Gingerbread With Lemon Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 2 cups sifted flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 cup wheat germ
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 3/4 cup molasses
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup boiling water
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh lemon rind
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 gingerbread: grease 9x9x2" baking pan.
• 2 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 3 sift flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves into a large bowl.
• 4 stir in the wheat germ.
• 5 beat eggs in a medium size bowl until frothy.
• 6 stir in buttermilk, molasses and oil, mixing well.
• 7 stir liquid ingredients into dry ingredients, mixing well.
• 8 pour into prepared pan.
• 9 bake in oven for 35 minutes or until top springs back when pressed.
• 10 cool in pan on wire rack.
• 11 cut into squares.
• 12 serve warm with lemon sauce.
• 13 lemon sauce: combine sugar, cornstarch and salt in a small saucepan, mixing well.
• 14 stir in boiling water and bring to boil again, stirring constantly.
• 15 lower heat and simmer, stirring, until sauce is thickened and clear.
• 16 stir in butter, lemon rind and juice.
• 17 pour over warm gingerbread.