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Eloise's Ginger Cookies
Snack

Eloise's Ginger Cookies

Prep
20 min
Cook
10 min
Total
30 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. 2 Beat 1 cup white sugar and shortening together in a large bowl until light and creamy. Add molasses and egg; beat until smooth.
  3. 3 Whisk flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, and salt together in a bowl. Gradually stir flour mixture into shortening mixture until dough is just-combined.
  4. 4 Pour 1/2 cup white sugar into a shallow bowl. Roll dough into 1-inch balls and roll each ball in sugar to coat; place 2-inches apart on a baking sheet.
  5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until set and lightly golden, 10 to 15 minutes.

By Tri-Anne's Recipe

Shredded Cereal Bread
Snack

Shredded Cereal Bread

4.0

Prep
30 min
Cook
45 min
Total
255 min

Instructions

  1. 1 In a large bowl, pour the boiling water over the biscuits Stir in salt, shortening and molasses. Cool to lukewarm.
  2. 2 In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add this to the lukewarm biscuit mixture. Stir in the flour, 1 cup at a time, beating well after each addition. When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and supple, about 8 minutes. Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 2 hours.
  3. 3 Deflate the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide the dough into three equal pieces and form into loaves. Place the loaves into two lightly greased 9x5 inch loaf pans. Brush tops of loaves with 1 tablespoon vegetable oil. Cover the loaves with a damp cloth and let rise until doubled in volume, about 1 hour. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  4. 4 Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes, until bottom of loaves sound hollow when tapped.

By Allegro

Easy Chewy Ginger Cookies
Snack

Easy Chewy Ginger Cookies

4.2

Prep
15 min
Cook
15 min
Total
35 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. 2 Whisk flour, ginger, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt together in a bowl.
  3. 3 Beat butter in a large bowl until creamy. Gradually beat in 2 cups sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in molasses. Stir 1/2 of the flour mixture into butter mixture; add remaining flour mixture and stir until dough is just-combined.
  4. 4 Pour 3/4 sugar into a shallow bowl. Roll dough into 2 inch balls and roll each ball in sugar to coat. Place sugar-coated dough balls 2 1/2-inches apart on a baking sheet.
  5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are light brown and puffed, 12 to 14 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes before transferring cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.

By Polychrome

Crispy and Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Snack

Crispy and Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

4.4

Prep
15 min
Cook
10 min
Total
25 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. 2 Stir together flour, soda, and cinnamon. Set aside.
  3. 3 Beat butter and Splenda at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add eggs, molasses, and vanilla, beating until blended. Gradually add flour mixture, beating at low speed until blended.
  4. 4 Stir in oats and raisins.
  5. 5 Drop dough by rounded tablespoons onto lightly greased baking sheets.
  6. 6 Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool slightly on baking sheets. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.

By SPLENDA Sweeteners

Cracked Wheat Bread
Snack

Cracked Wheat Bread

4.8

Prep
20 min
Cook
30 min
Total
150 min

Instructions

  1. 1 In a small saucepan, bring water to a boil. Stir in cracked wheat and simmer for 10 minutes; let cool to lukewarm. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in 1/3 cup of warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
  2. 2 Pour cracked wheat mixture into a large bowl. Stir in butter, salt, molasses, honey, milk, yeast mixture, whole wheat flour, and 2 cups of all-purpose flour; stir well to combine. Stir in remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, beating well after each addition.
  3. 3 When dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes. Lightly oil a large bowl, place dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
  4. 4 Deflate dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide dough into two equal pieces and form into loaves. Place loaves into two lightly greased 9x5-inch loaf pans. Cover loaves with a damp cloth and let rise until doubled in volume, about 40 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven, 30 to 35 minutes, or until loaves sound hollow when tapped on top and bottom. Cool on racks.

By NMLARSON

McCormick® Gingerbread Men Cookies
Snack

McCormick® Gingerbread Men Cookies

4.6

Prep
20 min
Cook
10 min
Total
270 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Mix flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and salt in large bowl. Beat butter and brown sugar in another large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add molasses, egg and vanilla; beat well. Gradually beat in flour mixture on low speed until well mixed. Press dough into a thick flat disk. Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
  2. 2 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Roll out dough to 1/4-inch thickness on lightly floured work surface. Cut into gingerbread men shapes with 5-inch cookie cutter. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets.
  3. 3 Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges of cookies are set and just begin to brown. Cool on baking sheets 1 to 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks; cool completely. Decorate cooled cookies as desired. Store cookies in airtight container up to 5 days.

By Allrecipes Member

Cranberry Sunflower Bread
Snack

Cranberry Sunflower Bread

3.5

Prep
90 min
Cook
40 min
Total
130 min

Instructions

  1. 1 In a small bowl, soak cranberries in hot water. In a separate bowl, dissolve the yeast, honey and molasses in 1 cup warm water. Let stand until creamy, about ten minutes. Drain and chop the cranberries, reserving the liquid; set aside.
  2. 2 In a large bowl, combine the reserved water, oats, eggs, salt , shortening and 2 cups of flour. Mix until well blended. Then stir in the yeast mixture. Add the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring well after each addition. When the dough has started to pull together, add the cranberries and the sunflower seeds.
  3. 3 When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes. Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 45 minutes.
  4. 4 Grease two 9x5 inch loaf pans. Deflate the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide the dough into two equal pieces and form into loaves. Place the loaves into the prepared pans. (The dough can also be formed into longer loaves and placed on lightly greased baking sheets.) Cover with a damp cloth and let rise until doubled in volume, about 40 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
  5. 5 Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven, then decrease heat to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) and continue to bake for another 30 minutes. Turn out of pans a few minutes after removing from oven. You can brush all sides with a little butter or margarine, if desired. Don't cut this bread too quickly, it tastes best slightly warm or at room temperature.

By Donna S Linder

Multigrain Seeded Bread
Snack

Multigrain Seeded Bread

4.2

Prep
Cook
Total

Instructions

  1. 1 In a large bowl, combine the whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, yeast, and salt. In another bowl, mix the seeds with the oats.
  2. 2 In a saucepan, combine the water and molasses and warm the mixture over low heat until a thermometer reads 120 to 130 degrees F (50 to 55 degrees C) .
  3. 3 Add the liquid to the flour mixture with the egg white. Mix together until a soft dough forms.
  4. 4 Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface. Knead for 10 minutes; then shape into a ball. Lightly oil a large stainless steel bowl. Add the dough and turn to cover the dough with the oil. Cover the bowl with a tea towel and let rise in a warm place for 2 hours until doubled in size.
  5. 5 When the dough has risen, punch the dough down with your fists and add all but 2 Tablespoons of the seed mixture working it into the dough. Reserve the 2 Tablespoons of seed mixture for the topping. Shape the dough into a loaf by rolling it into a 12 x 8 inch rectangle and then roll up by its shortest end. Pinch the ends together and tuck underneath. Place in a non-stick 9x5 inch loaf pan with the seam underneath. Cover the loaf pan with a tea towel and let rise for 1 hour until doubled in bulk.
  6. 6 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Brush the top of the loaf with milk and sprinkle on the reserved seed mixture. Bake the bread for 30 minutes or until the loaf sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom. Remove the bread from the pan and let cool completely.

By Robyn Webb

Spicy Salmon Jerky
Snack American

Spicy Salmon Jerky

4.8

Prep
10 min
Cook
Total
610 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Slice salmon into 4 equal sections, width-wise. Rotate each section 90 degrees and slice lengthwise, about 1/4-inch thick. Remove pin bones with needle-nose pliers. Don't slice bony sections near center of fillet.
  2. 2 Whisk soy sauce, molasses, sugar, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, liquid smoke, black pepper, and hot sauce together in a large glass or ceramic bowl. Add salmon and toss to evenly coat. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator for 4 hours.
  3. 3 Remove salmon from marinade and shake off excess. Pat salmon dry using paper towels. Discard remaining marinade.
  4. 4 Place salmon strips in a dehydrator; run according to manufacturer's instructions until desired doneness reached, about 6 hours. Check every few hours for doneness.

By Allrecipes Member

Cake Mix Gingerbread Men
Snack American

Cake Mix Gingerbread Men

4.8

Prep
30 min
Cook
10 min
Total
180 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  2. 2 Combine cake mix, flour, eggs, oil, molasses, and ginger in a large bowl (mixture will be soft). Refrigerate 2 hours.
  3. 3 Place dough on a lightly floured surface; cover with waxed paper. Roll out dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut with a gingerbread man cookie cutter. Place 3 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Decorate with nonpareil sprinkles.
  4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes, or until edges start to brown. Remove immediately to a cooling rack.
  5. 5 Place icing in zip-top freezer bag. Snip the tip off one corner to make a small hole. Pipe a face and ruffles onto each cookie.

By Duncan HinesR Canada

Maritime War Cake
Snack American

Maritime War Cake

4.8

Prep
10 min
Cook
70 min
Total
110 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch tube pan or two 8x4-inch loaf pans.
  2. 2 Bring water, raisins, molasses, sugar, and shortening to a boil in a saucepan; reduce heat to low and simmer until raisins are plump, about 5 minutes. Cool.
  3. 3 Whisk flour, cinnamon, and baking soda together in a bowl; stir into raisin mixture until well combined; pour into the prepared tube pan.
  4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean, about 1 hour.

By Linda S

Ginger Apple Cups
Snack

Ginger Apple Cups

Prep
30 min
Cook
8 min
Total
38 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray mini-muffin tins with non-stick cooking spray.
  2. 2 Combine Mott's® Natural Applesauce and 2 teaspoons cinnamon in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium hear. Lower heat and continue to simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat and cool.
  3. 3 Sift together the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt.
  4. 4 Cream together in a large bowl the margarine and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, then stir in the water and molasses. Gradually stir the sifted ingredients into the molasses mixture. Shape dough into walnut sized balls, and place then into prepared mini-muffin tins.
  5. 5 Bake until light brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Allow cookies to cool in pan for 10 minutes. To make a well for the filling, press down centers of cookies with your fingertip or rounded end of a cooking utensil. Cool completely on a wire rack. If not serving immediately, store in airtight container.
  6. 6 Prior to serving, fill cups with a small spoonful of applesauce mixture.
  7. 7 Stir together confectioners sugar and cider. Drizzle filled cups with glaze.

By Mott's

Pop's Molasses Popcorn Balls and Taffy
Snack American

Pop's Molasses Popcorn Balls and Taffy

Prep
45 min
Cook
7 min
Total
62 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place popcorn in a large bowl, with room for mixing. Fill another bowl with ice water. Butter several plates, one per each person who will be pulling taffy.
  2. 2 Combine sugar, corn syrup, molasses, water, butter, and salt in a large 6-quart saucepan over medium heat; attach a candy thermometer. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Tip the pan slightly to melt the sugar crystals on the sides, scraping down with a wooden spoon. Heat until the mixture registers 300 to 310 degrees F (149 to 155 degrees C) on the thermometer or until a small amount of syrup drizzled into cold water turns hard, 7 to 10 minutes.
  3. 3 Pour about 1 cup syrup onto each buttered plate. Let cool until safe to handle like a hot potato, 3 to 5 minutes. Pull syrup between your hands until a light golden brown color is achieved; the longer you pull it, the lighter it becomes. Twist into a long rope about 3/4-inch thick and place on back on a buttered plate to let taffy harden and cool. Break the hardened taffy apart.
  4. 4 Pour the remaining hot syrup carefully over popcorn, while someone else quickly stirs the batch. Butter your hands and dip them in the ice water; working quickly to avoid burns and before taffy hardens, grab some of the popcorn mixture and form into a 3-inch ball. Repeat with the remaining popcorn.

By Dee Stillwell

Spicy Ginger Cookies
Snack American

Spicy Ginger Cookies

4.8

Prep
20 min
Cook
10 min
Total
30 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  2. 2 Whisk brown sugar, shortening, butter, molasses, eggs, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, salt, cloves, and cayenne pepper together in a large bowl until glossy; fold in flour until dough is just combined.
  3. 3 Pour coarse sugar into a shallow bowl. Roll dough into 48 balls; roll balls in coarse sugar and place 2 inches apart on a baking sheet.
  4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until cookie tops crack, about 9 minutes.

By Anisa

Limpa Bread
Snack European

Limpa Bread

4.3

Prep
Cook
Total

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine fennel seeds, cumin seeds, caraway seeds, cracked wheat, butter or margarine, molasses or barley malt, and orange zest in 1 1/3 cup of boiling water. Soak for 1 hour. (This pre-soaks the cracked wheat and pre-releases the other flavors.)
  2. 2 Add seed mixture along with baking soda, whole wheat or rye flour, high-gluten bread flour, dry yeast, gluten, and buttermilk powder into the pan of a bread machine in the order suggested by the manufacturer. Select the cycle for White Bread and the Light Crust setting. Start.

By MARBALET

Logan Bread
Snack American

Logan Bread

4.4

Prep
15 min
Cook
45 min
Total
70 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9-inch square baking pans.
  2. 2 In a large bowl, stir together flours, oats, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt. In a separate bowl, stir together eggs, honey, molasses, applesauce, and oil; pour into flour mixture and stir until well blended. Mix in raisins and sunflower seeds. Divide batter evenly between the prepared pans.
  3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until the tops spring back when lightly pressed, about 45 minutes. Cool in the pans for at least 10 minutes.
  4. 4 Cut each pan into 18 squares or bars. Wrap pieces individually and store in the refrigerator or freezer.

By LN Lee

Pumpkin Nut Muffins
Snack American

Pumpkin Nut Muffins

4.5

Prep
15 min
Cook
25 min
Total
40 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 12-cup muffin tins or line cups with paper liners.
  2. 2 Whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger together on wax paper.
  3. 3 Beat sugar, pumpkin purée, buttermilk, melted butter, eggs, molasses, and vanilla extract together in a bowl; stir in flour mixture until just moistened. Fold in pecans.
  4. 4 Divide batter among the prepared muffin cups, filling each almost to the top.
  5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back when lightly pressed, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in the tins for 5 minutes, before transferring muffins to a wire rack to cool. Serve warm.

By Amy Posont

Chef John's Gingersnap Cookies
Snack American

Chef John's Gingersnap Cookies

4.9

Prep
30 min
Cook
20 min
Total
110 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Whisk 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons flour, ground ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, cloves, black pepper, and cayenne together in a large mixing bowl until thoroughly mixed.
  2. 2 Cream together butter and 2/3 cup sugar in a separate bowl until pale yellow and creamy, about 2 minutes. Add candied ginger, molasses, vanilla, and egg. Whisk mixture until well blended. Add flour mixture to butter mixture and stir just until the flour disappears. Cover dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour.
  3. 3 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Pour 1/2 cup white sugar into a shallow dish for rolling cookies.
  4. 4 Scoop out about 1 1/2 teaspoons dough with a small scoop or teaspoon. Form dough into balls and roll in white sugar. Place cookies on the prepared baking sheet. Slightly flatten cookies to about 1/4-inch thick; sprinkle with a pinch more sugar.
  5. 5 Bake in batches in the preheated oven until cookies are your desired crispiness or chewiness, 10 to 15 minutes.

By John Mitzewich

Light or Dark Brown Sugar
Pantry American

Light or Dark Brown Sugar

4.7

Prep
10 min
Cook
Total
10 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
  2. 2 Combine sugar and molasses in a mixing bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until molasses is completely incorporated. Store in an airtight container.

By JillH

Old Fashioned Molasses Taffy
Dessert

Old Fashioned Molasses Taffy

4.3

Prep
20 min
Cook
10 min
Total
40 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Lightly grease a baking sheet. Bring the sugar, molasses, water, and vinegar to a boil in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir until the sugar has reached the hard ball stage, 250 to 265 degrees F (121 to 129 degrees C), or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms a rigid ball.
  2. 2 Remove from the heat, and stir in the butter and baking soda. Pour the mixture onto the prepared baking sheet, and allow to cool until cool enough to handle, 10 to 15 minutes.
  3. 3 Once cool enough to handle, fold the taffy in half, then pull to double its original length. Continue folding and pulling until the taffy has turned golden brown, and is too stiff to pull anymore. Cut the taffy into bite sized pieces, and wrap in waxed paper. Store in an airtight container.

By TeriNewman

Molasses Snowballs
Dessert

Molasses Snowballs

4.5

Prep
Cook
Total

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
  2. 2 In a medium bowl, cream the shortening, molasses and vanilla until smooth. Stir in the flour and walnuts. Roll dough into 1 inch balls and place them about 2 inches apart on an unprepared cookie sheet.
  3. 3 Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven. Roll cookies in confectioners' sugar when cool.

By Crystal

Bacon Caramel
Dessert

Bacon Caramel

1.0

Prep
10 min
Cook
25 min
Total
102 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine water and sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat to make simple syrup. Bring to a boil and cook until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and cool slightly, 7 to 10 minutes.
  2. 2 Combine simple syrup, bacon fat, molasses, and red pepper flakes in a small saucepan. Bring to a gentle boil, stirring frequently, until a thick syrup forms, 10 to 15 minutes. Pour syrup into a freezer-safe container.
  3. 3 Freeze until syrup sets, 1 to 2 hours. Slice into individual caramels and wrap in waxed paper.

By Amy Turner

Christmas Molasses and Ginger Cookies
Dessert

Christmas Molasses and Ginger Cookies

3.8

Prep
20 min
Cook
10 min
Total
120 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Beat molasses, brown sugar, and butter together in a bowl until smooth. Mix flour, eggs, cinnamon, baking soda, ginger, and salt into molasses mixture until incorporated. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
  2. 2 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Heavily flour a cloth-covered work surface.
  3. 3 Roll dough on the floured cloth into 1/4-inch thick cookies; cut with cookie cutters if desired. Arrange cookies 1-inch apart on the prepared baking sheet.
  4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are firm to the touch, about 8 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

By puzzleperson

Sweet, Spicy, and Sticky BBQ Sauce Recipe
Pantry American

Sweet, Spicy, and Sticky BBQ Sauce Recipe

4.5

Prep
10 min
Cook
65 min
Total
75 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine cider vinegar, brown sugar, hot sauce, and molasses in a medium nonstick saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer until sauce is thick and shiny, about 1 hour.

By Aimee Mitchell