Gingerbread

Total Time: 39 mins Preparation Time: 9 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• cooking spray
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 cup cold butter, cut into small pieces
• 1/4 cup vegetable shortening
• 1 egg
• 3 tablespoons molasses
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 coat the bottom only of a 9 in square pan(or other pan) with cooking spray.
• 2 mix the flour, sugar, ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large bowl.
• 3 cut in the butter and shortening to make a crumbly mixture.
• 4 scoop out 1/4 cup of this mixture and set aside.
• 5 stir egg and molasses into the mixture.
• 6 add buttermilk, baking soda and salt.
• 7 stir until well combined (there will be some lumps).
• 8 pour into prepared pan.
• 9 sprinkle reserved mixture evenly over top.
• 10 bake for 30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean in preheated oven at 350 degrees.