Best Lafayette Gingerbread Recipes

GENERAL LAFAYETTE GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• 1/4 lb. butter, softened 1/2 cup dark brown sugar 1 cup unsulphured molasses 3 eggs 3 cups all-purpose flour 2 tbsp. ground ginger 1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon 1 tsp. ground mace 1 tsp. ground nutmeg 1 tsp. baking soda 3/4 cup buttermilk 1/3 cup fresh orange juice 1 tbsp. grated orange zest 1 cup raisins
• 1. Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter and sugar together in a large bowl. Stir in molasses, then beat in eggs one at a time. Sift flour, ginger, cinnamon, mace, nutmeg, and baking soda into a medium bowl. Combine buttermilk, orange juice and zest, and raisins in another bowl. Beat flour mixture into creamed mixture one-third at a time, alternating with buttermilk mixture. 2. Pour batter into a greased, floured 9" × 13" baking pan. Bake 40-45 minutes or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean. Serve with whipped cream, if desired.

LAFAYETTE GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter and sugar together in a large bowl. Stir in molasses, then beat in eggs one at a time. Sift flour, ginger, cinnamon, mace, nutmeg, and baking soda into a medium bowl. Combine buttermilk, orange juice and zest, and raisins in another bowl. Beat flour mixture into creamed mixture one-third at a time, alternating with buttermilk mixture.
• Pour batter into a greased, floured 9" × 13" baking pan. Bake 40-45 minutes or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean. Serve with whipped cream, if desired.