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Nova Scotia Gingerbread Recipe

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Nova Scotia Gingerbread
1/4 cup Shortening
1/4 cup Lightly packed brown sugar
1/3 cup Molasses
1 Egg
1 1/2 cup Flour
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Baking soda
1 tsp Cinnamon
1 tsp Ginger, ground
1/4 tsp Cloves
3/4 cup Boiling water


Cream shortening and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in
molasses and egg. Combine flour, salt baking soda, spices.

Stir dry ingredients gently into creamed mixture alternately with
boiling water until just mixed, beginning and ending with dry
ingredients.

Spoon batter into a lightly greased 8x4 inch or 9x5 inch loaf pan.

Bake in 350 F oven 40-45 minutes (check - could be less for larger
pan) until tester inserted in center comes out clean.

Cool in pan 10 min, remove and cool completely. Wrap tightly to
store.

Each serving 1/12 loaf, 133 calories 1/2 starchy choice, 1 fruit, 1
fat 20 g carbohydrate, 2 g protein,
5 g fat

Source: Choice Cooking, Canadian Diabetes Assoc. 1986 Shared and
tested by Elizabeth Rodier Sept 93.
 


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