Teeny McMunn: My Recipe Box

I really like gingerbread, molasses cookies, gingerbread cookies cut like little people, and my newest addition, which I can't believe I've reached my age and never had it before, cornbread with molasses. What a treat; but if you haven't bought molasses for a while, be prepared for a sticker shock. I'm out of molasses so I didn't get this made, but will soon. For me, it doesn't need any frosting or Cool Whip. This is a recipe I often go to when I want to make gingerbread.

I am looking for any Super Bowl recipes that are especially brought out for that day. I have a bacon pull-apart bread recipe I found and will share. It starts with frozen bread dough so one doesn't have to start from scratch.

I have a big pot of beans on, using the ham bone from Christmas. As a kid, we ate quite a few beans, I'm sure because they were cheap, but little did we know, also good for us. I remember bacon coming on a slab and that slab got cut up into small pieces and put into the beans. Often cornbread was made to go with it.

That ribbon Jello recipe I shared, and was going to make it to take with me when I saw my grandchildren---didn't get made. Now when I open the cabinet, eight boxes of Jello are staring at me along with two cans of evaporated milk, all of which are not inexpensive. Guess it will get made for the next visit.

INGREDIENTS:

½ c. white sugar

½ c. butter

1 egg

1 c. molasses

1 c. hot water

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 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, and pour into the prepared pan.

Bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, until knife inserted in the center comes to clean. Allow to cool in pan before serving.

MY NOTES:

The last time I made this, I think I doubled it. And I don't remember that it took an hour to bake, so please check in 30 minutes. It might have, but that seems like a long time for a 9-inch pan.

ENJOY