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Maple Syrup Gingerbread

Name: Maple Syrup Gingerbread
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 1 cup maple syrup; 1 cup sour cream; 1 egg; 2½ cups flour; 1¾ teaspoons soda; 2 teaspoons ginger; ½ teaspoon salt; 4 tablespoons melted butter

Aida Boyer McAnn — The New Brunswick Cook Book (1938)

Prep10 min

Cook30 min

Total40 min

A deeply flavored New Brunswick gingerbread made with a full cup of maple syrup and sour cream instead of the usual molasses — rich, moist, and fragrant with ginger.

Source: Aida Boyer McAnn — The New Brunswick Cook Book (1938)

Ingredients

1 cup maple syrup
1 cup sour cream
1 egg
2½ cups flour
1¾ teaspoons soda
2 teaspoons ginger
½ teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons melted butter

Instructions

Mix the maple syrup, sour cream, and well-beaten egg together.
Sift all dry ingredients together and stir into the liquid. Beat well.
Add the melted butter and beat again.
Pour into a well-buttered oblong baking pan and bake in a moderate oven (350°F) for about half an hour.

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