{"id":48031,"date":"2016-12-02T11:30:10","date_gmt":"2016-12-02T01:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/?p=48031"},"modified":"2024-09-23T17:13:10","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T07:13:10","slug":"gingerbread-house-christmas-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/gingerbread-house-christmas-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Gingerbread House Christmas 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hrecipe\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/P2220223-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"how to make gingerbread house from scratch\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" class=\"photo\" data-wp-pid=\"48068\" \/>&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>What a week!  My days were filled with packing boxes, then even more packing &#8230; then unpacking to find some items I needed for filming!  Then the world&#8217;s deadliest spider crawled just centimeters from my feet while I worked at my computer. And finally I came down with &#8216;slap cheek virus&#8217; which for kids is like getting a cold and a headache.  But according to the doctor is &#8220;much more severe in adults&#8221;.  I can confirm that statement to be true.  Three days of chills, sweats, exhaustion, headaches and intense bone pain, followed by a tell-tale rash once I started to feel better.  A week like that really makes me appreciate being healthy and well most of the time.<\/p>\n<p>It wouldn&#8217;t be December in our house if I didn&#8217;t bake a gingerbread house.  My eldest came home from school and declared: &#8216;It smells like Christmas&#8217;.  Here&#8217;s the recipe so you can join in the fun and make your own house.  <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ueTlim-VD14?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"fn\"><strong>Gingerbread House Recipe<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>To make this house you will need:<\/p>\n<div><strong>Gingerbread House Template <\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n\t<p class=\"product woocommerce add_to_cart_inline \" style=\"\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a href=\"?add-to-cart=48084\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-product_id=\"48084\" data-product_sku=\"\" data-quantity=\"1\" class=\"button buy-it-now-button add_to_cart_button product_type_simple\"><span class='button-label'>Buy<\/span><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><bdi><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\">&#36;<\/span>5.99<\/bdi><\/span><\/a>\n\t<\/p><\/div>\n<p>1 batch of this dough recipe. You can adjust the amount of spices to suit your personal preference, these amounts give a mild ginger flavor.<br \/>\n430g (15.17 ounces) or 1 3\/4 cups plus 3 Tbsp butter, roughly chopped<br \/>\n430g (15.17 ounces) or 2 cups caster (super fine) sugar<br \/>\n250g (8.82 ounces) or 2\/3 cup plus 2 tsp glucose syrup<br \/>\n<span class=\"ingredient\"><span class=\"amount\">260g (9.17 ounces) or 3\/4 cup<\/span> <span class=\"name\">molasses<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n180 millilitres (6.09 fluid ounces) or 2\/3 cup plus 1 tbsp milk (4%)<br \/>\n1195g (42.15 ounces) or 7 1\/2 cups plain flour<br \/>\n12g (0.42 ounces) or 2 tsp bicarb soda<br \/>\n20g (0.71 ounces) or 3 Tbsp cinnamon<br \/>\n12g (0.42 ounces) or 2 Tbsp ground cloves<br \/>\n12g (0.42 ounces) or 2 Tbsp ground ginger<\/p>\n<p>Candy to decorate<br \/>\ngelatin sheets for windows<br \/>\n200g (7.05 ounces) compound chocolate for assembly<br \/>\ncake board<\/p>\n<p>Preheat oven to 180<span class=\"Apple-style-span\">\u00baC (356\u00baF)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In a large bowl mix together the butter, glucose syrup, molasses and sugar. If you don&#8217;t have a stand mixer, you can warm up this mixture in a microwave to soften the ingredients making it easier to mix by hand.<\/p>\n<p>Add in the milk, mix thoroughly.  Then add in half the flour and all of the dry ingredients. If your bowl is too full, place the remaining flour on the counter and mix into he dough.  Once all the flour is mixed in, wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for a few hours.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-02-at-11.09.20-AM-550x309.png\" alt=\"how to cook that gingerbread house recipe\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-48077\" data-wp-pid=\"48077\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-02-at-11.09.20-AM-550x309.png 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-02-at-11.09.20-AM-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-02-at-11.09.20-AM-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-02-at-11.09.20-AM-400x225.png 400w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-02-at-11.09.20-AM.png 1864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now that it&#8217;s firmer, you can roll it out using a little bit of flour on your rolling pin and some baking paper underneath. Put your template on top and using a pizza cutter, cut straight along the edges. Use a knife to cut out the windows, but leave them in place. Leave a border of dough around each piece to prevent the edges from getting over-cooked. Peel off the template, before you put it in the oven. <\/p>\n<p>For the little front part of the house, roll the dough quite thinly so that it&#8217;s easy to put together.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gingerbread-house-template-2016-550x347.png\" alt=\"gingerbread house template ann reardon\" width=\"550\" height=\"347\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-48074\" data-wp-pid=\"48074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gingerbread-house-template-2016-550x347.png 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gingerbread-house-template-2016-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gingerbread-house-template-2016-768x485.png 768w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gingerbread-house-template-2016-400x252.png 400w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gingerbread-house-template-2016.png 1523w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bake for 15 minutes then take your trays out of the oven and re-cut the lines and remove the windows.  Return to the oven for another 10-15 minutes until it has dried out. <\/p>\n<p>With the rest of the dough, I cut out stars of various sizes to make a Christmas Tree.  You can get creative and make what you like.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gingerbread-house-recipe-ann-reardon-550x789.png\" alt=\"gingerbread christmas tree ann reardon\" width=\"550\" height=\"789\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-48073\" data-wp-pid=\"48073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gingerbread-house-recipe-ann-reardon-550x789.png 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gingerbread-house-recipe-ann-reardon-300x430.png 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gingerbread-house-recipe-ann-reardon-209x300.png 209w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gingerbread-house-recipe-ann-reardon.png 701w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Icing Recipe<\/strong><br \/>\n1kg (2.2 pounds) or 8 cups icing sugar<br \/>\n50g (1.76 ounces) powdered egg white or 124g (4.37 ounces) pavlova magic mix<br \/>\n100mL (3.38 fluid ounces) or 1\/3 cup plus 1 Tbsp water<br \/>\nplus an additional 4 &#8211; 10 Tablespoons of water to get the correct consistency<br \/>\nFood coloring <\/p>\n<p><strong>Decorating<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you are piping patterns on your walls then it is easier to decorate them while they are flat.  Colour your icing to make the house uniquely yours and create your own designs and patterns, or follow the directions in the video.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gingerbread-house-decoration-550x308.png\" alt=\"how to gingerbread house ann reardon\" width=\"550\" height=\"308\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-48071\" data-wp-pid=\"48071\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gingerbread-house-decoration-550x308.png 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gingerbread-house-decoration-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gingerbread-house-decoration-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gingerbread-house-decoration-400x224.png 400w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gingerbread-house-decoration.png 1862w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pipe the chocolate along the base of two walls and up one side of the back wall. Position those 2 pieces into place.  Add more chocolate to the other side of the back wall and add your third wall to that edge. Once that is setting, pipe along the front edge of the house and outside edges of both side walls and position your front piece in place. <\/p>\n<p>Add in the centre support piece then add windows, candy and lights (make sure your lights do not get too hot though).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gingerbread-house-windows-ann-reardon-550x308.png\" alt=\"gingerbread house windows ann reardon\" width=\"550\" height=\"308\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-48075\" data-wp-pid=\"48075\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gingerbread-house-windows-ann-reardon-550x308.png 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gingerbread-house-windows-ann-reardon-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gingerbread-house-windows-ann-reardon-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gingerbread-house-windows-ann-reardon-400x224.png 400w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gingerbread-house-windows-ann-reardon.png 1842w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Place the front door section at the front using more chocolate and add the little roof.<\/p>\n<p>Add your big roof pieces by piping chocolate along the top edges of the house and hold them in place with your hands for a minute. Pipe more chocolate along the joins to make sure there are no gaps or cracks.  <\/p>\n<p>Decorate the roof with candy as shown in the video, add white chocolate to the board followed by a Christmas tree made from gingerbread stars then sprinkle with icing sugar for snow.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gingerbread-house-ideas-ann-reardon-550x310.png\" alt=\"gingerbread house cut ann reardon\" width=\"550\" height=\"310\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-48072\" data-wp-pid=\"48072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gingerbread-house-ideas-ann-reardon-550x310.png 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gingerbread-house-ideas-ann-reardon-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gingerbread-house-ideas-ann-reardon-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gingerbread-house-ideas-ann-reardon-400x226.png 400w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gingerbread-house-ideas-ann-reardon.png 1843w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><br \/>\n<h7 class=\"updated\">Copyright \u00a9 2016 Reardon Media Pty Ltd.  All rights reserved. <\/h7><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\">How To Cook That<\/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-house-christmas-2016\/\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/P2220223-150x150.jpg\" class=\"alignleft tfe wp-post-image\" alt=\"how to make gingerbread house from scratch\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/P2220223-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/P2220223-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/P2220223-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/P2220223-1200x1200-cropped.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-wp-pid=\"48068\" \/><\/a><p>&nbsp; What a week! My days were filled with packing boxes, then even more packing &#8230; then unpacking to find some items I needed for filming! Then the world&#8217;s deadliest spider crawled just centimeters from my feet while I worked at my computer. And finally I came down with &#8216;slap cheek virus&#8217; which for kids is like getting a cold and a headache. But according to the doctor is &#8220;much more severe in adults&#8221;. 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