Molasses and Spices Ginger Bread

• 1 3/4 cups pastry flour, whole wheat
• 3/4 cup flour, all-purpose
• 2 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons ginger ground
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon ground
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 large eggs
• 1/2 cup brown sugar dark, packed
• 3 1/2 tablespoons olive oil or canola oil
• 1 cup molasses
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 1/2 cup buttermilk

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Coat an 8-by-11 1/2-inch baking pan with cooking spray or lay with baking mat.
3. Add whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon and salt in a bowl and whisk until well mixed.
4. Add egg, sugar and oil in a large bowl.
5. Beat with an electric mixer on high speed until thick and creamy.
6. Reduce speed to low and beat in molasses and applesauce.
7. Slowly mix the dry ingredients and buttermilk into the egg mixture with a rubber spatula, making 3 additions of dry ingredients and 2 additions of buttermilk.
8. (Do not overmix.)
9. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan.
10. Bake until a wooden stick inserted in the center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes.
11. Remove from the oven and transfer on a wire rack, and allow to cool for a few minutes in the pan.
12. Serve warm.

pastry flour, flour, baking soda, ginger ground, cinnamon ground, salt, eggs, brown sugar, olive oil, molasses, applesauce, buttermilk

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/molasses-spices-ginger-bread-51585 (may not work)