DAY Recipe

The use of leavening in a cake is first recorded in a recipe for gingerbread from Amelia Simmons’s American Cookery, published in Hartford in 1796; I guess you could say it is the original great American cake. Early-19th-century cookbooks included as many recipes for this as contemporary cookbooks do for chocolate cake. This recipe, from [...]

INGREDIENTS

1 tablespoon softened butter (grease pan with it)
2 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup butter
4 tablespoons dark molasses
4 tablespoons corn syrup (or golden syrup if you have it)
2 eggs

DIRECTIONS

Sift first 6 ingredients together in a bowl, set aside.
Heat all butter, molasses and golden syrup in a small saucepan, simmer until butter is melted, stirring continuously.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Pour the melted ingredients in a thin [...]

Jamie Davies and her late husband, Jack, were pioneers in the California wine industry. In 1965 they purchased and restored Schramsberg, a vineyard estate established in 1862, and they soon began producing the first American sparkling wine. When Davies thinks about comforting desserts, she remembers her childhood in Pasadena. “I was about eight when I [...]

INGREDIENTS

1 2/3 cups reese’s peanut butter chips
3/4 cup butter or margarine , softened
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1 cup dark corn syrup
2 eggs
5 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon salt

DIRECTIONS

Heat oven to 325F.

On lightly floured surface, roll 1 dough portion at a time to 1/8-inch thickness; with floured cookie cutters, cut into holiday shapes. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set and lightly browned. Cool slightly; remove from [...]

INGREDIENTS

8 ounces unsalted butter , cut into chunks
1/3 cup flavorless vegetable oil (corn, canola, sunflower, etc.)
1/2 cup clover honey
1 tablespoon cups clover honey
2/3 cup light molasses (mild-flavored)
1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
3 1/3 cups flour
2 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
raisins or currants , for eyes and buttons
1 1/3 cups confectioners’ sugar , sifted after measuring if lumpy
1 1/2 tablespoons flavorless vegetable oil
3 1/2 tablespoons water

DIRECTIONS

In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, combine the butter, oil, honey, molasses and brown sugar. Cook, stirring, until the [...]