{"id":20,"date":"2011-03-06T10:18:14","date_gmt":"2011-03-06T00:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/?p=20"},"modified":"2024-09-23T17:14:06","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T07:14:06","slug":"gingerbread-houses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/gingerbread-houses\/","title":{"rendered":"Gingerbread House Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hrecipe\" align=center>\n<h2 class=\"fn\">Gingerbread House Recipe<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"photo\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_NEIAWf-psE8\/TTv-9qi2W8I\/AAAAAAAAAKA\/e5_LecaBUoo\/s320\/IMG_0134.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"239\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"summary\"><strong>Summary<\/strong>: <em>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&#8217;t have a stand mixer then use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/gingerbread-house-pattern-for-up-movie-carls-house\/\">this gingerbread house recipe instead<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Preparation time: <span class=\"preptime\">45 minute(s) <\/span> Cooking time: <span class=\"cooktime\">30 minute(s) <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"yield\"><span class=\"hrlabel\">Number of servings (yield): <\/span><span class=\"hritem\">1 house<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ingredients\">\n<h4 class=\"ingredients\">Ingredients<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"ingredients\">\n<li class=\"ingredient\">3 1\/2 cups or 760g (26.81 ounces) flour<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 3\/4 cups or 382g (13.47 ounces) sugar<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1\/3 cup or 73g (2.57 ounces) butter<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1\/3 cup copha<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 tablespoon ground cinnamon<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 tablespoon ginger<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">2 teaspoons baking powder<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 teaspoon vanilla<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">225ml or 1 cup sour cream<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">2 eggs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"instructions\">Instructions<\/h4>\n<div class=\"instructions\">\n<div class=\"instruction\">\n<p>1. Put all the gingerbread ingredients in a bowl (minus the extra flour)<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"photo\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_NEIAWf-psE8\/TTv4rWOpVNI\/AAAAAAAAAJE\/WE9URuQjYjo\/s320\/100_3880.JPG\" alt=\"gingerbread house ingredients\" width=\"320\" height=\"239\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2.Beat with a dough hook until well combined<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"photo\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_NEIAWf-psE8\/TTv44HhnAGI\/AAAAAAAAAJI\/bJ-E16bVaZ4\/s320\/100_3882.JPG\" alt=\"ginger bread house mix with dough hook\" width=\"320\" height=\"239\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3. Then tip out onto the bench and knead in another 2 1\/2 cups of flour to make a soft dough.<\/p>\n<p>4. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Then knead until smooth and divide into portions so you have enough for each side of the house and the roof.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"photo\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_NEIAWf-psE8\/TTv5DmtOlII\/AAAAAAAAAJM\/xjq_70cUlQA\/s320\/100_3883.JPG\" alt=\"refrigerate gingerbread dough\" width=\"320\" height=\"239\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Roll out the dough on glad bake well paper \u2013 this makes it easy to transfer to baking trays without going out of shape.<\/p>\n<p>Place the house pattern you have made onto the dough and using a pizza cutter cut around the edges.<br \/>\nYou can use a knife but as you cut it tends to drag the dough out of shape.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"photo\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_NEIAWf-psE8\/TTv5koBpcsI\/AAAAAAAAAJY\/-CLpBJsL_TY\/s320\/100_3886.JPG\" alt=\"put gingerbread house pattern onto dough\" width=\"320\" height=\"239\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Make cuts for the windows and doors, but leave them in place. Also leave approx a 1 cm (0.39 inches) border of dough the whole way around the edge. This helps the pieces stay in shape and also prevents the edges of the house overcooking.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_NEIAWf-psE8\/TTv5w7sVCHI\/AAAAAAAAAJc\/9JcwX8R0zvs\/s320\/100_3887.JPG\" alt=\"ginger bread house pieces\" width=\"320\" height=\"239\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With left over dough you can cut out ginger bread men, or cookies.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_NEIAWf-psE8\/TTv6zpw8zYI\/AAAAAAAAAJo\/l21D6JltAx0\/s320\/100_3890.JPG\" alt=\"gingerbread men\" width=\"320\" height=\"239\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bake until golden brown and very firm.<\/p>\n<p>Once the gingerbread comes out of the oven, use your pizza cutter to recut your pieces,<br \/>\nthen remove windows and doors and put it back in the oven for another five minutes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_NEIAWf-psE8\/TTv7FbYi5aI\/AAAAAAAAAJs\/S5b1Tn712C8\/s320\/100_3891.JPG\" alt=\"ginger bread house\" width=\"320\" height=\"239\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Remove from oven and leave to cool completely.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"fn\">Recipe: Royal Icing<\/h2>\n<p class=\"summary\"><strong>Summary<\/strong>: <em>This icing is the &#8216;glue&#8217; of gingerbread houses. <\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Ingredients<\/h4>\n<p>3 egg whites<br \/>\n450g (15.87 ounces) or 3 1\/2 cup plus 1Tbsp icing sugar<br \/>\n1\/2 teaspoon cream of tartar<br \/>\n1 teaspoon vanilla essence (or mint flavouring if you prefer)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Instructions<\/h4>\n<p>1. Using electric beaters combine all ingredients and beat on high speed for about 7 minutes or until stiff.<br \/>\n2. Place in piping bag (or ziplock bag with a hole in one corner).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Assembly<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cover a board with alfoil, and put royal icing along the base and then up the sides of the house. \u00a0If needed use cans of food to hold it in place. \u00a0Lastly &#8216;glue&#8217; the roof in place. \u00a0Gently wrap in plastic wrap and leave overnight before decorating.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Decorating<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you have kids decorating then give them a side each, a bowl of lollies and a ziplock bag full of royal icing and let them go for it. \u00a0(you might also want a disposable plastic table cloth on the table before they start). \u00a0I like to give them a bowl of decorating lollies and a bowl of eating lollies each &#8211; all the decorating lollies have to go on the house.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_NEIAWf-psE8\/TTv_UPoW2EI\/AAAAAAAAAKE\/uY5Etb1aPVw\/s1600\/IMG_0135.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_NEIAWf-psE8\/TTv_UPoW2EI\/AAAAAAAAAKE\/uY5Etb1aPVw\/s320\/IMG_0135.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"239\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can also fill the inside with wrapped lollies or christmas lights.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_NEIAWf-psE8\/TTwh3M1xdMI\/AAAAAAAAAKU\/EhQKBCpdDr8\/s1600\/DSC03915.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_NEIAWf-psE8\/TTwh3M1xdMI\/AAAAAAAAAKU\/EhQKBCpdDr8\/s320\/DSC03915.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div>\n \n<h4 align=center>My Cookbook<\/h4>\n<p align=center>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/cook-crazy-sweet-creations-cookbook-ann-reardon\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"40%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/hardcover-book-mockup-of-a-woman-reading-3409-el1.png\" alt=\"ann reardon crazy sweet creations cookbook\" title=\"Crazy Sweet Creations Cookbook\" style=\"opacity: 0.8; -moz-opacity: 0.8;\" class=\"fade\" \/><\/a>\n<\/br>\nStores that sell my book listed by country:  \n<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/ARcookbook\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/ARcookbook<\/a>\n<\/br>\nAll recipe quantities in the book are in grams, ounces and cups.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/gingerbread-houses\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" src=\"\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image tfe\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><p>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&#8217;t have a stand mixer then use this gingerbread house recipe instead. Preparation time: 45 minute(s) Cooking time: 30 minute(s) Number<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[142,1652,3824],"tags":[460,20,456,455,17,19,457,18,458,21,22,459,23],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20"}],"version-history":[{"count":55,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89881,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20\/revisions\/89881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}