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Tue, Sep 9, 03 at 17:42
| I've posted this before but made it again this past weekend & since fall is approaching:
GINGERBREAD 1 1/2 cup flour 1 cup sugar 2 tsp ground ginger 1 tsp sinnamon 1/2 cup butter (1 stick) or shortening (margarine would work) 1 egg, well beaten 3 TBL molasses 1 tsp baking soda 1 scant tsp salt 1 cup buttermilk (or 1 cup milk mixed with a bit of vinegar) Preheat oven to 350°. Combine flour, sugar, ginger & cinnamon. Cut in butter or shortening. Reserve 1/3 cup of this crumbled mixture for topping. Add beaten egg to flour mixture. Stir in molasses. Dissolve soda & salt in buttermilk. Add to the other mixture. Pour into a greased 9" pan, sprinkle w/the reserved topping & bake 30 minutes.~~
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- Posted by Virginia7074 (My Page) on Tue, Sep 9, 03 at 21:52
| Mmmmmm - that's making me hungry. I've had gingerbread with lemon sauce, too, & that was pretty good. Gosh - bet it's been 15 years since I've had gingerbread, period. That would be a good dessert this weekend. |
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| I made one a couple of weeks ago-mine uses hot water. But since I do like buttermilk and always have it on hand........do you ever serve it with a lemon sauce? That is how my mother always did it. (I bet you could still use your whipped cream, Ginger!) RL` |
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- Posted by Ginger_St_Thomas (My Page) on Wed, Sep 10, 03 at 6:40
| This is more like a cake but lemon sauce would be good with it. I just always use whipped cream. It's a very tender cake, too. |
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- Posted by Bethintokyo (My Page) on Wed, Sep 10, 03 at 9:42
| In Elisabeth Lampert Ortiz's Caribbean Cookbook she has a very similar recipe. She uses evaporated milk, and suggests adding some chopped crystallised ginger. I make it sometimes and it's wonderful! Beth |
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| Ginger, This really sounds good. I have one but i don't think that is like yours. I have to look latter. I have to get ready i am taling a friend of mine out for her birthday. It was last Friday. IS there a diffrence in the powder buttermilk then the buttermilk in the plastic jars. Ilene |
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- Posted by Ginger_St_Thomas (My Page) on Wed, Sep 10, 03 at 17:53
| I made a cake with powdered buttermilk & it was a cake I had made before lots of times. I didn't like it. Other people have had good luck with it though. Just curdle some regular milk with about 1 to 1 1/2 tsp vinegar. I know that works with this. |
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| I feel the same way i think when the powder is gone i will go back to the real butter milk. I like it with corn bread. Ilene |
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- Posted by eliza_ann (lighthouseroad@rogers.com) on Mon, Sep 15, 03 at 0:06
| Gingerbread is one of DH's favourites,but have always had it with whipped cream.I'd love to try it with lemon sauce.Anyone have the recipe? |
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- Posted by Ginger_St_Thomas (My Page) on Mon, Sep 15, 03 at 5:15
| This one's an oldie: LEMON SAUCE 1/2 cup sugar 1 TBL cornstarch 2 TBL lemon juice Nutmeg Salt 2 TBL butter 1 cup boiling water Grated lemon zest Mix the sugar & cornstarch; add the boiling water & a pinch of salt & boil until thick & clear. Continue cooking over hot water in a a double boiler for 20 minutes. Beat in the butter, the lemon juice & nutmeg. Stir in grated lemon zest.~~ |
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| Ginger, my recipe for the lemon sauce is the same as yours but if there is someone else out there that wants a lower fat recipe, ours works well without the butter-not the SAME but acceptable! RL` |
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| Found this one today: 1 egg, beaten 1c sugar juice of 2 lemons grated rind of 1 lemon 1T butter Combine egg, sugar, lemon juice, and rind in a saucepan over low heat. Cook until thickened,stirring constantly. Add butter and stir til melted. RL` |
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| The Gingerbread recipe that I use is similar and sometimes I serve it with lemon sauce and sometimes with this caramel sauce: Home Cookin 4.9 Chapter: Recipes From Thibeault's Table Caramel Sauce 1 cup butter Serve over Bread and butter pudding, apple pie and icecream, warm
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- Posted by Ginger_St_Thomas (My Page) on Sat, Sep 27, 03 at 5:51
| If it's the one you posted on Eileen's thread, it's not that similar. |
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| Well, I like gingerbread and I like caramel sauce but the two together just don't float my boat like the whipping cream and lemon sauce. RL` |
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- Posted by LoriJean44 (My Page) on Sun, Sep 28, 03 at 23:16
| Roselin, maybe you need a new boat!! LOL My great-grandmother used to make a gingerbread with a caramel sauce. It was really decadent. Grandma Maude was known for her delicious desserts - they were the talk of the town she lived in!! Ginger, I did a side-by-side comparison of your gingerbread recipe and the one Ann T. posted on the Thanksgiving Dessert thread - they're pretty similar! I'm guessing that most gingerbread recipes are pretty close in their ingredients. Both sound pretty good to me! Lori |
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- Posted by Ginger_St_Thomas (My Page) on Mon, Sep 29, 03 at 5:44
| I did too, Lori. Ann's uses boiling water, mine uses buttermilk. She uses brown sugar, I use white. There's a difference in the quantity of butter & hers uses more molasses. I don't use nutmeg & use more ginger in mine. Mine has a struesel topping, hers doesn't. Most other gingerbreads have a dense crumb & would go well with caramel topping. Mine is more a tender type & is light textured which IMO a whipped cream topping would be better with MINE. |
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- Posted by LoriJean44 (My Page) on Mon, Sep 29, 03 at 9:16
| Thanks for pointing out the differences, Ginger! I didn't realize that Ann's recipe was a denser, moister cake! Perfect for that caramel topping I like! Lori |
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| My boat is just fine, Lori-and guess we just don't all like the same thing, huh?? Thanks for your concern though. RL` |
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- Posted by LoriJean44 (My Page) on Mon, Sep 29, 03 at 13:31
| You're welcome, Roselin. ;-) Lori |
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- Posted by Ginger_St_Thomas (My Page) on Mon, Sep 29, 03 at 17:11
| You're welcome, Lori. I'm sure you would like the more traditional gingerbread like Ann's. |
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- Posted by Virginia7074 (My Page) on Mon, Sep 29, 03 at 20:09
| Ann T, do you use light or dark brown sugar in your caramel sauce? (I'm guessing light brown.) Thx. |
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| Virginia, I have made it with both, but I usually use the light brown because I always have it on hand. Ann |
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| I just wanted to say thanks for posting this. I was looking for something to have with an Asian meal - I don't really care for Asian desserts but my usual dessert fare didn't seem right with the rest of the menu. Came upon this and it was perfect - everyone loved it - with whipped cream. I've never made gingerbread and never would have thought of it but it is definitely something I'll make again. |
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- Posted by Ginger_St_Thomas (My Page) on Sun, Nov 6, 05 at 16:48
| Thanks for bringing this back up. I haven't made it in a long time but might do it this weekend. Glad you liked it, Gibby! |
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| OMG, this was too funny and a little sad. Guess I missed it the first time. What ever happened to Bethintokyo and didn't I hear that Ilene was banned for some foolishness? Apparently she got caught in someone's web.
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- Posted by Ginger_St_Thomas (My Page) on Mon, Nov 7, 05 at 3:27
| Not sad but very funny. No idea what happened to Beth or Ilene, CindyMac. |
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| Oh, I thought you might know about Ilene. |
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- Posted by Ginger_St_Thomas (My Page) on Tue, Nov 8, 05 at 3:19
| I don't know what you're trying to imply but I have no clue where Ilene is or what happened to her. The only thing I heard was someone was nasty to her & she left. It sure wasn't me if that's the case but I don't even know if that's true or not. Now just what is it you're hinting about? |
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| I LOVE gingerbread, too bad Hubby isn't crazy about it. My dad likes it too. I like it warm with a lemon sauce on top. Thank you for sharing these recipes. Jen |
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| Ginger, I seem to recall you posted a recipe for a three ginger gingerbread a few years ago, but I am not able to find my copy. Would you be good enough to share again? Thanks so much! Shirley |
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| Ginger, I wasn't implying anything. I thought she was your friend. Was just reminded that her post on Fahrenheit 9/11 apparently become fodder for someone looking to create trouble. |
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- Posted by Ginger_St_Thomas (My Page) on Thu, Nov 10, 05 at 5:00
| I haven't seen her around here in ages & never heard of a Fahrenheit 911 post. Shirley, I can't find it but I'm still looking. Check the one below. The one above is the one I make when I get a craving now but I'll keep looking. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Triple ginger cake
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| Ginger, thanks a bunch for this one, it looks good! I am such a ginger person...I buy handfuls from the Thai store and make crystallised ginger which I eat like candy, ginger syrup and ground ginger. Can't have too much ginger in the world! ;D Thanks again, Shirley |
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- Posted by NancyLouise (My Page) on Mon, Nov 21, 05 at 10:30
| Morning ladies, my family wants to make a gingerbread house this Christmas. This may be a dumb question but...is there a different recipe to use for GB houses than there is for the cake type of gingerbread. The GB that is used for houses seems flatter and more stiff. Thanks for any help. NancyLouise |
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- Posted by Ginger_St_Thomas (My Page) on Mon, Nov 21, 05 at 15:43
| Hi, Nancy. The gingerbread house recipe is a whole other thing. Check the link below to get an idea. I've never made one. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Gingerbread houses
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- Posted by NancyLouise (My Page) on Mon, Nov 21, 05 at 21:10
| Thanks for the link Ginger, our local library is having a GB house making contest for the holiday fair. It all has to be edible except for the base it sits on. The kids want to enter and it sounds like a fun project for the family. Take care, NancyLouise |
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