VEGAN GINGERBREAD 1 cup molasses * 1/2 cup vegan/soy margarine (melted) or oil * 2 t. ginger * 2 cups flour * 1 t. salt * 1 t. soda * 1 cup hot water
Mix together the molasses and oil/margarine, then add the ginger, flour, and salt. In a cup, add the baking soda to the hot water, and dissolve, stirring. Then add this, about 1/3 at a time, to the mix until it is all blended and smooth. Bake in an oiled pan at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes.
GINGERBREAD PEOPLE COOKIES 2 3/4 c white flour * 3 t baking powder * 1/2 t salt * 1 t ground ginger * 1 t ground cinnamon * 1/4 t ground cloves * 2/3 c molasses * 1/4 c brown sugar * 1 egg, beaten * 1/3 c soft butter * currants or raisins * 1/2 c powdered sugar
Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, ginger, cinnamon and cloves. Combine the molasses, brown sugar, egg, and butter. Mix well, then add the flour mixture. Mix well, then refrigerate for one hour. Roll out on a lightly floured surface to about 1/8 inch thick. Cut out with cookie cutters for gingerbread people. You can make eyes, noses, mouths, buttons, etc. with raisins and currants. Bake at 375 degrees for about 10 minutes until done. You can frost them with powdered sugar mixed with enough water to make a paste, then add a drop of food coloring...if you make it liquid enough, you can put it in a baggie, and cut off the corner, and use the bag to pipe the icing onto your gingerbread people.
Kirsten Anderberg. All rights reserved. For permission to reprint/publish, please contact Kirsten at kirstena@resist.ca.
Kirsten Anderberg. All rights reserved. For permission to reprint/publish, please contact Kirsten at kirstena@resist.ca.