Pioneer Gingerbread (WFPBNOGF)
Prep Time
Ready in one hour
Cooking Time
35 minutes
Yields
10 to 12 Servings
Ingredients
3 cups whole-grain flour (whole wheat works great. Also try spelt, or if you need gluten free, try buckwheat or half buckwheat, half oat.)
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup maple syrup
1/2 cup applesauce
3/4 cup molasses
2 tablespoons white vinegar
Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, cloves, and salt in a medium bowl.
3. Combine the maple syrup, applesauce, molasses, and white vinegar in a second medium bowl.
4. Bring a kettle of water to a boil. Once boiling, remove from heat. Add 1 cup hot water to the wet ingredients and stir.
5. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients while mixing, but be careful to not over-mix. The mixture should be quite thin.
6. Transfer the batter to a 9 x 13-inch glass pan. Bake for 35 minutes.
7. Cool in the pan for about 20 minutes, then remove from the pan and cool completely on a wire rack.
Credit
A Plant-Based Life: Your Complete Guide to Great Food, Radiant Health, Boundless Energy, and a Better Body