Recipes Featuring Molasses
- Plain Ginger Cake
3/4 cup butter
1 cup molasses
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup hot water
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp cloves
1 Tbsp ginger
3 cups flour
- Orange Gingerbread
2 1/4 lbs flour
3/4 lb light brown sugar
1 ounce ground ginger
1 ounce allspice
6 ounces candied orange peel, cut small
3/4 lb butter
Molasses
- Gingerbread | 1 pint molasses
1 pint molasses
1/2 pint butter & lard mixed, melted
1 cup light brown sugar
2 tsps cinnamon
3 tsps ginger
Nutmeg, grated
Flour
- Popcorn Balls | 2 cup molasses
2 cup molasses
1 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon vinegar
Butter the size of a small egg
Salt - Baked Pork & Beans | 1 quart small, white beans
1 quart small, white beans
2 lbs pickled pork
2 Tbsps molasses
- Third Bread
2 cups lukewarm water
1 yeast cake
1/2 tablespoons salt
1/2 cup molasses
1 cup rye flour
1 cup granulated corn meal
3 cups flour
- Dakota Caramels
2 cups brown sugar
1 cup molasses
1/4 lb grated chocolate
1/3 cup butter
1 cup milk
1 cup shelled, chopped nuts - Steamed Brown Bread | 1 1/2 cups graham flour
1 1/2 cups graham flour
1/2 tsp salt
3 tsps baking powder
1 cup cornmeal
1/2 cup seeded raisins (optional)
1/3 cup molasses
1/4 tsp baking soda, dissolved in 1 Tbsp water
1 2/3 cups milk
- Soft Gingerbread | 1 cup butter
1 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 larger cup molasses
3 cups flour
1 cup milk
5 eggs, beaten light
1 Tbsp ginger
1 Tbsp cloves
1 tsp baking soda, dissolved in the milk
- Ginger Snaps | 1 cup brown sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 cups molasses
1 cup butter
2 tsps baking soda
2 tsps ginger
3 pints flour, more as needed
