Gingerbread House

Name: Gingerbread House
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking soda; 118 milliliters (1 stick) butter, at room temperature; 1 Tbsp cinnamon; 59 milliliters light molasses or dark corn syrup; 118 milliliters dark brown sugar; 1 large to 2 large egg whites, or substitute 4 teaspoons packaged egg whites and 1/4 cup water; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons ground cloves; 1 Tbsp ground ginger; 1 serving Gumdrops, licorice and peppermint, as desired; 1 teaspoon almond extract, vanilla or lemon juice; 710 milliliters pound powdered sugar, sifted if lumpy; 2 Tbsps water

Gingerbread House might be just the dessert you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains roughly 31g of protein, 95g of fat, and a total of 3849 calories. This recipe serves 1. This recipe covers 42% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 21 person have tried and liked this recipe. Christmas will be even more special with this recipe. Head to the store and pick up brown sugar, ground cloves, cinnamon, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Instructions

In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter, brown sugar, molasses, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and baking soda together until the mixture is smooth. Blend in the flour and water to make a stiff dough. Chill at least 30 minutes or until firm.

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Baking Soda

Brown Sugar

Cinnamon

Molasses

Butter

Clove

Ginger

Cream

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Water

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Mixing Bowl

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

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Oven

Two rectangles, 3 by 5 inches, to make the front and back of the house. Two rectangles, 3 by 5 1/2 inches for the roof. Two pieces for the ends of the house, 3 inches wide at the base, 3 inches to the roof line, and slanted to a peak 5 1/2 inches from the bottom. Four smaller rectangles, 1 1/2 by 1 inch for the roof and sides of the entryway. And one piece, 2 inches wide at the base, 1 1/2 inches to the roof line, and slanted to a peak 2 1/2 inches from the bottom for the front of the entryway.

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Base

Roll gingerbread dough out to edges on a large, rimless cookie sheet.

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Dough

Roll

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Baking Sheet

Place paper patterns onto the rolled out dough. With a sharp, straight edged knife, cut around each of the pieces, but leave pieces in place.

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Dough

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Knife

Bake at 375 degrees F for about 15 minutes until dough feels firm.

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Dough

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Oven

Place patterns on top of the gingerbread again and trim shapes, cutting edges with a straight-edged sharp knife. Leave to cool on baking sheet.

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Baking Sheet

Knife

Place royal icing into pastry bag with a writing tip and press out to decorate individual parts of house, piping on decorations, windows, door, etc., as desired.

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Icing

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Pastry Bag

Let dry until hardened.

Glue sides, front and back of house together at corners using royal icing.

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Icing

Place an object against the pieces to prop up until icing is dry (it only takes a few minutes).

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Icing

Glue the two roof pieces to the pitched roofline of the house. Then, similarly, glue the sides and roof of the entryway together with icing. Attach the entryway to the front of the house.

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Icing

Continue decorating the house, gluing on gumdrops, licorice and peppermint, as desired.

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Peppermint

Gum Drops

Licorice

Mix all of the ingredients together using an electric hand mixer, until the icing is smooth and thin enough to be pressed through a pastry bag with a writing tip.

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Icing

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Hand Mixer