Light Gingerbread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. flour
1 c. sugar
1/2 c. shortening
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ginger
1 egg
2 Tbsp. molasses
1 c. sour milk
1 tsp. soda
pinch of salt (if desired)

Preparation

Mix well with pastry blender the flour, sugar, shortening, cinnamon and ginger.
Save out 1/2 cup for topping.
Add to flour mixture the egg, molasses, sour milk, soda and salt.
Mix together.
Pour into greased 9 x 9-inch pan.
Sprinkle with topping.
Bake for 35 to 45 minutes at 350\u00b0.