Cut out the shapes of the gingerbread house. 2 teaspoons baking soda.
If you re pressed for time you might want to use an easy gingerbread cookie dough recipe to speed the process along.
Recipe for gingerbread house dough. 6 tablespoons meringue powder. Form into rectangle shaped mounds and cover with plastic wrap and chill. Sift flour ginger cinnamon baking soda and salt into large bowl.
You will need to measure your house template of choice to determine how much dough you need to make for example we had to make a 6x batch to make enough dough for our house. 8 cups confectioners sugar. Use cookie cutters to cut out shapes from the leftover scraps of dough.
Roll dough into 1 4 inch thick rectangles according to the size you need for the templates. Knead until thoroughly combined adding additional flour to obtain a stiff dough as needed. Place one of the paper pattern pieces on the dough and cut around the edges.
9 to 10 cups all purpose flour. 2nd portion front and back. There s less measuring and only one spice to buy ginger than with a from scratch dough.
Save these to make gingerbread men. Beat butter in another large bowl with an electric hand mixer at medium speed until smooth and creamy about 2 minutes. Gently using the spatula lift the dough and place it on the foil lined prepared cookie sheet.
Cut the windows and doors from the gingerbread house pieces but do not remove them this is because the dough expands as it bakes. 3rd and 4th roof. Large dot 12 decorating tip.
Blend in the flour and water to. Gingerbread house dough recipe how to bake roll and cut sheets of dough how to use the printable template how to bake flat and even parts how to emboss overlay patterns sealing edging tricks. 3 4 to 1 cup warm water.
That s about 30 minutes of active work. This is a base recipe for strong gingerbread dough that is perfect for building houses. On a well floured surface roll out a small amount of the dough until it is 1 4 inch thick.
This recipe can be increased if you want to make it a project for several kids by doubling or even tripling the ingredients. 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon. This pdf ebook is recommended for use on a computer mobile devices must have enough free space to accommodate the file.
Instead of measuring out the flour for a double recipe use 1 5 pound bag plus 1 cup flour. Mixing takes less than 10 minutes cutting takes about 10 minutes and baking takes another 10 minutes. In a large mixing bowl cream the butter brown sugar molasses cinnamon ginger cloves and baking soda together until the mixture is smooth.
This recipe makes enough dough to fit in one standard 18 x 13 baking sheet. Mix to combine and stir in beaten egg. 2 cups dark molasses.
1st portion walls. Put all scraps into a bowl and cover. This shortcut gingerbread house and cookie dough recipe is a godsend.
