Gingerbread with Brown Sugar Topping Recipe

• 1/2 cup Shortening
• 1/2 cupsugar
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup dark molasses
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 3/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 rounded tsp ginger
• 1/2 rounded tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 cup water, boiling hot
• 1/4 cup diced chinese sugared ginger
• Topping:
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 tbs flour
• 2 tbs butter
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 2 tsp minced chinese sugared ginger
• dash of salt

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