Recipe - First Prize Gingerbread

One half cup Butter
One half cup Brown sugar
1 cup Molasses
One half cup Warm milk
2 tablespoon Ground ginger
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1 teaspoon Mace
1 teaspoon Nutmeg
2 ounce Brandy; (2 to 3)
3 Eggs
3 cup Flour
1 teaspoon Cream of tartar
1 lg Orange; juice and rind
Grated
1 teaspoon Baking soda
One fourth cup Warm water
1 cup Raisins

Preheat oven to 350. Cream butter and brown sugar. Add molasses, warm milk,
ginger, cinnamon, mace and nutmeg. Stir in brandy. Beat eggs until very
light and thick. Sift flour and cream of tartar. Add flour mixture and eggs
alternately to sugar mixture. Mix in orange juice and rind. Dissolve baking
soda in One fourth cup warm water. Add soda to bread mixture and beat until very
light. Add raisins. Bake in loaf pan or muffin tins for about 30 minutes.
Muffins may take less time. If you don't want to use brandy in this recipe,
use brandy flavoring or substitute with grape juice concentrate. To prevent
the raisins from sinking to the bottom while the bread is cooking, dredge
them in flour before putting in the batter.
Recipe By : DESSERT SHOW #DS3051

Posted to EATL Digest 27 Sep 96

Date: Fri, 27 Sep 1996 19:39:23 0500

From: Jackie Bordelon jbord@PREMIER.NET