Glorified Gingerbread

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon double-acting baking powder 
• 1 teaspoon baking soda 
• 1 cup buttermilk 
• 1  eggs 
• 2 cups flour all-purpose
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cloves 
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger 
• 2 tablespoons blackstrap molasses 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 0.5 cup shortening 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 1 cup sugar white

Equipment

• frying pan
• oven

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. Mix sugar, shortening, flour, spices, and salt as for pie crust. Divide dough in half and set aside.
3. Add remaining ingredients to half of the dough.
4. Place in a greased 9 inch square pan.
5. Sprinkle the other half of the dough over mixture.
6. Bake for 30 minutes. Cool in pan and then cut into bars.