Bacon Pie 🔥Old Cookbook Recipe For Molasses Drop Cakes

This was her favorite recipe. From her well loved cookbook, full of hand-written recipes— rediscovered in our small town. Settle in for an all day cooking marathon in a frosty Montana cabin. We will make molasses drop cakes. Along with a steak & bacon pie, loosly based on Theodoe Roosevelt’s written account of ranch life out West—made with a homemade lard crust & root cellar vegetables. Old school methods, tools, and knowledge in a pioneer cabin from the 1890s. Molasses Drop Cakes, by Mrs. Haskins, 1913: 2 1/2 cups flour 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 cup lard (maybe a bit of butter swapped in for flavor) 1 tsp ginger 1/2 cup molasses (mild) 1/2 cup boiling water 1 egg Add boiling water to baking soda to dissolve. Melt lard and add. Next add molasses, & when slightly cooled, add the egg. Whisk together. Add dry mixture items of ginger, flour, and salt. Mix until just incorporated. If too stiff, add more warm water. Scoop into baking cups (muffin tins greased wth butter) and bake for 10-12 min in a moderate oven (350 degrees). Enjoy! ⭐️ HANDMADE MONTANA GOODS Made by us & friends. Click the link below to visit our online store to order items made right here, in small Montana workshops. 👉 ➡️ https://n9rueq-zj.myshopify.com