Apple Gingerbread

Preparation time: 45 minutes Serves: 8

6 apples      
½ cup white sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon   
2/3 cup boiling water     
1/3-cup butter      
1-cup molasses     
2¾ cups flour 
1½ tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. ginger
¼ tsp. cloves
1 egg well beaten
   
Slice apples into a 9 x 9 well buttered pan or pie plate. Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Melt butter in water, add molasses and egg. Mix dry ingredients and add. Pour batter over apples. Bake at 350 for 40 minutes. Serve with whipped cream or sprinkle with confectioner’s sugar.