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Recipe: Gingerbread Boys
This recipe is very similar to the one my Mom used. We lost the recipe but this one seems about right.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup molasses
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 teaspoon vinegar
3 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ginger
2 teaspoons cinnamon
Directions:
Cream shortening with all the sugar gradually (cream thoroughly)
Blend in molasses
Sift 1 1/4 cups flour with spices and salt and stir into mixture
Add vinegar and remaining 2 1/4 cups flour, alternating with buttermilk
Chill dough in refrigerator, and then roll out to a thickness of 1/4 inch on a lightly floured board
Dip gingerbread cookie cutter in flour each time before using and press firmly and evenly into dough
Place gingerbread boys on baking sheet and bake 10-15 minutes in moderate oven (350-375 degrees F)
Place cookies on wire rack to cool
Ice/Frost & Enjoy!
Gingerbread Cookies
Gingerbread Cookies
INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 cups dark molasses
1 cup packed brown sugar
2/3 cup cold water
1/3 cup shortening
7 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground allspice
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 (16 ounce) package White frosting
DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease one cookie sheet.
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Adapted from the American Heart Association Low-Fat, Low-Cholesterol cookbook, these gingerbread pancakes are so delicious that you will find yourself craving them the night before. I've actually gotten up in the middle of the night to cook them (I'm not suggesting anyone else do something so silly, though!!) because I couldn't wait for breakfast. Enjoy them with a side of turkey bacon!Gingerbread Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
Gingerbread Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
INGREDIENTS
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup unsulfured molasses
1 egg
1 egg yolk
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon Dutch process cocoa powder
1 1/4 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup hot milk
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
2 ounces cream cheese, softened
2/3 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
1/4 teaspoon lemon extract
DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter or line with paper liners a 12-cup muffin tin.
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Ingredients
Makes 10
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
4 large eggs
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1 cup whole milk
1/2 cup sour cream, plus more for serving
3 tablespoons unsulfured molasses
Lingonberry preserves (or other berry preserves), for serving
Directions
Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices in a large bowl. Whisk together eggs, butter, milk, sour cream, and molasses in a medium bowl. Add egg mixture to flour mixture, and whisk until smooth.
Gingerbread Cupcakes with Cream Cheese
INGREDIENTS
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup unsulfured molasses
1 egg
1 egg yolk
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon Dutch process cocoa powder
1 1/4 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup hot milk
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
2 ounces cream cheese, softened
2/3 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
1/4 teaspoon lemon extract
DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter or line with paper liners a 12-cup muffin tin.
Gingerbread Biscotti
INGREDIENTS
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 cup white sugar
3 eggs
1/4 cup molasses
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 1/2 tablespoons ground ginger
3/4 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1/2 tablespoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a cookie sheet.
Your Holiday Story....
We had all had those holidays which stand out in our memories. It may be a fabulous memory which makes us all warm and fuzzy inside, to be compared to every future memory and be measured by it. We all have those holiday memories we'd like to forget---like the year both my Mom and my Aunt felt they had to be the one cooking the turkey and my Mom's turkey imploded. (Seriously...it became a heap of bones and the meat sort of disintegrated)
As children we had ideas about sugar plums just as much as we anticipated the tooth fairy...probably more. Later in life as we married and somehow combined families, and our family traditions changed. We created new memories together. We have had that gift we thought was going to rock someone's world which turned out to be as exciting as a flat tire.
There are those of us that prayed, pleaded, and made deals with God (or whoever else was listening) to just this one time....get that one thing or to be able to give that one great thing which would change our relationship with someone.
Of course there are also those times when we all thought "What the heck was this person thinking" when we opened a gift which astounded us. An example of this was someone close to me, her mother-in-law gave her a retractable clothesline one year, a sink hair strainer the next, and it just went even further down hill after that. (I am not kidding) And yes, we try to remember holiday seasons are about giving, not receiving....but still "What the heck!"
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