Yogurt-glazed Gingerbread

         Cake:
  3/4 c  Butter
  3/4 c  Sugar
    2    Eggs
  3/4 c  Molasses
2 1/2 c  Flour
    2 ts Powdered ginger
1 1/2 ts Cinnamon
  1/2 ts Cloves
  1/2 ts Nutmeg
    2 ts Baking soda
  1/2 ts Baking powder
    1 c  Water; boiling
         Glaze:
    1 c  Sugar
  1/2 c  Yogurt
  1/2 ts Baking soda
  1/2 ts Whole cloves
  1/4 c  Butter; up to 1/2 c

I am posting in response to the request for gingerbread recipes. This
is a really scrumptious recipe my mother got out of a ladies' aid
society type cookbook from the 1960'.  The yogurt glaze is what makes
it--strange but true.

Preheat the oven to 325°F. Beat the butter with the sugar until light
and fluffy. Add the eggs and the molasses. Sift the dry ingredients
together, then add them to the butter-sugar mixture alternately with
the boiling water. Mix just until smooth. Pour into a greased 9x9"
baking dish and bake for 40 minutes.

Meanwhile, Make Glaze:

Mix all glaze ingredients in a saucepan and boil for 1 minute. If
you're squeamish about the whole cloves, take them out after boiling.
As soon as the gingerbread comes out of the oven, prick it all over
with a toothpick and pour the glaze on. Allow it to set for several
hours.

From: Celina R. Azeveda <cazeved1@cc.swarthmore.edu>
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1993 18:07:12 GMT