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- From: cazeved1@cc.swarthmore.edu (Celina R. Azevedo)
- Subject: Yogurt-glazed Gingerbread
- Message-ID: <cazeved1-111093134747@mac30.public.swarthmore.edu>
- Organization: Swarthmore College
- Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1993 18:07:12 GMT
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-
- I am posting in response to the request for gingerbread recipes. This is
- a really scrumptious recipe my mother got out of a ladies' aid society type
- cookbook from the 1960's. The yogurt glaze is what makes it--strange but
- true.
-
- CAKE
- 3/4 c. butter/margarine
- 3/4 c. sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 c. molasses
- 2 1/2 c. flour
- 2 teaspoons powdered ginger (this would probably be great with freshly
- grated ginger, too, but I'm not sure what the equivalent amount would be)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 c. boiling water
-
- Preheat the oven to 325. Beat the butter with the sugar until light
- and fluffy. Add the eggs and the molasses. Sift the dry ingredients
- together, then add them to the butter-sugar mixture alternately with the
- boiling water. Mix just until smooth. Pour into a greased 9x9 inch baking
- dish and bake for 40 minutes. Meanwhile, make:
-
- GLAZE
- 1 c. sugar
- 1/2 c. yogurt
- 1/2 t. baking soda
- 1/2 t. whole cloves
- 1/4-1/2 c. butter
-
- Mix all the ingredients in a saucepan and boil for 1 minute. If you're
- squeamish about the whole cloves, take them out after boiling. As soon as
- the gingerbread comes out of the oven, prick it all over with a toothpick
- and pour the glaze on. Allow it to set for several hours.
-
- Enjoy!
- Celina
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