Gingerbread gf, dairy free

Very moist, dairy free, egg free, no added oil.
 

Ingredients:

3/4 cup plain Seltzer water

1/2 tsp baking soda

2/3 cup blackstrap molasses 

1 & 1/2 cup King Arthur measure for measure Gf flour

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 tablespoon ginger powder or less*

dash black pepper 

1/2 tsp salt

1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce

2 tablespoons ground flaxseed soaked in 6 tablespoons of water until thickened.

Directions:

Preheat 350

oil an 8 by 4 loaf pan

Mix flaxseed with water let it thicken--takes some minutes.

Boil the Selzer water and then remove from heat adding the baking soda.  Then add the molasses and sugar and stir until dissolved.

Mix The other dry ingredients in a separate bowl--flour, baking powder, ginger, pepper, salt.

Mix the molasses mixture, applesauce, flaxseed mixture into the dry ingredients. Mix until combined.

Pour into loaf pan . Tap on counter to pop any air bubbles. Bake 45-55 minutes until bread feels firm to the touch and toothpick is pretty clean.

Cool in pan for an hour and a half and then remove.

*The original recipe called for 1 tablespoon of dried ginger --I used a tablespoon of dried powdered ginger which is too much ;-)  .  I would try 1/2 of the ginger next time.