Innkeeper Juliette Swenson
Twelfth Night Inn
Staunton, Virginia
Twelfth Night Inn
Staunton, Virginia
Innkeeper Comments: "Not exactly a cookie, but still!"
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 60 minutes
Ingredients:
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon ginger
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup crystallized ginger
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 2 eggs
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.Sift together flour, cinnamon, ginger, brown sugar and crystallized ginger. If you don't have ginger, then add currants -- not raisins (too heavy).
Place milk in microwavable bowl and heat slightly; add baking soda and stir. Blend together applesauce with maple syrup, molasses and canola oil. Heat slightly in the microwave until well blended. Add to milk mixture.
Beat eggs together. Add eggs to applesauce mixture and stir together. Then add to flour mixture. Pour into greased or sprayed pan -- depending upon size, you can make one 8-by-8 and two small loaf pans.
Bake for 50 to 60 minutes. Be sure to test middle of pan for doneness.
