Buttermilk Gingerbread

Ingredients

• 1 cup Molasses


• 6 tablespoons butter


• 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda


• 2 cups flour


• 2 teaspoons ground ginger


• ½ teaspoon salt


• 1 egg


• ½ cup buttermilk

Method

Preheat oven to 325.

Heat the molasses with the butter until butter melts. Add the baking soda and beat hard.

Mix together the flour, ginger, and salt.

Pour onto the syrup mixture.

Beat to a smooth consistency, then add the egg and buttermilk.

Pour into a greased 8 x 12 dish and bake for 30 minutes.

Remove from oven, then cool. Remove from pan and slice as needed.

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