Mom's Gingerbread

12 ounce bottle of molasses (the darker the better!)

1 cup hot water

2 1/2 cups flour

1 1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp Cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground cloves
1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg, at room temperature

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Prepare 9 x 13 inch baking pan with grease and flour for easy release. I use Bakers Joy :)

Combine molasses and hot water in a medium size bowl and set aside.

Combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger and cloves in a separate bowl

Cream butter and sugar in mixing bowl.

Add egg

Add dry ingredients (flour mixture) alternately with water and molasses mixture to the creamed butter and sugar in the mixing bowl, ending with the dry ingredients.

Pour mixture in baking pan and place in oven for 30 minutes at 350 then drop temperature to 300 for approximately 20 minutes.

Gingerbread should be baked when tester comes out clean.

Let cool and carefully remove from pan.

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