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Early America Gingerbread Cakes

An Olive Oil Dessert Recipe

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Prep Information

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Serves

12 people

Includes

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 tablespoons ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 egg
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1 tablespoon Butter Olive Oil

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, whisk together the flours, brown sugar, salt, and baking soda.
  2. Cut the butter into small pieces and add it to the flour mixture. Either using a food processor or two knives, cut the butter into the flour mixture until mixture is grainy and crumbly.
  3. Stir in the egg. Add about 2/3 cup of the buttermilk and Butter Olive Oil and stir in. Add the rest of the buttermilk until the mixture comes together as a dough.
  4. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead for a minute or two until the dough is smooth. Pat the dough out with your fingers about 1/4-inch thick and cut into whatever shape you’d like. (Don’t use a glass to cut rounds, or you’ll compress the edges of the cakes and they won’t rise properly.)
  5. Place the cakes on a greased baking sheet and bake at 350°F for 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on racks.
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