Want your kitchen to smell like the holidays-then whip up some gingerbread to spice up your home.   The recipe below will yield two loaves, allowing you to freeze one or give one away.   Enjoy the season!  Please subscribe and share this podcast with another bread head. For more information about House of Bread, please visit www.houseofbread.com. To purchase the House of Bread recipe book, please visit https://houseofbread.com/recipe-book/ To take an on line class, please visit https://houseofbread.com/product-category/online-baking-class/ If you’d like more information about the franchise opportunity with House of Bread, please visit www.houseofbreadfranchise.com. For our YouTube channel, please go here https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCXH5NgT8vpnAuSuZN5AxEQQ

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Recipe: 1/2 cup of white granulated sugar

3/4 cup of softened butter

beat the butter and sugar together until creamy. 

Add in:

1 egg

1 ¼ cups of molasses-and beat another minute or two.

In a separate bowl mix the below ingredients together until incorporated.

4 cups of pastry or all-purpose flour

¾ cup of hot water

1 ½ tsp of baking soda

1 tsp of cinnamon

1 tsp of ginger

1/2 tsp of cloves

1/2 tsp of salt