Ann Reardon

Gingerbread Houses

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Who Invented Gingerbread Houses?

I was struck by the beauty of what I thought was a gingerbread house in a 150 year old cookbook. But according to the book it was a decoration made of gum paste. Not to be deterred I drew up a template for it and baked it out of gingerbread. Source: Drawing ... »

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Gingerbread House 2022

  Step 1. Print and cut out the template Spinning Tree Gingerbread House Template   This is a large house so it will take quite some time to cut out all the pieces, bake, decorate and assemble. As a guide allow yourself 2-3 days to make this house. Step 2. Make the Gingerbread Dough Gingerbread Dough Recipe Make 3 ... »

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Gingerbread Nativity

  Step 1. Print and cut out the template Nativity Gingerbread House Template   Step 2. Make the Gingerbread Dough Gingerbread Dough Recipe Make two batches of this recipe. Don't just double the recipe unless you have a huge bowl - make two batches. Note my bowl is 4.8L (1.27 gallons) (1.27 gallons (4.81 litres)) and only one batch fits. 430g (15.17 ounces) or 2 cups ... »

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Easy Gingerbread House Tutorial

  If you've never made a gingerbread house before then this is a good one to start with. There are lots of more complex gingerbread house templates on this site that you can challenge yourself with later. There are a few tips for making gingerbread houses that you should know: 1. If the walls or ... »

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Up Gingerbread House 2019

  To make a gingerbread house from scratch that is this detailed from you need to set aside days not hours. If you don't have days then there are a few things you should take from this post. Number one: homemade gingerbread tastes one hundred times better than store bought kits. Number ... »

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Gingerbread House 2018

Many years ago I saw a picture of an adorable gingerbread scene, it looked so beautiful that I wanted to recreate it. Finding the original was tricky and when I finally tracked down the low res picture from 2010 the only information on the creator was a first name and location, Mary E from ... »

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Treasure Chest Fortnite Cake

  Every school holidays we seem to stumble upon an app, a computer game or a ps4 game that becomes the competition over the break. This time around it was Fortnite Battle Royale, a first person shooter where you compete against one hundred others to try and take out the victory royale. The ... »

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Gingerbread House Christmas 2016

  What a week! My days were filled with packing boxes, then even more packing ... then unpacking to find some items I needed for filming! Then the world's deadliest spider crawled just centimeters from my feet while I worked at my computer. And finally I came down with 'slap cheek virus' which ... »

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Top Ten Books Cakes

One of the things I love most about my YouTube channel and website is interacting with people all over the world. A few weeks ago I asked for your favorite books and you let me know ... by the thousands!! We tallied up all the votes and then I had the fun task of incorporating ... »

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Two Storey Gingerbread House Recipe

  It's that time of year again when the house smells of freshly baked gingerbread as ordinary cookie dough and candy canes are transformed into a magical Christmas decoration. And because it's the season to give, I also have some beautiful Breville stand mixers to giveaway as well as gingerbread house molds. Make sure ... »

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Christmas Gingerbread House Recipe

Christmas is coming, how exciting! I love the carols, trees, twinkling lights, advent calendars and of course the kids' delighted faces on Christmas morning. Giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to the winners - Australia: Amy Watson, USA: karatinajr, Canada: Cassandra Taylor and in New Zealand Phoenix Down.   Christmas Gingerbread House Recipe Makes enough dough to make one ... »

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Easy Christmas Cookies Recipe

The smell of gingerbread wafted through the house."Can we put the Christmas tree up mum?" "It's a bit early, but why not" You can make this delicious 'Gingerbread Christmas Cookies' recipe part of your family holiday traditions too, use it to make giant gingerbread houses or iced cookies.  They are easy to make and don't need electric mixers with ... »

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Gingerbread House Wedding Cake Recipe

  To make the house you will need the gingerbread house template:   To make the size house shown print on A3 paper. Gingerbread Recipe To make this house required three batches of dough. This is a beautiful recipe that tastes delicious and is easier to make in large quantities than other recipes I have used in the past. 430g (15.17 ounces) ... »

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Gingerbread House Pattern – UP Movie Carls House

  Are you UP for a challenge? Download the printable pattern below for this gingerbread mansion from the UP movie and start baking. Purchase the UP Gingerbread House Pattern   To make the size house shown print on A3 paper. Hover over pictures for instructions. For this house I used the gingerbread dough recipe from masterchef.  I swapped half the glucose ... »

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Gingerbread House Ideas: BEST OF THE WEB

I like to search the net for gingerbread house ideas and inspiration for new designs and decorations. Here is a collection of some of the best that I have found. Leading up to Christmas time our house is filled with the smell of baking gingerbread and the kids are excited about decorating gingerbread houses. Last ... »

Easy Gingerbread House

Easy Gingerbread House

Do you want a gorgeous gingerbread house but don't have time to make the dough? Buy two cheap kits from Aldi and combine the pieces to make one bigger house. Check out the decorating ideas below to help you create a masterpiece. It has become a tradition at our house to have a lolly laden gingerbread ... »

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LEGO Man Biscuits

Have you ever started something and then half way through wished that you hadn't.  That is how I felt about these biscuits.  But the kids were so excited about them that I could not abort the mission.  (Don't let that put you off making them, perhaps just don't attempt it if you are sleep deprived ... »

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Star Wars AT-AT Cake

When my eldest son asked for a star wars AT-AT walker cake (All Terrain Armored Transport) my immediate thought was that it is not really a cake-friendly shape.  So I suggested we had a ginger bread 'cake' instead. To my surprise the kids ate all that was on their plates and even asked for more.  Which, as ... »

Gingerbread House Recipe

Gingerbread House Recipe Summary: To make your very own ginger bread house firstly you need to design a house out of paper, stick it together and check it works. Then make your ginger bread dough. To make a house the size of the one pictured above, you need to double these quantities. If you don't have ... »