Lassy Mays
From jo_jo_ba 16 years ago
- 12 minutes to make
- Serves 30
In early Atlantic Canada, the "lassy mog" was a classic home-baked treat. Its charming name is derived from the local dialect for the region's widely used sweetener, molasses ("lassy") and a small, low-rising cake ("mog"). Read more I changed the name to Lassy Mays because I left out the requisite dates and pecans. See less
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups barley flour shopping list
- 1 cup flour shopping list
- 1 tsp baking soda shopping list
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger shopping list
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon shopping list
- 1/4 tsp salt shopping list
- 1/2 cup shortening shopping list
- 1/3 cup (packed) brown sugar shopping list
- 1 egg shopping list
- 1/2 cup blackstrap molasses shopping list
- 1/4 cup fresh orange juice shopping list
- zest of two oranges shopping list
- 1/2 cup dark raisins, soaked and drained shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly grease two baking sheets.
- Combine flours, spices, salt and baking soda in a bowl.
- In another large bowl, cream the shortening and brown sugar.
- Beat in the egg, followed by the molasses, orange juice and zest.
- Gradually blend the flour mixture into the wet ingredients.
- Fold in the raisins.
- Drop the dough by spoonfuls 3 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, until lightly coloured but still looking a bit underdone.
- Let cool on sheets.
People Who Like This Dish 5
- ttaaccoo Buffalo, NY
- andymanc120 Anaheim, CA
- kallipygosred Tucson
- jovi_nutt Newtown, PA
- jo_jo_ba Oshawa, CA
- Show up here?Review or Bookmark it! ✔
The Groups
-
On A Budget
559 members -
Sweet Tooth
451 members -
Foodies That Follow WWs
49 members -
Good To Freeze
132 members -
Comfort Foods
784 members -
Eat Light Healthy
457 members -
Weight Watchers
282 members -
Cooking For Food Allergies
45 members -
Cooking Is Fun
65 members -
Cookies And Sweets
454 members
Reviews & Comments 1
-
All Comments
-
Your Comments