American · Dessert

Buttermilk Gingerbread

Name: Buttermilk Gingerbread
Total time: 1 h 14 min
Yield: Makes 8 pieces; serves 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 250 g all-purpose flour; 100 g granulated sugar; 1½ tsp ground ginger; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; 2 tsp baking powder; ⅔ tsp baking soda; ¼ tsp salt; 255 g molasses; 240 ml buttermilk; 1 egg; 55 g unsalted butter, melted; 1 tsp unsalted butter, for greasing the pan

A tender, dark gingerbread made by whisking wet ingredients into dry, with just enough baking powder and soda for a medium crumb. Lovely warm with butter or whipped cream.

YieldMakes 8 pieces; serves 8
Hands-on20 min
Total1 h 14 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

250 gall-purpose flour
100 ggranulated sugar
1½ tspground ginger
½ tspground cinnamon
2 tspbaking powder
⅔ tspbaking soda
¼ tspsalt
255 gmolasses
240 mlbuttermilk
1egg
55 gunsalted butter, melted
1 tspunsalted butter, for greasing the pan

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Egg
Sulfites
Birds' eggs (any)
Wheat
Corn (maize)
Ginger
Cinnamon
Lactose
FODMAPs (any)

Taste

Sweet
Bitter
Richness / fat
Aromatic spice

Equipment

Oven

Season

Fall
Winter

Occasion

Holiday

Effort

20–45 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 1
Make-ahead friendly
Kid-friendly

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: low
Carbs: high
Fat: low
Fiber: low
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: low

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