Gingerbread

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 3/4 cup boiling water
• 1/4 cup hot strong coffee
• 1 cup butter, room temperature
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 2/3 cup molasses
• 1/3 cup honey (or any mixture of molasses and honey)
• 3 large eggs
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 3/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon peel
• 1 dash salt
• powdered sugar (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• 2 grease 9x13 pan (preferably glass).
• 3 pour boiling water/coffee over butter, sugar, molasses, and honey.
• 4 stir until butter is melted.
• 5 add eggs, beat well.
• 6 mix dry ingredients.
• 7 add dry to wet and mix until just combined.
• 8 pour into pan and bake 1 hour.
• 9 sprinkle top with powdered sugar (optional).