Indulge in the delectable aroma of freshly baked gingerbread, a classic holiday treat that is sure to warm your heart and fill your home with festive cheer. This beloved dessert combines the spicy warmth of ginger, cinnamon, and cloves with the sweet tang of molasses and honey, creating a symphony of flavors that dance on your palate. Served with a luscious lemon sauce that perfectly complements the gingerbread's richness, this irresistible combination is sure to become a cherished tradition in your family's holiday celebrations.
**Gingerbread Recipe:**
- **Preparation Time:** 15 minutes
- **Cooking Time:** 35-40 minutes
- **Total Time:** 50-55 minutes
- **Servings:** 8-10
**Ingredients:**
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
**Instructions:**
1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking pan.
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and egg yolk one at a time, then stir in the molasses.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined.
4. Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and bake for 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
5. Let the gingerbread cool completely in the pan before frosting.
**Lemon Sauce Recipe:**
- **Preparation Time:** 5 minutes
- **Cooking Time:** 10 minutes
- **Total Time:** 15 minutes
- **Servings:** 8-10
**Ingredients:**
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups water
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons butter
**Instructions:**
1. In a medium saucepan, whisk together the sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Gradually whisk in the water until smooth.
2. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 1-2 minutes, or until thickened.
3. Remove from heat and stir in the lemon juice, lemon zest, and butter. Let cool slightly before serving.
Assemble the gingerbread by spreading the lemon sauce over the cooled gingerbread. Cut into squares or slices and serve. Enjoy the delightful combination of spicy gingerbread and tangy lemon sauce!
CONTEST-WINNING GINGERBREAD WITH LEMON SAUCE
I asked my mother-in-law for this recipe once I learned it's my husband's favorite. Now I bake it whenever he needs an extra-special treat. Spice cake topped with lemony sauce makes us both smile. -Kristen Oak, Pocatello, Idaho
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 50m
Yield 20 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. Beat shortening, sugar, molasses and eggs until well blended. Combine next five ingredients; add to molasses mixture alternately with hot water. , Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., Meanwhile, for lemon sauce, combine first five ingredients in a small saucepan until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from heat. , Stir a small amount of hot filling into egg yolks; return all to pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from heat. Gently stir in butter, lemon juice and zest, increasing juice if needed to thin sauce. Serve with warm cake. Refrigerate leftover sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 283 calories, Fat 12g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 46mg cholesterol, Sodium 304mg sodium, Carbohydrate 41g carbohydrate (25g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.
GINGERBREAD CAKE WITH LEMON GLAZE
If you're looking for a new addition to your holiday dessert table, I hope you give this a try. Enjoy!
Provided by Chef John
Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Lemon Dessert Recipes
Time 45m
Yield 9
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Grease and lightly flour a 9-inch square baking pan.
- Whisk flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and Chinese five-spice powder in a bowl.
- Stir sugar, molasses, oil, and egg into flour mixture until just combined.
- Pour in boiling water and whisk until the batter is smooth and shiny, about 1 minute.
- Pour batter into prepared baking pan. Tap pan gently on the counter to remove any air bubbles.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 35 minutes.
- Mix powdered sugar, lemon juice, and lemon zest in a bowl until sugar dissolves.
- Pour lemon juice mixture over cake while cake is still hot. Spread the mixture around with a spatula to ensure even distribution. Let cake cool completely before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 354.6 calories, Carbohydrate 57.5 g, Cholesterol 20.7 mg, Fat 13.1 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 3.2 g, SaturatedFat 1.8 g, Sodium 384.4 mg, Sugar 35.2 g
GINGERBREAD WITH LEMON SAUCE
This was my favorite dessert when I was a little girl. I can remember clearly the smell of the gingerbread cooking in the oven--even now the smell bring goose bumps. Having two brothers I had to compete vigorously for my share of seconds. If I lost, my mother would always give me her piece when the the boys weren't looking. I don't have it any longer, but I remember finding this recipe many years later on a little scrap of paper in the pages of my mother's favorite cookbook.
Provided by Mary Leverington
Categories Dessert
Time 1h
Yield 9 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Gingerbread: Grease 9x9x2" baking pan.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Sift flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves into a large bowl.
- Stir in the wheat germ.
- Beat eggs in a medium size bowl until frothy.
- Stir in buttermilk, molasses and oil, mixing well.
- Stir liquid ingredients into dry ingredients, mixing well.
- Pour into prepared pan.
- Bake in oven for 35 minutes or until top springs back when pressed.
- Cool in pan on wire rack.
- Cut into squares.
- Serve warm with Lemon Sauce.
- Lemon Sauce: Combine sugar, cornstarch and salt in a small saucepan, mixing well.
- Stir in boiling water and bring to boil again, stirring constantly.
- Lower heat and simmer, stirring, until sauce is thickened and clear.
- Stir in butter, lemon rind and juice.
- Pour over warm Gingerbread.
GINGERBREAD WITH LEMON SAUCE AND WHIPPED CREAM
Complement spiced gingerbread with a tart lemon sauce and sweetened whipped cream.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Side Dish
Time 1h5m
Yield 9
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Heat oven to 325°F. Grease bottom and sides of 9-inch square pan with shortening; lightly flour. In large bowl, beat gingerbread ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on medium speed 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pan.
- Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, mix 1/2 cup granulated sugar and the cornstarch. Gradually stir in 3/4 cup water. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat. Stir in remaining lemon sauce ingredients. Serve warm or cool.
- In chilled medium bowl, beat sweetened whipped cream ingredients on high speed until soft peaks form. Serve lemon sauce and sweetened whipped cream with warm gingerbread.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 540, Carbohydrate 77 g, Cholesterol 60 mg, Fat 4 1/2, Fiber 1 g, Protein 5 g, SaturatedFat 10 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 390 mg, Sugar 43 g, TransFat 2 1/2 g
ALL-BRANAND#153; GINGERBREAD WITH LEMON SAUCE
This recipe features the classic flavor combination of sweet, spicy gingerbread topped with tart lemon sauce.
Provided by Melissa d'Arabian : Food Network
Time 35m
Yield 16 servings
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- 1. In small bowl stir together KELLOGG'S ALL-BRAN ORIGINAL cereal, buttermilk, molasses and applesauce. Set aside.
- 2. In another small bowl combine the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt. Set aside.
- 3. In large mixer bowl beat butter and 1/2 cup sugar on medium speed of electric mixer until combined. Add egg. Beat until fluffy. Alternately add cereal mixture and flour mixture, beating until combined after each addition. Spread in 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350 degrees F for 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool in dish for 10 minutes. Invert onto cooling rack. Remove from dish. Cool completely. Cut into squares.
- 4. Meanwhile, for lemon sauce, in small saucepan combine 1/4 cup sugar and cornstarch. Stir in water. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and boiling. Remove from heat. Stir in lemon juice and peel.
- 5. Serve lemon sauce warm or chilled over gingerbread squares.
- *Note: If desired, replace unsalted butter with regular salted butter and omit the 1/4 teaspoon salt.
- For more great recipes, visit www.Kelloggs.com.
- ®, ™, © 2010 Kellogg NA Co.
GINGER-LEMON SAUCE
Provided by Food Network
Time 15m
Yield About 1/4 cup sauce
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Using a Japanese ginger grater or very fine holes on grater, grate ginger to make 2 teaspoons ginger shreds and juice. In a small bowl mix ginger with remaining ingredients. Let stand 10 minutes. Pour sauce through a fine strainer and serve with pan-fried scallops.;
GINGERBREAD WITH LEMON TOPPING
Add a twist to the regular gingerbread with a distinctive lemon sauce topping. You can make it sweeter or spicier to suit your taste.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 1h10m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Heat oven to 325°F. Spray 9x5-inch or 8x4-inch loaf pan with cooking spray. In medium bowl, beat all gingerbread ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on medium speed 1 to 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally, until well mixed. Pour into pan.
- Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, mix granulated sugar and cornstarch. Gradually stir in 1 1/4 cups water. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Stir in egg yolk. Boil and stir 1 minute; remove from heat. Stir in lemon peel and lemon juice.
- Cool gingerbread 10 minutes; remove from pan. Serve warm or cool gingerbread with warm or cool lemon sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 300, Carbohydrate 52 g, Cholesterol 50 mg, Fat 1 1/2, Fiber 3 g, Protein 5 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 250 mg, Sugar 23 g, TransFat 1 g
MOM'S GINGERBREAD WITH LEMON SAUCE
This is a nice spicy dark gingerbread cake that's kind of dense, but tender. It makes a full, tall cake in an 8" or 9" pan; if you want thinner cake, use a 9" X 13" pan and bake it for less time. I usually serve it right out of my Corningware baking pan, but if you wish to turn it out onto a serving plate, line the bottom of the pan with parchment. I like to use whole wheat flour, and since it is normally moist and dense, it seems exactly the same as all purpose flour. I also switched out butter for the shortening originally called for.
Provided by cathyfood
Categories Dessert
Time 1h5m
Yield 1 cake, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare 8" or 9" square pan with Pan Release or non-stick spray. Line bottom of pan with parchment if you will wish to turn out cake onto a serving plate.
- Sift together all dry ingredients; set aside.
- Combine hot water, molasses, fresh ginger, and vanilla, in 2 cup measuring pitcher; set aside.
- Cream butter and sugar in large mixer bowl. Add egg, beat well.
- Alternately add dry ingredients and molasses mixture to creamed mixture; stir until smooth. Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake at 350°F. for 45 to 50 minutes, until the center tests clean with a toothpick and springs back to a light touch, and the cake is just starting to pull away from the edges of the pan. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pan.
- Cool before serving; serve with lemon sauce or lemon curd.
- LEMON SAUCE:.
- Cream sugar and butter together in top of a double boiler. Stir in egg. Place over simmering water. Whisk until smooth and glossy. Remove from heat; whisk in lemon rind and juice. Serve warm over Gingerbread.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 354.2, Fat 13, SaturatedFat 7.7, Cholesterol 61.5, Sodium 379.5, Carbohydrate 58, Fiber 2.9, Sugar 33.9, Protein 4.5
GINGERBREAD WITH WARM LEMON SAUCE
The first time I ever ate gingerbread with lemon sauce was in a local restaurant in my town called "The Gingerbread Man". They served the lemon sauce warmed, and it was to die for! I finally found out how it's done. And here it is:
Provided by Robyn Bruce
Categories Cakes
Time 1h
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- 1. Prepare a square baking pan. Spray with cooking spray and flour it just a bit. Mix sugar, Crisco (or butter) and molasses together. In a separate bowl, mix flour and spices together. Then mix all together and blend in the black coffee which has baking soda in it. Pour batter into the prepared baking pan, and bake in oven at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes.
- 2. Lemon Sauce 1 cup sugar 4 tablespoons cornstarch ½ cup lemon juice In a heavy saucepan, combine the sugar and cornstarch. Stir well. Gradually whisk or stir in the lemon juice and add 2-1/2 cups water. Over medium heat, bring to a boil. Reduce heat when boiling, and cook, stirring constantly, until the sauce is thickened and clear..... about 2-3 minutes or so. Remove from heat, and serve warm (best) or cold, if you prefer, over the gingerbread. (If you desire, you can grate about 1 teaspoon of lemon rind and stir into sauce for a little extra zing!)
Tips:
- Use fresh gingerbread spices: Ground cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg will give your gingerbread the best flavor. If you don't have fresh spices, you can use store-bought, but be sure to use a light hand, as they can be overpowering.
- Don't overmix the batter: Overmixing will make your gingerbread tough. Mix just until the ingredients are combined.
- Use a gingerbread mold or cookie cutter: This will help you create evenly shaped gingerbread men or women.
- Bake the gingerbread until it is firm to the touch: Overbaking will make your gingerbread dry and crumbly.
- Let the gingerbread cool completely before frosting it: This will help prevent the frosting from melting.
- Make the lemon sauce ahead of time: This will give the flavors time to meld.
- Serve the gingerbread with a dollop of lemon sauce: The tangy sauce will complement the sweetness of the gingerbread perfectly.
Conclusion:
This gingerbread recipe is a classic for a reason. It's easy to make, delicious, and festive. The lemon sauce is the perfect finishing touch, adding a bright and tangy flavor. Whether you're making it for a holiday gathering or just because you have a craving for something sweet, this gingerbread recipe is sure to please.
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