Ingredients
- 175 ml (3/4 cup) unsweetened applesauce
- 175 ml (3/4 cup) molasses
- 125 ml (1/2 cup) vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 5 ml (1 tsp) vanilla
- 7 ml (11/2 tsp) baking soda
- 125 ml (1/2 cup) boiling water
- 425 ml (13/4 cups) all-purpose flour
- 175 ml (3/4 cup) granulated sugar
- 11 ml (21/4 tsp) ground ginger
- 3 ml (3/4 tsp) cinnamon
- 1 ml (1/4 tsp) salt
Preparation
Step 1
Grease a 22 x 12.5 cm (9 x 5 inch) loaf pan or line with parchment paper. Preheat oven to 175 C (350 F). In large bowl, beat together applesauce, molasses, vegetable oil, eggs and vanilla. In separate small bowl, combine baking soda and boiling water. Add to wet mixture and stir until blended. In medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, ginger, cinnamon and salt. Add dry mixture to wet mixture and stir until combined. Pour into prepared pan and bake for about 60 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then on rack until completely cool. Freezes well.
Tester's notes: This scaled-down version still has all the flavour. (In fact, you really need to like the dark tang molasses to like this recipe.) It can be served with whipped cream, ice cream or even cream cheese frosting.
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition January 15, 2014 C5