1dasheach of ginger, cinnamon and cloves(optional)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°. Line an 8½ x 4½ loaf pan with aluminum foil with at least a few inches folded over the top. Grease along sides and bottom.
In a large bowl, beat oil and sugar for 1 minute on medium. Add egg and mix for 2 minutes on medium. Add molasses and mix until combined.
Sift flour and then measure in to a medium bowl. Add soda and spices. sift three more times or stir with a whisk for about 30 seconds.
Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients about ⅓rd at a time, scraping sides of bowl and fully incorporating each time. Add hot water. BATTER WILL BE THIN!
Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
Bake for approximately 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Remove from oven and lift bread out of the pans using the excess aluminum foil. Place on a cooling rack to cool completely.
When loaf is cool, combine powdered sugar, vanilla and enough milk until it is thick but able to be poured over the loaf and slowly drizzle down the sides. If desired mix in a sprinkle or two of ginger, cinnamon and cloves.