Recipe:

Gingerbread Squares

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Makes 12 squares

Top squares of this spiced cake, a perfect dessert for holiday meals and parties, with spoonfuls of whipped cream, if you like. The crystallized ginger gives them an extra punch.

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/3 cup melted butter or canola oil
1/4 cup dark brown sugar
3/4 cup unsulfured molasses
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons finely chopped crystallized ginger
1/2 cup milk

Method

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Sift together flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, allspice, and nutmeg and set aside. With an electric mixer, cream butter or oil and sugar in a large bowl. Add molasses and eggs and beat several minutes until smooth. Stir in chopped ginger. Slowly add reserved sifted ingredients, then milk, and mix until well combined. Pour batter into a greased and floured or nonstick 9x12-inch baking pan. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool and cut into 12 squares.

Nutrition

Per serving (1 square/72g-wt.): 220 calories (60 from fat), 7g total fat, 1g saturated fat, 4g protein, 37g total carbohydrate (less than 1g dietary fiber, 16g sugar), 35mg cholesterol, 130mg sodium

Tags: Family Friendly, Make Ahead, Cooking with Kids, Entertaining, Portable and Picnic, American, Vegetarian, Low Sodium

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