Recipe For Cooking Christmas English Gingerbread

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Christmas English Gingerbread

Posted by LladyRusty at recipegoldmine.com 12/18/2001 1:16 am

Source: Alice Demetrius Stock, Vintage Cookbooks Column, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - December 13, 1998

4 C. sifted flour
1 C. (2 sticks) butter (no substitution)
1 C. sugar
1 Tbsp. ginger (must be fresh)
1 tea. salt
About 1 C. molasses

Mix the flour, sugar, ginger and salt together.

Cut cold butter into the mixture with a pastry blender or work in with your fingertips.

Add just enough molasses to hold the ingredients together without being sticky.

Wrap the dough airtight and chill overnight in the refrigerator.

Roll very thin on a well-floured board and cut as desired or shape into "logs" and slice into rounds.

Bake on foil-lined, unprepared cookie sheets for about 8 min. Makes approximately 5 dozen 2-in. cookies.

Servings: 60