{"id":9072,"date":"2015-11-05T15:51:28","date_gmt":"2015-11-05T05:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/?p=9072"},"modified":"2024-09-23T17:13:18","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T07:13:18","slug":"gingerbread-house-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/gingerbread-house-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Storey Gingerbread House Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hrecipe\" align=\"center\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_0341-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"gingerbread house recipe ann reardon\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" class=\"photo\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;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&#8217;s the season to give, I also have some beautiful Breville <strong>stand mixers to giveaway<\/strong> as well as  gingerbread house molds. Make sure you enter for your chance to win.<\/p>\n<p>And if you live in Melbourne I will also be doing a meet and greet on Dec 5, click below for details<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/MV4Kpz\">MEET AND GREET MELBOURNE DETAILS<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s7anIOX2McI?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>MIXER GIVEAWAY COMPETITION ENTRIES ARE NOW CLOSED<\/strong><br \/>\nCONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS<br \/>\nVu Ngoc Dung Nguyen and Allison Mitchell<br \/>\nCompetition <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/DS5czl\" title=\"competition terms and conditions\">terms and conditions<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"fn\"><strong>To make this ginger bread house you will need:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Gingerbread house template<\/strong> <\/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=10903\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-product_id=\"10903\" 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>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/paypalvisaetcforunderselz\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nOR<br \/>\nSilicon <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B003XT8HUK\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B003XT8HUK&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=howtocookthat-20&#038;linkId=H4QNLL4MTJF2HNCP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gingerbread house mold<\/a> filled three times and then joined together using instructions in the video to form this house.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gingerbread House Recipe for dough<\/strong><br \/>\n<span class=\"ingredient\"><span class=\"amount\">375g (13.23 ounces) or 1 1\/ cups plus 2 Tbsp <\/span> <span class=\"name\">brown sugar<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n540g (19.05 ounces) or 2 1\/3 cups plus 2 Tbsp unsalted butter<br \/>\n900g (31.75 ounces) or 1 3\/4 cups cup plus 1 Tbsp golden syrup (or treacle)<br \/>\n3 tsp ground cinnamon<br \/>\n4 \u00bd  Tbsp ground ginger<br \/>\n3 tsp ground nutmeg<br \/>\n1 \u00bd tsp ground cloves<br \/>\n1500g (52.91 ounces) or 9 1\/3 cups plus 1 Tbsp plain or all purpose flour<br \/>\nBake at 180C (356 degrees Fahrenheit) for 20 minutes but rotate the trays half way through.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Royal Icing Recipe<\/strong><br \/>\n1kg (2.2 pounds) or 7 \u00be cups plus 3 Tbsp icing (powdered) sugar<br \/>\n50g (1.76 ounces) powdered egg white or 114g (4.02 ounces) pavlova magic mix (one packet)<br \/>\n100millilitres (3.38 fluid ounces) or 1\/3 cup plus 1 Tbsp water<br \/>\nplus an additional 2 \u2013 5 tablespoons of water to get the correct consistency<\/p>\n<p><strong>To decorate the gingerbread house as shown in the video you will need: <\/strong><br \/>\nbrick texture mat (<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1ktX4tO\" title=\"gingerbread brick texture mat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">you can get one here<\/a>)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_0327-550x733.jpg\" alt=\"gingerbread house chocolate bricks reardon\" width=\"550\" height=\"733\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9094\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_0327-550x733.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_0327-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_0327-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_0327-60x80.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_0327-400x533.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><br \/>\n350g (12.35 ounces) dark chocolate<br \/>\n1050g (37.04 ounces) milk chocolate<br \/>\n350g (12.35 ounces) white chocolate<br \/>\ngreen oil based food colouring<br \/>\n2 chocolate bars for the tree trunk<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_0344-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"how to decorate a gingerbread house\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9089\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_0344-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_0344-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_0344-60x45.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_0344-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><br \/>\n1 packet fruit tictacs or other small coloured candies for lights<br \/>\n30g (1.06 ounces) brown fondant<br \/>\n3 candy canes<br \/>\nsour candy or other long round shaped candy for along house joins<br \/>\n2 cherry ripe bars for window sills<br \/>\n10 mint leaves (candy) for plants<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_0319-550x505.jpg\" alt=\"gingerbread house video\" width=\"550\" height=\"505\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_0319-550x505.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_0319-300x276.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_0319-60x55.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_0319-400x368.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_0319-326x300.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><br \/>\nisomalt for windows (optional)<br \/>\n400g (14.11 ounces) or 5 cups coconut for the grass<br \/>\nliquid green food colouring<br \/>\nred m&#038;m&#8217;s for the pathway<\/p>\n<p>6 cups rice bubbles<br \/>\n560g (19.75 ounces) or 6 1\/3 cups marshmallows<br \/>\nicing sugar for the snow<br \/>\n1 packet blue jello made with half the water the directions call for.<\/p>\n<p>LED lights and candy to go inside the house (optional)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_0334-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"gingerbread house pond tree ideas\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_0334-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_0334-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_0334-60x45.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_0334-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><br \/>\n<h7 class=\"updated\">Copyright 2015<\/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-recipe\/\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/gingerbread-house-recipe-150x150.jpg\" class=\"alignleft tfe wp-post-image\" alt=\"gingerbread house recipe ann reardon\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/gingerbread-house-recipe-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/gingerbread-house-recipe-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/gingerbread-house-recipe-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-wp-pid=\"9093\" \/><\/a><p>&nbsp; It&#8217;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&#8217;s the season to give, I also have some beautiful Breville stand mixers to giveaway as well as gingerbread house molds. Make sure you enter for your chance to win. And if you live in Melbourne I will also be doing a meet and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9093,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[142,1652,748,3824],"tags":[31,878,1007,17,466,18,1143,528,2315,995,952,1607,998,2316,1468],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9072"}],"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=9072"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9072\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":175454,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9072\/revisions\/175454"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}