Old-Fashioned Gingerbread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. all-purpose flour
1 c. sugar
1/2 c. shortening
1/2 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 egg
2 Tbsp. molasses
1 c. sour milk
1 tsp. soda
pinch of salt

Preparation

Mix flour, sugar, shortening, ginger and cinnamon together as for pie crust.
Reserve 1/2 cup for topping.
Combine remaining mixture with remaining ingredients.
Mix well.
Pour into 8 x 9-inch cake pan.
Crumble reserved mixture over top.
Bake 35 to 40 minutes in 350\u00b0 oven.