• 6/5 Gingerbread Day - 5

    From Dave Drum@1:18/200 to All on Friday, June 03, 2022 13:45:08
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    Title: George Washington's Gingerbread Cream Pie
    Categories: Cakes, Pies, Fruits
    Yield: 7 servings

    1/3 c Butter
    1 c Molasses
    1 Egg, unbeaten
    1 1/4 c Flour
    1/2 ts Soda
    1 ts Baking powder
    1/2 ts Salt
    1/2 ts Ginger
    1 ts Cinnamon
    1/4 ts Cloves
    1/2 c Milk

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    1 tb Gelatine
    1/4 c Cold water
    1 c Milk
    1 c Sugar
    ds Salt
    2 tb Corn starch
    1 lg Egg, well beaten
    1/2 ts Vanilla
    1/2 c Fine chopped apricots

    CAKE: Cream together butter and molasses; add unbeaten
    egg; blend well; add sifted dry ingredients alternately
    with milk; beat until smooth.

    Pour batter into sprayed 9" round cake pan or
    springform. Bake at 350F for 40 minutes. When cool,
    remove from pan; split in half. Put together with the
    following filling:

    FILLING: Soak gelatine in cold water for 10 min. Heat
    milk to scalding in top of double boiler (or med.
    saucepan set into lge. saucepan). Stir in mixture of
    sugar, salt & corn starch; cook in top of double boiler
    until mixture begins to thicken. Add vanilla and apricot
    to beaten egg, then add to the mixture in the double
    boiler. When slightly thickened, stir in gelatine until
    dissolved. Chill until mixture jells (around 1 1/4
    hour).

    When filling is firm enough, spread between layers of
    gingerbread. If desired, top with whipped topping.

    Serves 6-8.

    RECIPE FROM: http://recipesource.com

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