Entry 6 - Ginger Bread House

Ginger Bread House

 

Cook Time: 15min

Level: Easy

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/4 cup light molasses or dark corn syrup
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons water

For assemblage and decoration:

• Royal Icing
• Gumdrops, m&m, licorice and peppermint

Royal Icing:

• 3-3/4 cups powdered sugar
• 1 to 2 large egg whites and 1/4 cup water
• 1 teaspoon almond extract, vanilla or lemon juice

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

But i bought the readymade icing and used

Preparation

Gingerbread House:

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.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Cut paper patterns for the gingerbread house.

Grease the cookie sheet.

Roll gingerbread dough out to edges on a large, rimless cookie sheet. Place paper patterns onto the rolled out dough. With a sharp, straight edged knife( u can use the pizza cutter also), cut around each of the pieces, but leave pieces in place.
Bake at 375 degrees F for about 15 minutes until dough feels firm.
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.
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. Let dry until hardened.
Glue sides, front and back of house together at corners using royal icing.
Glue the two roof pieces to the pitched roofline of the house.
According the patterns u make u just glue those pieces.
I actually followed some google images to make my ginger bread house.
So according to the pictures i made the paper patterns for the ginger bread house to be included in my recipe.
I made a ginger bread house, a sleigh and rein deers for my whole recipe.
I just bought readymade santa candy to place in the sleigh.
Continue decorating the house, glueing on gumdrops, licorice and peppermint, as desired.

This was my 1st attempt and din't feel like it at all.
My daughter insisted me to do homemade ginger bread.
I just gave an attempt and it turned out good not only to see but the taste too.
This recipe of the gingerbread was quick and very easy recipe to follow. It turned out very well. My daughter had a great time decorating it.
This recipe i googled and followed this recipe as i read many reviews.
So the instructions i followed for the recipe i just copy pasted.
So all of u give it a try as it is very simple and easy to make.
Hope u all liked it.