Gingerbread
Gingerbread is a dessert that can be formed in many different ways. You will find recipes for gingerbread cake, cookies and pancakes. Gingerbread recipes typically include ginger, honey nutmeg, molasses or sugar and spices and many times referred to as spice cake. The first mention of gingerbread dates back to 1793 but was probably used earlier as ginger was available for use since 1640. Ginger bread is most widely used in the structure for gingerbread houses, then decorated with icing and candies like seen in Hansel and Gretel.
Featured Video: Basic Gingerbread Cookies and Icing
A basic gingerbread cookie dough and icing recipe. Your shopping list for the dough should include all purpose flour, baking soda, vanilla, molasses, ground ginger, cinnamon, ground cloves, salt, vinegar, vegetable shortening, eggs and vinegar.
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Fast Facts
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Latin
Zingebar
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Old French
Gingerbras
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Fact:
Gingerbread houses are often made at Christmastime
