Gingerbread

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup unsulphured molasses (not blackstrap)
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground cloves
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup hot water

Before you start

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease and flour a 9x9-in baking pan.

Directions

1. Beat until fluffy, 3 min: unsalted butter, sugar.
2. Beat in: step 1, egg, unsulphured molasses (not blackstrap).
3. Mix in on low: step 2, all-purpose flour, baking soda, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, salt.
4. Beat in until smooth: step 3, hot water.
5. Bake 350°F 30 to 40 min, until a toothpick comes out clean: step 4.
6. Cool in pan at least 20 min before cutting: step 5.