Recipe - Mendenhall Sourdough Gingerbread

1 cup Active Sourdough Starter
One half cup Molasses
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 Large Egg
1 teaspoon Ginger
One half cup Shortening
One half cup Hot Water
One half teaspoon Salt
One half cup Firmly Packed Brown Sugar
1 One half cup Unbleached Flour
1 teaspoon Cinnamon

Cream brown sugar and shortening and beat. Then add molasses and egg,
beating continuously. Sift dry ingredients together and blend into hot
water. Then beat this mixture into creamed mixture. As the last step, add
the sourdough starter slowly, mixing carefully to maintain a bubbly batter.
Bake in pan at 375 degrees F for about 30 minutes or until done. Serve
with ice cream or whipped cream while still hot if possible.

From the "Complete Sourdough Cookbook" by Don and Myrtle Holm.