Hermit Bars – m. c. de marco

Ingredients

• 1 ¾ c. flour
• ½ tsp. baking soda
• ½ tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. Vietnamese cinnamon
• ¼ tsp. nutmeg
• ¼ tsp. clove
• ¼ tsp. ginger
• 1 stick (½ c.) butter
• ⅔ c. brown sugar, packed
• 1 egg
• ¼ c. molasses
• 1 c. currants, dusted with flour if necessary to separate them