Our Best Gingerbread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. shortening
1/2 c. sugar
1 egg
1 c. hot water
1 c. molasses
1 tsp. ginger

Preparation

Sift flour, soda, ginger, cinnamon and salt onto waxed paper. Cream shortening with sugar until fluffy in a large bowl.
Beat in molasses and egg.
Stir in flour mixture, 1/2 at a time, just until blended.
Beat in hot water until smooth.
Pour into a well greased baking pan, 13 x 9 x 2-inch.
Bake in a 350\u00b0 oven for 30 minutes or until center springs back when lightly pressed with fingertips.
Leave in pan to cool on a wire rack or let cool 10 minutes; then loosen around edges with a knife and turn out onto rack.
Cut into big squares.
Serve warm or cold, plain or with a topper of your choice.