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    Gingerbread House | Gingerbread House Recipe

    November 24, 2021 By Aarthi Leave a Comment

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    Making gingerbread houses is a Christmas tradition in many families. They are typically made before Christmas using pieces of baked gingerbread dough assembled with melted sugar.

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS
    1. About Gingerbread House
    2. What is the gingerbread house tradition?
    3. How to Build a Gingerbread House
    4. Gingerbread House | Gingerbread House Recipe
    5. Gingerbread House Step by Step Pictures

    Gingerbread House Recipe

    I wanted to make gingerbread house for a very long time. Finally made it this year. It turned out so cute than i expected.

    Even though this is a hard task and takes lots of your time, but your kids will love it. You can bake the cookies a day in advance and decorate it the next day.

    About Gingerbread House

    A gingerbread house is a novelty confectionery shaped like a building that is made of cookie dough, cut and baked into appropriate components like walls and roofing. The usual material is crisp ginger biscuit made of gingerbread – the ginger nut. Another type of model-making with gingerbread uses a boiled dough that can be moulded like clay to form edible statuettes or other decorations. These houses, covered with a variety of candies and icing, are popular Christmas decorations, often built by children with the help of their parents.

    What is the gingerbread house tradition?

    Making gingerbread houses is a Christmas tradition in many families. They are typically made before Christmas using pieces of baked gingerbread dough assembled with melted sugar. The roof 'tiles' can consist of frosting or candy. The gingerbread house yard is usually decorated with icing to represent snow.

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    I followed sallys baking addiction blog for recipe and ideas.

    You can download template from this link. Source Sallys baking addiction.

    How to Build a Gingerbread House

    • Start by making cookie dough. Take butter, sugar in a bowl and cream well.
    • Add egg and molasses and mix well.
    • Add in flour, spice powders, salt, baking soda and fold into a soft dough.
    • Divide the dough into two portions. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 2 hours.
    • Cut out templates as per the link.
    • Roll the dough into thin sheets and cut out cookies as per template.
    • Place it in a parchment lined pan and bake for 15 to 18 mins. Remove and cool completely.
    • Now whip egg white and icing sugar till thick and fluffy. Add in water and whip till pipeable.
    • Decorate the house as per image and decorate it.

    It took a solid 3 to 4 hours of my time to make this cookies. You can make this cookies even a week in advance and store in a air tight container.

    Similar Recipes,

    Chocolate plum cake, White fruit cake, Christmas Pudding,

    Rum Raisan Cake, Rum Fruit Cake

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    Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.

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    Gingerbread House | Gingerbread House Recipe

    Aarthi
    Gingerbread House is a must for christmas. Gingerbread House Recipe with Step by Step Pictures. This is a fun recipe to try with your kids and family.
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    Prep Time 1 hr
    Cook Time 20 mins
    Total Time 1 hr 20 mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
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    Ingredients
      

    FOR GINGER BREAD:

    • All Purpose Flour / Maida - 3 cups
    • Baking Soda - ¼ tsp
    • Ground Ginger - 2 tsp
    • Ground cinnamon - 2 tsp
    • Salt - ¼ tsp
    • Unsalted butter - 6 tblsp
    • Brown Sugar - ¾ cup
    • Molasses - ½ cup
    • Egg - 1

    FOR ROYAL ICING:

    • Egg White - 1
    • Confectioners Sugar / Icing Sugar - 3 cups
    • Water - 1 tblsp

    FRO DECORATION:

    • Jellies
    • M&M's
    • Sprinkles

    Instructions
     

    • Start by making cookie dough. Take butter, sugar in a bowl and cream well.
    • Add egg and molasses and mix well.
    • Add in flour, spice powders, salt, baking soda and fold into a soft dough.
    • Divide the dough into two portions. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 2 hours.
    • Cut out templates as per the link.
    • Roll the dough into thin sheets and cut out cookies as per template.
    • Place it in a parchment lined pan and bake for 15 to 18 mins. Remove and cool completely.
    • Now whip egg white and icing sugar till thick and fluffy. Add in water and whip till pipeable.
    • Decorate the house as per image and decorate it.

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    Gingerbread House Step by Step Pictures

    1)Take your ingredients for cookies
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    2)Take butter in a bowl

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    3)Add in brown sugar

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    4)Cream well

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    5)Add in egg

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    6)Add spice powder, salt, baking soda

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    7)Add in molasses

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    8)Mix well

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    9)Add in flour

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    10)Shape it into a soft dough

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    11)Divide into two portion and place in fridge

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    12)Cut out templates. I used sally's baking addiction templates. Check this link to print templates

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    13)Use the template to cut out two cookies in each template.

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    14)I cut gingerbread man, candycane and stars using remaining dough.

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    15)Place it in a baking sheet and bake. Cool completely.

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    16)Now make frosting. take egg white in a bowl

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    17)Whip till fluffy

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    18)Add in icing sugar

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    19)Whip till fluffy. Add little water and whip till smooth.

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    20)Fill piping bag.

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    21)Take side template and stick together

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    22)Once four sides is stuck. Let it dry for 1 hour.

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    23)Pipe the roof

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    24)Stick the roof

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    25)Now the small stuffs are baked.

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    26)Decorate it as per your wish.

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    27)Bring your kid and decorate it as per your wish.

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