Apple Gingerbread

Name: Apple Gingerbread
Yield: Makes 12 servings
Ingredients: ¼ c. light corn syrup; Milk; 6 c. thin slices peeled apple; ¼ c. melted butter; ½ tsp. baking soda; 1 c. sifted flour; 1 egg; ¼ c. boiling water; ¼ tsp. salt; ¼ tsp. ground cloves; ½ tsp. ground ginger; ½ tsp. baking powder; ¼ c. softened shortening; ½ c. light molasses; ½ c. whole bran cereal

Preparation info

Makes
12
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Farm Journal’s Country Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1972

About

For a crowd stack two of these gingerbreads—a dramatic dessert

Ingredients

½ c. whole bran cereal
½ c. light molasses
¼ c.

Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Mix bran, molasses, shortening and water. Add egg, and beat with rotary beater; let stand 5 minutes.
Sift together flour, soda, baking powder, spices and salt; add to bran mixture and stir only until blended. Pour into greased 8" square pan. Bake in moderate oven (350°) 20 minutes.
Arrange apple slices in layers over top. Brush with mixture of butter an