Description
This was handed down by my great aunt. This is super easy and you can mix the dry ingredients and put them into a quart jar so they are ready when you want to make gingerbread; easy as a mix, and so much better. Whipped cream on each serving is a good addition.
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 cup molasses
- ½ cup canola oil
- ½ cup applesauce
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- ½ cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup boiling water
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch square baking dish.
- Whisk flour
- baking powder
- baking soda
- cinnamon
- ginger
- salt
- nutmeg
- allspice
- and cloves together in a large bowl.
- Place molasses
- canola oil
- applesauce
- brown sugar
- white sugar
- and eggs into a mixing bowl and beat until well combined. Add flour mixture and mix
- starting on low speed
- until just combined. Mix in boiling water until combined; mixture will be very wet. Pour into the prepared baking dish.
- Bake in the preheated oven until center is rounded and edges are golden
- 30 to 35 minutes. Cut into squares. Best served warm
- or at any temperature.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 45 mins
Servings: 9