Gingerbread in the Bread Machine

December 10, 2025

Make this super soft and moist Christmas gingerbread right in your bread machine! A cozy holiday recipe using butter, oil, molasses, and warm spices. Your whole house will smell amazing. Perfect for Christmas morning, gifting, or festive snacking. 🎄

Homemade Gingerbread in the Bread Machine

- ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted & slightly cooled (56 g)
- ¼ cup oil (60 ml)
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- ¾ cup milk (175 ml)
- ¼ cup molasses (57 ml)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar (215 g)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour (240 g) or 215 g fresh milled soft white wheat
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger (6 g)
- 1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon (4.5 g)
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves (1 g)
- ½ teaspoon salt (3 g)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder (4 g)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda (5 g)

Optional Topping: Confectioners’ sugar (for dusting after cooling) or simple glaze

Add ingredients to the bread machine in order listed.
Select the Cake, Quick Bread, or Batter cycle.
(Do NOT use the yeast/bread cycle.)
Start the machine and allow it to mix and bake.
When the cycle ends, test the center with a toothpick:

If it comes out with wet batter, use the Bake Only setting for an additional 10–15 minutes.

Allow the gingerbread to cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then remove to a wire rack.
Once fully cooled, dust lightly with confectioners’ sugar.

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*If you're looking for an alternative to plastic bread bags, our beeswax bread bags are a healthy way to store your bread! They are reusable, made of 100% cotton, infused with organic beeswax and coconut oil, naturally antibacterial to keep your bread from molding, and handmade by me and my daughters on our family farm!