I live overseas and I don't think I'l be able to find molasses in stores here. Nevertheless, I still want to make a gingerbread house. How essential is the molasses for taste or dough consistancy, etc? Are there any good, easy-to-find substitutes.
Thanks.
Melaza Spanish, Melassa- Dutch and German, Melasa-Czech, Melasz- Hungarian all the words for Molasses so you might be able to find it. I cannot read any other alphabet other than this one so in Greek, Cyrillic and Arabic there are words but I can't tell you.
If you tell me the country you are in I might be able to help you find American products. I've worked abroad for 27 years so I often go hunting for things I use in recipes.
You SHOULD be able to find it, but here's the substitute list if you can't http://frugalliving.about.com/od/makeyourowningredients/q...
First off, molasses originated in another country and so I suggest you will be able to find it in your country.
But if you can't, here's a web site that lists several substitutes to include dark caro syrup, maple syrup, and brown sugar.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molasses
I do think the flavor will be different but does that matter with a gingerbread house? Will you be eating it?
