Favorite Old Fashioned Gingerbread Recipe

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Favorite Old Fashioned Gingerbread
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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup molasses
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp ground cloves
  • 1 cup hot water

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Greased and flour one 9 inch square pan.
  2. Cream together the sugar and butter or margarine. Add egg, and beat well. Mix in the molasses.
  3. Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger and clove. Add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture; add the hot water, and mix well.
  4. Pour batter into pan and bake for one hour. Allow to cool in pan and serve.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 3232.94 Kcal (13536 kJ)
Calories from fat 895.55 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 99.51g 153%
Cholesterol 407.71mg 136%
Sodium 3262.95mg 136%
Potassium 5376.96mg 114%
Total Carbs 553.16g 184%
Sugars 311.64g 1247%
Dietary Fiber 10.79g 43%
Protein 38.25g 76%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Vitamin A 1.1mg 38%
Iron 21.1mg 117%
Calcium 841mg 84%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 289.04 Kcal (1210 kJ)
Calories from fat 80.07 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8.9g 153%
Cholesterol 36.45mg 136%
Sodium 291.73mg 136%
Potassium 480.73mg 114%
Total Carbs 49.46g 184%
Sugars 27.86g 1247%
Dietary Fiber 0.96g 43%
Protein 3.42g 76%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 38%
Iron 1.9mg 117%
Calcium 75.2mg 84%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 72.2
    Points
  • 88
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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