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The Most Delectable Gingerbread Recipe

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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

Ingredients for Gingerbread recipe
  • 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2/3 cup of brown sugar
  • 1 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda
  • 2/3 cup of molasses
  • 1/4 cup of cold unsalted butter cut into small cubes
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
  • 2/3 cup of boiling water
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/4 of ground ginger
  • 1/4 of ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon of salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon of pepper
  • 1 teaspoon 1 teaspoon of Vietnmese cinnamon (regular cinnamon works just as well)
  • 1/4 of ground all spice
  • 1/4 of ground cloves
Homemade Cream Cheese Icing Ingredients
  • 1 80z Philadelphia Cream cheese
  • 4 cups of powdered sugar
  • 1 stick unsalted butter
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract

Equipment

  • Mixer
  • 9 inch Pan
  • 1 Large bowl
  • 1 Medium bowl
  • 2 whisks

Method
 

Preparing the Gingerbread
  1. First, you're going to need two different size bowls. One large  for the wet ingredients and one medium-sized for the dry ingredients. Slowly, pour  2/3 cup of boiling water into the larger bowl.
  2. Then, add 2/3 cup of molasses and 2/3 cup of brown sugar into same bowl.
  3. Now,  add 1/4 cup of cold unsalted butter cut into small  cubes, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and 1 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda into the same large bowl. Then, whisk them all together until your butter is completely melted.
  4. You will mix all the ingredients together until your mixture is  brown in color, and then you will add 1 egg. 
  5. Continue to mix and then set aside to begin mixing your dry ingredients together.
  6. Now, you're going to grab your medium sized bowl, add 1 teaspoon of ground ginger, 1/4 of ground nutmeg, 1 teaspoon of Vietnamese cinnamon (regular cinnamon works just as well), 1/4 ground allspice, and  1/4 ground cloves. 
  7. Then, combine the dry ingredients with your wet ingredients and whisk them all together.
  8. Next, add 1 1/2 cup of all -purpose flour.
  9. Continue to whisk in the flour.
  10. Once your gingerbread mixture is smooth with virtually no lumps, it's ready to bake.
  11. Next, we're going to butter and flour a  9 inch pan, then pour the gingerbread mixture into the pan.
  12. Place in the oven on 325 degrees for about 35-40 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.  
Making the Homemade Cream Cheese Icing
  1. While we wait for our gingerbread to bake, let's prepare our very own homemade cream icing. First, combine 1 8oz Philadelphia Cream cheese and 1 stick of unsalted butter into your mixer. 
  2. Then, mix together on medium speed until completely mixed.
  3. Next, add 4 cups of powdered sugar, into your mixing bowl.
  4. Slowly add the powdered sugar, while the mixer is on low speed. 
  5. Then, add 1 teaspoon  of vanilla extract, and continue to mix.
  6. Be sure to take a spatula and clean the any remaining icing on the sides of mixing bowl.
The Most Delectable Gingerbread Recipe
  1. Allow the gingerbread to cool for about 10-15 minutes before cutting the gingerbread into squares.
  2. I recommend placing a knife in  aa warm bowl of water, in order to cut your gingerbread it just makes it  a little  easier.  Then, I place my  gingerbread squares on parchment paper.