Upside-Down Apple Gingerbread

By dashy_65

Ingredients

• GINGERBREAD:
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 large apples, peeled and sliced
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 3/4 cup hot tea

Preparation

Step 1

Pour butter into a 9-in. square baking pan; sprinkle with brown sugar. Arrange apples cut side up in a single layer over sugar; set aside.

For gingerbread, in a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Beat in molasses. Combine dry ingredients; add to sugar mixture alternately with hot tea, beating well after each.

Pour over apples. Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate. Serve warm. Yield: 9 servings.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 piece) equals 417 calories, 16 g fat (10 g saturated fat), 64 mg cholesterol, 447 mg sodium, 66 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein.