Author :: Mrs Liz
Category :: Healthy Choice Recipes
Ingredients ::
- Cooking spray
- 1-1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup molasses
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup lowfat buttermilk, plus 3 Tablespoons
- 1/2 cup unsweetened apple butter or applesauce
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup golden raisins
- 2-1/2 cups confectioner's sugar
Serves: 12
Prep time: 35 minutes
Cook time: 40 minutes
Nutrition score per serving of 2 squares;
Calories: 428
fat: 12% 6 g;,1g saturated
carbs: 84% 90 g
Protein: 4% 4 g
Fiber: 3 g
calcium: 110 mg
Iron: 3 mg
Sodium: 295 mg
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Coat a 9 x 13 inch baking pan with cooking spray.
Whisk the flours, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and salt together in a medium bowl.
Place egg in a large bowl and and whisk until blended. Add the molasses, brown sugar, 1/2 cup buttermilk, apple butter and oil; stir to blend. Add the dry ingredients and stir until just mixed. Stir in the raisins. Transfer batter to the prepared baking pan and bake for 40 minutes, or until a wooden skewer inserted into the center of gingerbread comes out clean.
Let cool on a wire rake.
Place confectioner's sugar in a small bowl. Add remaining 3 Tablespoons of buttermilk. Beat mixture until very smooth, about 1 minute. Spread icing over cooled gingerbread and let rest for 30 minutes.
Cut into twenty four 2 inch squares. This could be garnished with crystallized ginger if you want.
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