a large bowl, mix butter, shortening and boiling water until smooth; cool slightly. Beat in eggs and molasses until well blended. In another bowl, whisk flour, ginger, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda; gradually beat into molasses mixture. Transfer to prepared pan., Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Cool completely on wire rack. If desired, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar before serving.

FAVORITE OLD FASHIONED GINGERBREAD

Steps:

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

OLD-FASHIONED GINGERBREAD RING

Steps:

• Make Gingerbread Ring:.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Grease and flour a 5-1/2 cup round mold.
• Into medium bowl, sift flour with baking soda, salt, and spices. Set aside.
• In large bowl, using portable electric mixer, beat egg with molasses, butter, and 1/2 cup hot water until well combined.
• Gradually beat in flour mixture, beating until smooth.
• Turn into prepared round mold; bake 25 minutes, or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
• While gingerbread bakes, make Apple Filling.
• Apple Filling:.
• Fold applesauce and sugar into whipped cream, to combine well. Refrigerate until serving.
• Let gingerbread cool in pan 10 minutes. Then turn out, and serve warm, or let cool completely on wire rack.
• Fill center of ring with Apple Filling, and serve.

OLD-FASHIONED GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8 by 8-inch cake pan and line with parchment paper. Grease and flour the pan.
• Place the rum and raisins in a small pan, cover and heat until the rum boils. Turn off the heat and set aside. Place the butter and molasses in another small pan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Pour the mixture into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Cool for 5 minutes, then mix in the sour cream and orange zest.
• Meanwhile, sift the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and salt together in a small bowl. Mix with your hands until combined. With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the flour mixture to the molasses mixture and mix only until smooth. Drain the raisins and add them and crystallized ginger to the mixture with a spatula. Pour into the prepared pan and bake for about 35 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Set aside to cool completely.
• When the cake has cooled, whisk together the confectioners' sugar and orange juice and pour it onto the gingerbread, allowing it to drip down the sides. Allow the glaze to set. Cut the gingerbread into 9 squares.