Molasses Spiced Gingerbread With Currants

Ingredients

• 1 cup Porto Rico molasses
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 egg-sized pat of butter
• ½ tsp ground cloves
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp ginger
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ½ lb flour
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• Currants and raisins, stoned and chopped (optional)

Method

1. 1 Melt the butter and stir it into the molasses.
2. 2 Add the spices and boiling water to the molasses mixture.
3. 3 Sift the baking soda with the flour.
4. 4 Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients at the last moment.
5. 5 Fold in currants and raisins if desired.
6. 6 Bake in a loaf pan or small molds.