Old Fashioned Gingerbread #1

• 2 cups sifted cake flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 14 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons ginger powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 12 teaspoon salt
• 13 cup shortening
• 12 cup sugar
• 1 large egg, well beaten
• 23 cup molasses
• 34 cup sour milk or 34 cup buttermilk

1. Sift flour once, measure, add baking powder and soda, spices and salt and sift together three times.
2. Cream shortening thoroughly, add sugar gradually, and cream together until light and fluffy.
3. Add egg and molasses; then flour, alternately with milk.
4. Beat after each addition until smooth.
5. Pour into greased pan or a ring mold.
6. Bake in moderate oven (350*) for 1 1/4 hours.
7. Serve with whipped cream.
8. As a variation use gingerbread as the base for fruit shortcakes.
9. Serves 6.

cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, ginger powder, cinnamon, salt, shortening, sugar, egg, molasses, sour milk

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/old-fashioned-gingerbread-1-10170 (may not work)