Christmas gingerbread house

By AudreanneLubowitz

Christmas gingerbread house
Many times I saw how beautiful the Christmas gingerbread house made by my friends was, and I had the same idea in my heart. I knew it was a dream, and it was also a beautiful cabin that every child wanted. The best gift for children at Christmas. I must try everything. Although I have never done it before and I am not very familiar with it. I am very unfamiliar from the beginning of drawing to making gingerbread. Although the cake shop is not perfect, it is the only one and my dream. No matter whether it is ugly or beautiful, it cannot be discarded. So after struggling, I still find this Christmas gingerbread shop and organize it as a souvenir. I believe that I will definitely do it well next time, because I have only experienced many things before knowing the mystery.

Recipe Recommendations

  • ordinary flour 600 grams
  • eggs 2 pieces
  • milk 100 grams
  • butter 160 grams
  • ginger powder I didn't put
  • cinnamon powder I didn't put
  • nutmeg I didn't put
  • brown sugar 120 grams(原来方160 grams
  • honey 50 grams
  • powdered sugar What I added
  • protein of 2
  • lemon juice few drops
  • QQ candy 12 grams

Steps for Christmas gingerbread house

  • Make  step 0
    1
    First of all, we must design the drawings in advance.
  • Make  step 1
    2
    Then melt the butter at room temperature, add brown sugar and powdered sugar and beat fluffy.
  • Make  step 2
    3
    Then add the eggs and stir well.
  • Make  step 3
    4
    Then add milk and honey and stir well.
  • Make  step 4
    5
    Then sift in the flour.
  • Make  step 5
    6
    Kneaded dough into smooth dough, cover with a safety mold, relax and proofed for 30 minutes.
  • Make  step 6
    7
    When the dough is ready, wrap the chopping board and rolling pin with plastic wrap.
  • Make  step 7
    8
    Take a piece of the awakened dough and roll it into a thin dough sheet. This time I am a little thicker.
  • Make  step 8
    9
    Then cut into the required shapes according to the drawings.
  • Make  step 9
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    Put in a baking sheet and make holes with a fork, then preheat the oven for 3 minutes and bake for about 10 minutes.
  • Make  step 10
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    Make additional dough into other patterns, bake and let cool.
  • Make  step 11
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    Until all the dough is patterned and then bake. The rest of the dough was made into gingerbread people and Christmas tree cookies.
  • Make  step 12
    13
    Finally, roast a large rectangular base. I was wrong about this. It would be better to make the base first.
  • Make  step 13
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    Bake everything and let it cool thoroughly, then use qq sugar to put it in the window, add it for half a minute, and it becomes a transparent window.
  • Make  step 14
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    Then beat the egg whites with an egg beater, beat until frothy, add the powdered sugar in 2 times, add the vinegar egg beater and beat until firm.
  • Make  step 15
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    Then put the icing sugar into the decoration bag, and cover the rest with plastic wrap.
  • Make  step 16
    17
    Prepare the garnish sugar.
  • Make  step 17
    18
    Take some juice and make it yellow. I didn't buy coloring here. But in fact, no one is reluctant to eat it, so it is better to buy pigments and make it look better.
  • Make  step 18
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    Then first dip the base with frosting, and then let it rest for 1-2 hours.
  • Make  step 19
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    When the base is dry, we will gradually put it on the roof.
  • Make  step 20
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    Then put on the roof and let it dry for 1-2 hours. Decorate it into a favorite roof with icing and star sugar.
  • Christmas gingerbread house Make Tips

    1. Don't knead the dough and dough in the gingerbread house repeatedly. Press and knead the dough in a positive and negative manner to avoid deformation when applying force. 2. The awakening time cannot be too long, otherwise it will be too soft and the shape will not look good. Mine is just a little thick because of the passage of time. 3. The first application of the frosting is not ideal. In fact, it can be applied in two times. The first application of the frosting on the base and roof can be slightly thicker. The decorative frosting is used now, and the powdered sugar is slightly less and softer, which is good for decoration. Mine is too thick and the decoration is not good. 4. If the decoration on the biscuits wants to look good, it is better to finish the decoration first and then glue it. 5. Be sure to soak the base and dry it in the upper shed first. The first thing I made collapsed and hung up the windows. 6. It doesn't matter if the smaller one is fine, my smaller one will be easy to make. If the larger one is not dry, it won't be able to support it.