Gingerbread Bars

Gingerbread Bars might be just the side dish you are searching for. One serving contains 317 calories, 5g of protein, and 12g of fat. For 65 cents per serving, this recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 12. If you have ground nutmeg, flour, molasses, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. A couple people made this recipe, and 94 would say it hit the spot. It is brought to you by Recipe Girl. Christmas will be even more special with this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 50 minutes. With a spoonacular score of 39%, this dish is rather bad. Try Gingerbread M&M Cookie Bars with Gingerbread M&M Buttercream, Gingerbread Bars, and Gingerbread Bars for similar recipes.

Servings: 12

Preparation duration: 20 minutes

Cooking duration: 30 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/3 cup (packed) dark brown sugar

2 large eggs

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

1 1/2 tablespoons ground ginger

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

3/4 cup buttermilk (low fat is okay)

3/4 cup milk chocolate chips, optional

3/4 cup molasses

2 teaspoons freshly grated orange zest

1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick), at room temperature

Equipment:

baking pan

oven

hand mixer

bowl

frying pan

Cooking instruction summary:

1. Grease and flour 9x9-inch baking pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.2. In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat together butter and sugar until creamy. Mix in molasses, eggs and orange zest.3. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and baking soda.4. Add 1/2 of the flour mixture to the wet mixture and beat until combined. Mix in 1/2 of the buttermilk. Beat in remaining flour, then beat in remaining buttermilk. Scrape the sides and the bottom of the bowl to make sure that all ingredients are incorporated. Stir in chocolate chips, if using.5. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes or until the top bounces back when you press it gently and the sides are starting to pull away from the edges. Remove from oven and let cool completely before cutting and serving.

 

Step by step:


1. Grease and flour 9x9-inch baking pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat together butter and sugar until creamy.

3. Mix in molasses, eggs and orange zest.

4. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and baking soda.

5. Add 1/2 of the flour mixture to the wet mixture and beat until combined.

6. Mix in 1/2 of the buttermilk. Beat in remaining flour, then beat in remaining buttermilk. Scrape the sides and the bottom of the bowl to make sure that all ingredients are incorporated. Stir in chocolate chips, if using.

7. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes or until the top bounces back when you press it gently and the sides are starting to pull away from the edges.

8. Remove from oven and let cool completely before cutting and serving.


Nutrition Information:

 

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