My Gingerbread Recipe

• 1 1/3 cup of flour
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar (dark brown if you can find it)
• 3/4 tsp cinnamon
• 3/4 tsp ginger
• 1/2 tsp allspice
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda

• 1/2 cup butter (softened, NOT melted)
• 1/2 cup boiling water
• 1/2 cup molasses (i use blackstrap molasses-light just doesn’t cut it)
• 1/4 tsp vanilla
• 1 egg

heat oven to 350F
spray 8” pan

in large bowl, combine first 7 ingredients

add boiling water to molasses, butter & vanilla

combine all ingredients (egg last), and mix thouroughly

bake at 350F until done (20-30 minutes)

also: you can do as cupcakes (convenient single-serve gingerbread!!!).  cook for 18-20 minutes @ 350F. makes about 15 cupcakes.