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I’m a sucker for gingerbread, and not just in the holiday season. Not only are these tasty, but you can be creative with the shapes, since I never make these in the standard donut dimensions. The kids will love rolling the dough into balls, logs, or some combination of the two, so let them get their hands in the flour as well. After all, most little ones love to help out in the kitchen, so why not indoctrinate them into the baking way of life early?
Ingredients
1 egg, beaten
1⁄2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1⁄2 cup molasses
1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
3 teaspoons ginger
1⁄2 teaspoon salt
1⁄2 cup sour cream
2 1⁄2 to 3 cups flour
Directions
Preheat canola oil to 375°F.
Beat egg, then add brown sugar and mix well.
Stir in remaining ingredients, with the exception of the flour, mixing well again.
Add enough flour to make it into a soft dough.
Pull off 4 pieces of walnut-sized dough.
Roll two into short logs and the other half into balls.
Drop into oil and continue turning until brown on both sides.
Drain and serve plain or dust with confectioners’ sugar.
Makes approximately 12 bits and pieces