Sour Cream Gingerbread Recipes

GINGERBREAD MADE WITH SOUR CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (180 C).
• Grease and flour a 9-inch square pan.
• Beat butter and sugar until creamy.
• Beat in molasses, lemon zest, then beat in eggs 1 at a time.
• Sift in flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and salt, stirring until blended. Stir in sour cream, then boiling water.
• Scrape batter into prepared pan and bake for 40 -45 minutes, until a tester inserted in the centre of the cake comes out clean.
• Cool cake for 20 minutes, before turning out on a cooling rack to cool completely.
• Then enjoy with some sweetened cream or a nice lemon sauce.

GUINNESS GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 325 degrees F. Line your cake pan with aluminium foil and grease it, or grease your foil tray.
• Put the butter, syrup, dark brown sugar, stout, ginger, cinnamon and ground cloves into a pan and melt gently over a low heat.
• Take off the heat and whisk in the flour and baking soda. You will need to be patient and whisk thoroughly to get rid of any lumps.
• Whisk the sour cream and eggs together in a measuring jug and then beat into the gingerbread mixture, whisking again to get a smooth batter.
• Pour this into your cake/foil pan, and bake for about 45 minutes; when it's ready it will be gleamingly risen at the centre, and coming away from the pan at the sides.
• Let the gingerbread cool before cutting into slices or squares.

OLD-FASHIONED GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8 by 8-inch cake pan and line with parchment paper. Grease and flour the pan.
• Place the rum and raisins in a small pan, cover and heat until the rum boils. Turn off the heat and set aside. Place the butter and molasses in another small pan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Pour the mixture into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Cool for 5 minutes, then mix in the sour cream and orange zest.
• Meanwhile, sift the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and salt together in a small bowl. Mix with your hands until combined. With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the flour mixture to the molasses mixture and mix only until smooth. Drain the raisins and add them and crystallized ginger to the mixture with a spatula. Pour into the prepared pan and bake for about 35 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Set aside to cool completely.
• When the cake has cooled, whisk together the confectioners' sugar and orange juice and pour it onto the gingerbread, allowing it to drip down the sides. Allow the glaze to set. Cut the gingerbread into 9 squares.

SOUR CREAM GINGER COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter, sugar and salt.
• Add molasses and ginger; stir in egg.
• Add sour cream and mix thoroughly.
• Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and cloves together and add to butter mixture.
• Refrigerate several hours.
• Drop cookie method:.
• Roll 1-2 tsp dough into ball.
• Roll in granulated sugar.
• Place on greased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 375F for 10-15 minutes.
• Rolled/Cut cookie method:.
• Roll out on slightly floured board to about 1/2 inch thickness.
• Cut into desired shapes.
• Bake at 375F for 10-15 minutes on greased cookie sheet.