In the realm of holiday baking, few treats can rival the allure of gingerbread, a confection that has tantalized taste buds for centuries. With its warm, aromatic spices and a delightfully crisp yet chewy texture, gingerbread has become an integral part of the festive season, enjoyed by people of all ages. Among the myriad of gingerbread variations, "Steen's Gingerbread" stands out as a true masterpiece, captivating both the eyes and the palate. Its intricate design, featuring a beautifully decorated village scene, transforms it into an edible work of art, while its delectable flavor, a perfect balance of sweetness and spice, leaves a lasting impression. Join us as we embark on a culinary journey to discover the secrets behind this exceptional recipe, ensuring that your next gingerbread creation will be nothing short of extraordinary.
Here are our top 7 tried and tested recipes!
LAURIE COLWIN'S GINGERBREAD
The writer Laurie Colwin had an obsession with gingerbread, publishing a few different essays and recipes exploring its charms. In the essay that precedes this moist, cakelike rendition, from her book "Home Cooking," she writes that it is "home food" - not fancy restaurant food, that is, but soothing cold-weather food that is simple to make, ideal for an afternoon spent holed up indoors. The essay is also a paean to Steen's cane syrup, from Louisiana, which comes in cheerful yellow cans. Steen's is easy to find online, if not at your local supermarket, but the recipe does not suffer if you use another brand of light molasses instead. Serve the cake plain with whipped cream, or with fruit and a dollop of crème fraîche, or glazed with lemon icing, as Ms. Colwin often did. (The New York Times)
Provided by The New York Times
Categories dessert
Time 45m
Yield One 9-inch cake
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch cake pan and set aside. Cream remaining 4 ounces butter with the brown sugar. Beat until fluffy, add molasses, then beat in eggs.
- Add flour, baking soda, ground ginger, cinnamon, cloves and allspice.
- Add lemon brandy or vanilla extract and buttermilk and turn batter into pan.
- Bake for 20 to 30 minutes (check after 20 minutes). Cool on a rack.
GRANDMOTHER'S GINGERBREAD RECIPE
Grandmother's Old Fashioned Gingerbread Cake recipe brings back lots of memories, especially of Christmas. The cake is easy to prepare and great plain, or topped with whipped topping, apple butter, or applesauce.
Provided by Steve Gordon
Categories Dessert
Time 45m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Place Wesson Oil in a medium sized mixing bowl.
- Add sugar.
- Cream oil and sugar together with mixer
- Add molasses. Mix together.
- Add flour. Mix together.
- Add milk. Mix together.
- Beat egg and add to mixture.
- Add cinnamon.
- Add ginger.
- Mix until well combined.
- Grease and flour a 9-inch square baking pan.
- Pour batter into pan. Spread out evenly.
- Bake at 350F degrees for 35-45 minutes until done.
- Remove from oven when done. Place on wire rack, cool 15 minutes.
- Turn out of pan and continue to cool on wire rack.
- Enjoy
FAVORITE OLD FASHIONED GINGERBREAD
This is everyone's holiday favorite, even the busy cook's, because it is so easy to make.
Provided by Charles
Categories Desserts Cakes Spice Cake Recipes
Time 1h45m
Yield 9
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch square pan.
- In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and butter. Beat in the egg, and mix in the molasses.
- In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. Blend into the creamed mixture. Stir in the hot water. Pour into the prepared pan.
- Bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool in pan before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 375.1 calories, Carbohydrate 65.3 g, Cholesterol 47.8 mg, Fat 11.2 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 4.4 g, SaturatedFat 6.7 g, Sodium 434.7 mg, Sugar 31.5 g
GINGERBREAD I
Gingerbread is an old-fashioned, warm, and spicy treat you can make easily at home with this recipe.
Provided by Kathleen Dickerson
Categories Desserts Cakes Spice Cake Recipes
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees (175 degrees C). Grease and lightly flour one 8 inch square baking pan.
- Cream shortening and sugar until light. Add the egg and molasses and beat thoroughly.
- Sift together the flour, salt, baking soda, ground ginger, and ground cinnamon.
- Bring water to a boil and add alternately with flour mixture to the creamed mixture, beating well after each addition. Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 to 40 minutes. Serve warm and enjoy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 210.7 calories, Carbohydrate 30.6 g, Cholesterol 15.5 mg, Fat 9.1 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 2.1 g, SaturatedFat 2.3 g, Sodium 235.5 mg, Sugar 16 g
GINGERBREAD STRAWS
These snappy gingerbread straws add an eye-catching twist to the usual gingerbread cookies.
Provided by Allrecipes Member
Categories Gingerbread Cookies
Yield 56
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Mix flour, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, salt and baking soda in a bowl. In a separate bowl, mix molasses and water.
- In a large bowl, beat butter and brown sugar with a hand mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in molasses mixture, then dry ingredients, to form stiff dough; if dough is sticky, add up to 1/4 cup more flour.
- Quarter the dough, form each portion into a disc, wrap in plastic and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour. (Can be refrigerated up to 1 week or frozen up to 1 month.)
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- On a heavily floured work surface, roll 1 portion of dough into a 9-by-7-inch rectangle. Sprinkle dough with 1 Tb. sugar; use rolling pin to press sugar into dough. Cut dough (preferably with a fluted-edge pastry cutter) into 9-by-1/2-inch sticks. Place sticks about 1/2-inch apart on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake on middle rack until done, 18 to 22 minutes; after 10 minutes, rotate sheet from back to front. Repeat with remaining dough in batches.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 84.3 calories, Carbohydrate 14.6 g, Cholesterol 6.5 mg, Fat 2.6 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 0.9 g, SaturatedFat 1.6 g, Sodium 68.6 mg, Sugar 7.2 g
FRESH GINGERBREAD WITH LEMON ICING
I adapted this recipe come from Nigella Lawson's Cookbook, How To Be A Domestic Godess. It is rich, moist and quite delicious! I have made a few changes to suit my personal preferences.
Provided by Bev I Am
Categories Dessert
Time 1h20m
Yield 20 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 325°F.
- In a saucepan, melt the butter along with the sugar, syrup, molasses, ginger, and cinnamon. Off the heat, add the milk, eggs, and baking soda in its water.
- Measure the flour out into a bowl and pour in the liquid ingredients, beating until very well mixed (it will be a very liquid batter). Pour it into the pan and bake for 3/4 - 1 hour until risen and firm.
- Be careful not to overcook it, as it is nicer a little stickier, and anyway it will carry on cooking as it cools.
- And when it is cool, begin the frosting. Whisk the lemon juice into the confectioners' sugar first, then gradually add extract and milk, as needed to make desired consistency.
- Spread over the cooled gingerbread with a palette knife, and leave to set before cutting.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 228.3, Fat 7, SaturatedFat 4.2, Cholesterol 38.4, Sodium 87.1, Carbohydrate 39.9, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 25.8, Protein 2.5
GINGER SHORTBREAD
This Ginger Shortbread, perfect for the holiday season, is a variation of our Basic Shortbread Wedges.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cookie Recipes
Yield Makes 1 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Butter an 8 1/2-inch cake or springform pan; set aside. Sift together flour and salt into a small bowl; set aside. Place butter in bowl of electric mixer fitted with paddle attachment. Cream until fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Add sugar, and continue to beat until very light in color and fluffy, occasionally scraping down the sides of the bowl with a spatula, about 2 minutes more. Add vanilla, if using. Add flour mixture, and combine on low speed, scraping with spatula if necessary, until flour is just incorporated and dough sticks together when squeezed with fingers.
- Pat dough into prepared pan. If rolling out dough to cut into shapes, form into a flat disk; wrap in plastic. Chill until firm, at least 1 hour.
- Sift 1 teaspoon ground ginger, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, a pinch of ground cloves, and a pinch of pepper with flour and salt. Roll dough on lightly floured surface to 1/2 inch thick. Cut out gingerbread men using a 3-inch cutter; sprinkle with crystal sugar; chill.
- Heat oven to 325 degrees. Bake until firm, about 30 minutes.
Tips:
- Use fresh ingredients: The fresher the ingredients, the better your gingerbread will taste.
- Don't overmix the dough: Overmixing will make the gingerbread tough.
- Chill the dough before baking: Chilling the dough will help it hold its shape and prevent it from spreading too much in the oven.
- Bake the gingerbread until it is just set: Overbaking will make the gingerbread dry and crumbly.
- Let the gingerbread cool completely before frosting: This will help the frosting set properly.
- Decorate the gingerbread with your favorite toppings: You can use royal icing, sprinkles, candy canes, or anything else you like.
Conclusion:
Gingerbread is a delicious and festive treat that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. With a little planning and effort, you can make your own gingerbread house or cookies that are sure to impress your friends and family. So what are you waiting for? Get baking!
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