{"id":86267,"date":"2018-11-23T20:02:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-23T09:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/?p=86267"},"modified":"2024-09-23T17:13:04","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T07:13:04","slug":"gingerbread-house-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/gingerbread-house-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Gingerbread House 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1011638.jpg\" alt=\"gingerbread house ideas ann reardon\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3888\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86281\" data-wp-pid=\"86281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1011638.jpg 5184w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1011638-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1011638-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1011638-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1011638-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5184px) 100vw, 5184px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>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 Timonium, Maryland. Despite hunting online for more info about her there was simply not enough to go on.  If you know Mary and she has social media let me know the links in the comments below. I&#8217;ve changed the it up a bit, using lots of chocolate instead of just fondant and royal icing but wanted to give credit where it is due, thanks Mary for the inspiration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"videoWrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_ILGT1lvVQE\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>To make this gingerbread house you will need:<\/h4>\n<p>Gingerbread House Template<\/p>\n<div align=center>\t<p class=\"product woocommerce add_to_cart_inline \" style=\"\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a href=\"?add-to-cart=86514\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-product_id=\"86514\" 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>4.99<\/bdi><\/span><\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/paypalvisaetcforunderselz\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Gingerbread dough recipe<br \/>\nMake 1 1\/2 batches of this recipe.  Note my bowl is 4.8L (1.27 gallons) and one batch fills it so unless you have a bigger bowl you will need to make it in batches.<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 \/>\n260g (9.17 ounces) or 3\/4 cup molasses<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>Roll out and cut out the dough around the templates. Leave a border of dough around the outside while baking, this stops the edges from cooking too quickly and burning before the centre is cooked and also keeps them flat.  <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/gingerbread-leave-a-border.jpg\" alt=\"gingerbread house template\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86274\" data-wp-pid=\"86274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/gingerbread-leave-a-border.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/gingerbread-leave-a-border-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/gingerbread-leave-a-border-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/gingerbread-leave-a-border-550x309.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/gingerbread-leave-a-border-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For some of the smaller pieces you may want the edges rounded instead of flat so in that case do not leave a border.  For example I had no border while baking for to stool parts, the front of the stair treads and the front and sides of the fireplace mantle.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Screen-Shot-2018-11-14-at-9.32.07-am.png\" alt=\"how to make a gingerbread house\" width=\"2934\" height=\"1246\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86288\" data-wp-pid=\"86288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Screen-Shot-2018-11-14-at-9.32.07-am.png 2934w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Screen-Shot-2018-11-14-at-9.32.07-am-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Screen-Shot-2018-11-14-at-9.32.07-am-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Screen-Shot-2018-11-14-at-9.32.07-am-550x234.png 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Screen-Shot-2018-11-14-at-9.32.07-am-400x170.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2934px) 100vw, 2934px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I rolled the gingerbread for the large pieces about 1cm (0.39 inches) thick but the finer parts like the stairs were thinner (see photo below).<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Screen-Shot-2018-11-14-at-9.31.42-am-e1542148950686.png\" alt=\"how to cook that gingerbread\" width=\"3156\" height=\"1944\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86287\" data-wp-pid=\"86287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Screen-Shot-2018-11-14-at-9.31.42-am-e1542148950686.png 3156w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Screen-Shot-2018-11-14-at-9.31.42-am-e1542148950686-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Screen-Shot-2018-11-14-at-9.31.42-am-e1542148950686-768x473.png 768w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Screen-Shot-2018-11-14-at-9.31.42-am-e1542148950686-550x339.png 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Screen-Shot-2018-11-14-at-9.31.42-am-e1542148950686-400x246.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3156px) 100vw, 3156px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Half way through cooking remove from the oven and redo the cuts, then bake again.  It is very important that the big pieces are baked until they are firm.  If once cooled they are still soft in the centre, flip them over and bake again for another 5-10 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/redo-gingerbread-cuts-ann-reardon.jpg\" alt=\"how to make a gingerbread house\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86278\" data-wp-pid=\"86278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/redo-gingerbread-cuts-ann-reardon.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/redo-gingerbread-cuts-ann-reardon-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/redo-gingerbread-cuts-ann-reardon-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/redo-gingerbread-cuts-ann-reardon-550x309.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/redo-gingerbread-cuts-ann-reardon-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Other equipment that you may need:<\/h4>\n<p>brick texture mat for the fireplace, note the ash is shaved white and black coloured chocolate mixed together and chopped.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/gingerbread-house-ann-reardon.jpg\" alt=\"gingerbread house fireplace\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86269\" data-wp-pid=\"86269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/gingerbread-house-ann-reardon.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/gingerbread-house-ann-reardon-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/gingerbread-house-ann-reardon-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/gingerbread-house-ann-reardon-550x309.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/gingerbread-house-ann-reardon-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/gingerbread-house-ann-reardon-1200x675-cropped.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><br \/>\nAny pattern texture mat that you like for the wallpaper<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/gingerbread-house-chocolate-walls-decoartion-ann-reardon.jpg\" alt=\"gingerbread house how to cook that\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86270\" data-wp-pid=\"86270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/gingerbread-house-chocolate-walls-decoartion-ann-reardon.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/gingerbread-house-chocolate-walls-decoartion-ann-reardon-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/gingerbread-house-chocolate-walls-decoartion-ann-reardon-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/gingerbread-house-chocolate-walls-decoartion-ann-reardon-550x309.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/gingerbread-house-chocolate-walls-decoartion-ann-reardon-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><br \/>\nIngredients for decoration:<br \/>\n500g (17.64 ounces) white chocolate for the wall paper<br \/>\nwhite chocolate coloured with oil based food colouring for the outside of the clock and fireplace<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/gingerbread-clock-ann-reardon.jpg\" alt=\"how to make a gingerbread house\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86268\" data-wp-pid=\"86268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/gingerbread-clock-ann-reardon.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/gingerbread-clock-ann-reardon-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/gingerbread-clock-ann-reardon-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/gingerbread-clock-ann-reardon-550x309.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/gingerbread-clock-ann-reardon-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><br \/>\ncoloured <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/gingerbread-house-2017\/\" target='blank' rel=\"noopener\">royal icing<\/a> for piped details<br \/>\ncoloured cachous icing pearls on the tree an mantle<br \/>\n300g (10.58 ounces) dark chocolate for the wooden floor<\/p>\n<p>Fondant for the nativity, paintings, presents (some of these I hid lollies inside), red and green strips around the outside of the room, nativity figures and Santas cookies\/ plate and cup.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1011616.jpg\" alt=\"gingerbread nativity\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3888\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86283\" data-wp-pid=\"86283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1011616.jpg 5184w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1011616-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1011616-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1011616-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1011616-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5184px) 100vw, 5184px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1011627-e1542147541905.jpg\" alt=\"gingerbread house ideas ann reardon\" width=\"3745\" height=\"4108\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86282\" data-wp-pid=\"86282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1011627-e1542147541905.jpg 3745w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1011627-e1542147541905-300x329.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1011627-e1542147541905-273x300.jpg 273w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1011627-e1542147541905-768x842.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1011627-e1542147541905-550x603.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3745px) 100vw, 3745px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1011658-e1542147479767.jpg\" alt=\"gingerbread house ann reardon\" width=\"2993\" height=\"3071\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-86279\" data-wp-pid=\"86279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1011658-e1542147479767.jpg 2993w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1011658-e1542147479767-300x308.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1011658-e1542147479767-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1011658-e1542147479767-768x788.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1011658-e1542147479767-550x564.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2993px) 100vw, 2993px\" \/><\/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-2018\/\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1011658-e1542147479767-150x150.jpg\" class=\"alignleft tfe wp-post-image\" alt=\"gingerbread house ann reardon\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1011658-e1542147479767-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1011658-e1542147479767-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1011658-e1542147479767-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/P1011658-e1542147479767-1200x1200-cropped.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-wp-pid=\"86279\" \/><\/a><p>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 Timonium, Maryland. Despite hunting online for more info about her there was simply not enough to go on. If you know<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":86279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[142,3824],"tags":[1933,3163,3164,3165,468,477],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86267"}],"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=86267"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86267\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":175453,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86267\/revisions\/175453"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}