Moist Gingerbread Loaf

🧾 Ingredients (9×5‑inch loaf pan)

• 2 cups all‑purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ cup unsalted butter, room temp
• ⅔ cup granulated sugar
• ¼ cup molasses
• 2 Tbsp freshly grated ginger (or 1 tsp ground)
• 2 large eggs
• ⅓ cup sour cream (or buttermilk)
• 3 Tbsp neutral oil (like canola)
• 2 Tbsp water
• Extra sugar for pan/coating

👩‍🍳 Instructions

1. Preheat & Prep Pan
   Heat oven to 350 °F (175 °C). Grease and sugar-coat or line a 9×5″ loaf pan.
2. Mix Dry Ingredients
   Whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, salt. Set aside.
3. Cream Butter & Sugar
   Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy (~2–3 min).
4. Add Molasses & Spices
   Mix in molasses, grated or ground ginger, then eggs one at a time.
5. Combine Batter
   With mixer on low: add half dry ingredients, then sour cream-oil-water mix, then the rest of dry. Stir until just combined.
6. Bake
   Pour into pan, smooth top, sprinkle with extra sugar. Bake 50–55 min, until toothpick shows a few moist crumbs. Tent with foil if browning too fast.
7. Cool & Serve
   Let cool in pan 10 min, transfer to rack. Slice once fully cooled.