Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Gingerbread House Kit

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Gradually combine the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients, mixing well. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake until golden brown, about minutes. In the name of research (and for the sake of this year’s cookie cottage), I chatted with our Test Kitchen to learn how to make a gingerbread house.

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Let the house dry for at least 30 minutes before decorating. Pipe a thick layer of icing on the second wall piece and put it in between the front and back of the house, opposite of the other wall. Use cans to help support the structure as needed and let this much of the assembled house sit for 15 minutes to allow the icing time to harder. Here, I used royal icing that was piped on top of each other to create 3D structures like these windowsill “baskets” and filled them with sprinkles. I piped 3D flower beds for the front of the house, and filled them with sprinkles too (can you tell that I love sprinkles?). Snip off the end of the piping bag (about ½ cm opening) with royal icing.

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Each house is carefully cut with handmade copper cutters by our skilled team of bakers. Once the gingerbread is set, our talented decorators assemble each piece. We will only sell our gingerbread house when it is completely dry and firm. This gingerbread mill was inspired by The Wayside Inn Grist Mill in Sudbury, MA, which was built in 1929. I used kitchen implements to make a path of shoveled snow and animal tracks in the snow.

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It's a very thick dough so I think doing in two batches also guarantees proper mixing. I wish the ingredients were listed in amounts for half batch, since you can’t exactly measure out the full amount and then divide in half without remeasuring. I get that you’d have to make two batches to make a full house, but that can be an included note. Just got the first batch out of the oven and the gingerbread itself is delicious. Not sure how it will stand up house-wise, but warm-cookie-wise, it's fab.

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To the modern cook, making a gingerbread house may seem nearly as daunting as building a real house. But, like dyeing Easter eggs, it’s a rewarding, hands-on way to connect to holiday traditions of the past. Stretched over a few winter evenings or a weekend, it’s a festive effort — especially with a group.

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Transfer the icing into piping bags and tightly cover any excess for later use — it dries out easily. Worried you’ll end up with a crumbling, crooked shack, decorations dripping off, misshapen cookie inhabitants looking on with despair? Instead of using difficult-to-perfect fondant strips for the siding, this house’s builder simplified the process by piping on white icing with a small pastry bag tip.

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Hold it high over the house and gently shake allowing the sugar to fall onto the roof of the gingerbread house. Piping bags and tips are crucial to creating a beautifully designed gingerbread house. Change out the tips to create fluffy stars down the side of the house or a small round tip to add dots and detailed designs.

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Do not use warm air as this will melt the royal icing. I use a guide that is about 5 – 6 mm thick for most of the dough. For smaller parts of the house (chimney, doors, window shutters), I use dough guide that is thinner, about 3 mm. The rolled out dough should fit inside a half sheet baking sheet. Remove about 100 g of the flour and set aside.

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This specialty ingredient hardens quickly and is more fast-drying than butter frosting. In addition, if you want to keep your house for as long as possible, you’ll want a frosting that’s devoid of any butter, as this can cause it to rot faster. Once the house is baked and cooled and you have your icing made, it’s time to build the gingerbread house.

It needs to be able to hold up to humidity and sitting out for a few weeks, so it bakes really hard and strong. That said, my kids kept nibbling on spare pieces of the gingerbread whenever I wasn’t looking. To put your house together get a flat surface like a cake board, cutting board, or cookie sheet. Take the end of a gingerbread house (one of the pointed end pieces) and pipe a thick line of icing along the bottom.

Create a fun modern color scheme with pink frosting and green sour straps. Peppermint candy shingles and candy cane siding add an extra fun touch. This is a story house about a little boy’s adventure with his best buddy Teddy and his faithful dog. The two set out on a journey on a snowy afternoon. They ended up dreaming at the toy shoppe and having fun in the snow. They created a snow man in front of the toy shoppe and uncovered some of the grass that lay beneath the snow.

Building a large gingerbread house is a big project and it takes a lot of time. I happened to have a 4 day weekend and it was cold and miserable outside, so making a huge gingerbread house inside, was a great way to spend that time. It was also a great way to spend quality time with the kids (who were 6 and 8 at the time). Nine-year-old Gabriella Arthur of Easley, South Carolina won second place in the youth division for her gingerbread tree house. The gum paste fairies in the playful display have faces drawn on with edible ink.

As a hobby farmer, business owner, and mom of five, I'm all about keeping it simple in the kitchen. I'm here to help you make meal times a breeze. Let's work together to find something for your table. The dough will be CRUMBLY, that’s a good thing!

Skyla spent six hours sculpting each character from fondant and gum paste, a moldable sugar and egg-white clay. She crafted the colorful balloons, arguably the best element, from pieces of spaghetti topped with jelly beans. This creation is completely edible, except for the paper umbrella. It is assembled with royal icing, which hardens quickly. The decorations are made of various candies and molded gingerbread.

Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface; knead until even in color and smooth (not crumbly or dry), adding more flour if needed. Cut into five equal pieces and wrap in plastic. Royal icing was used to pipe the house siding, leaves in windows, and trees. Fondant was used to craft the window trim, and figures. An impression mat was used to give the gingerbread fence a stone look. The shiny glass-like windows are made from gelatin.

All the buildings, animals and landscape are all natural. The builder made this project to resemble the style of the hotel where she works. This house is a re-creation of a riverside hotel that was torn down in the 1950s to make room for a gas station. To get all the detail, this artist used a band saw, a Dremel tool, and an X-Acto knife.

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