Gingerbread Bars
JapaneseHardVegetarian

Gingerbread Bars

A delicious japanese dish. Perfect for vegetarians.

Total Time

102 min

Serves

8

Rating

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter
  • room temperature
  • 3/4 cup (packed) dark brown sugar
  • 7 1/2 tablespoons sugar
  • divided
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/4 cup light (unsulfured) molasses

Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350°F.

  2. 2

    Butter and flour 15x10x1-inch baking sheet.

  3. 3

    Place 2 cups flour in medium bowl; transfer 2 tablespoons flour to small bowl and reserve.

  4. 4

    Add spices, baking soda, and salt to flour in medium bowl; whisk to blend.

  5. 5

    Using electric mixer, beat butter, brown sugar, and 6 tablespoons sugar in large bowl until fluffy.

  6. 6

    Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, then molasses.

  7. 7

    Add dry ingredients to butter mixture and beat to blend.

  8. 8

    Spread batter evenly in prepared pan.

  9. 9

    Sift reserved 2 tablespoons flour evenly over batter, then sprinkle evenly with remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar.

  10. 10

    Bake gingerbread until golden brown and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 22 minutes; cool completely in pan on rack.

  11. 11

    Cut gingerbread crosswise into 4 strips, then cut each strip into 6 pieces, forming 24 bars, each about 31/2x13/4 inches.

  12. 12

    DO AHEAD: _Can be made 2 days ahead._Store airtight at room temperature.

Cooking Timer

01:42:00
Custom Timer (minutes)

Recipe Info

Prep Time:34 min
Cook Time:68 min
Total Time:102 min
Difficulty:Hard
Servings:8