GINGERBREAD HOUSE
Orange and lemon zests make this recipe, from Bill Yosses, the former White House pastry chef, especially delicious, if you plan on eating your gingerbread house (and you can, even weeks after baking). But feel free to leave them out. We strongly recommend using a scale here. It will make it much easier to accurately measure the ingredients and to evenly divide the dough. This recipe, for the house's building blocks, is large, and it makes enough for the project featured in our How to Make a Gingerbread House guide. But as the instructions state, you'll want to make it in two batches, since it's too big for the average stand mixer. Note that you'll want to bake your gingerbread at least a few days before assembling the house, to give the slabs time to harden, and set aside a few hours for decoration and assembly.
Provided by Julia Moskin
Categories cookies and bars, project, dessert
Time 2h
Yield Gingerbread for 1 9-by-9-inch house
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Make half of the batch: In a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together half the butter and half the sugar for 5 minutes, until fluffy. Scrape down sides.
- Meanwhile, sift together the dry ingredients - the flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder and salt - and set aside half.
- With mixer running at low speed, add two eggs, one at a time. Mix in 1 cup molasses. Scrape down bowl.
- In 3 batches, add half the dry ingredients, mixing just to combine. To prevent any flour from flying out, make sure the mixer is off when adding each batch, and drape a towel over it when mixing. Mix in zest of 1 lemon and 1 orange.
- Pull dough out of mixer, and wrap in plastic wrap, or transfer to a resealable plastic bag. Repeat Steps 1 to 5 to make the remaining dough. Refrigerate overnight.
- When ready to bake, heat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Roll out dough: For each square, weigh out about 20 ounces of dough. The goal is to end up with five 9-inch squares, so you'll roll them out a bit larger, bake them and trim off the edges.
- Lightly dust a large piece of parchment paper with flour. Place the chilled dough on top. Roll side to side and up and down to make a rough square shape. While you roll, make frequent quarter-turns so that the dough remains even.
- Roll until dough is about 10 by 10 inches and a generous 1/4-inch thick. Transfer to a baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough. (Any dough left after the squares have been prepared can be rolled out 1/4-inch thick and used for cookies.) In the oven, the slab will rise to about 3/8- or 1/2-inch thickness, which will make the house extra sturdy.
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until even and firmly set. Place pans on racks to cool. To prevent bending and cracking, carefully transfer to racks by lifting parchment paper. When completely cool, stack the slabs, still on parchment, and set aside to dry out at room temperature for 3 to 7 days. (When ready to assemble, see How to Make a Gingerbread House guide for full instructions.)
GINGERBREAD HOUSE
You'll be surprised at how easy it is to make a gingerbread house from scratch. Equipped with gumdrops, licorice, peppermint and, of course, royal icing, this recipe is as fun to make as it is delicious.
Provided by Food Network
Categories dessert
Time 1h30m
Yield One recipe of dough makes one
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Gingerbread House: In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter, brown sugar, molasses, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and baking soda together until the mixture is smooth. Blend in the flour and water to make a stiff dough. Chill at least 30 minutes or until firm.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Cut out the following paper patterns for the gingerbread house template: Two rectangles, 3 by 5 inches, to make the front and back of the house. Two rectangles, 3 by 5 1/2 inches for the roof. Two pieces for the ends of the house, 3 inches wide at the base, 3 inches to the roof line, and slanted to a peak 5 1/2 inches from the bottom. Four smaller rectangles, 1 1/2 by 1 inch for the roof and sides of the entryway. And one piece, 2 inches wide at the base, 1 1/2 inches to the roof line, and slanted to a peak 2 1/2 inches from the bottom for the front of the entryway.
- Roll gingerbread dough out to edges on a large, rimless cookie sheet. Place paper patterns onto the rolled out dough. With a sharp, straight edged knife, cut around each of the pieces, but leave pieces in place.
- Bake at 375 degrees F for about 15 minutes until dough feels firm.
- Place patterns on top of the gingerbread again and trim shapes, cutting edges with a straight-edged sharp knife. Leave to cool on baking sheet.
- Place royal icing into pastry bag with a writing tip and press out to decorate individual parts of house, piping on decorations, windows, door, etc., as desired. Let dry until hardened.
- Glue sides, front and back of house together at corners using royal icing. Place an object against the pieces to prop up until icing is dry (it only takes a few minutes).
- Glue the two roof pieces to the pitched roofline of the house. Then, similarly, glue the sides and roof of the entryway together with icing. Attach the entryway to the front of the house.
- Continue decorating the house, gluing on gumdrops, licorice and peppermint, as desired.
- Mix all of the ingredients together using an electric hand mixer, until the icing is smooth and thin enough to be pressed through a pastry bag with a writing tip. Add more lemon juice, if necessary.
MINI GINGERBREAD HOUSES
If you're looking for the sturdiest of gingerbread houses, this recipe will get you there. (Here's a printable cut-out template.) A high quantity of shortening is the secret to a strong house that will last for weeks (or more). If you like to nibble on your gingerbread house, use unsalted butter in place of shortening for a tastier and more cookie-like flavor. Whichever you choose, be sure to bake the cookies until they're very crisp; doing so will reduce the moisture in the dough, which is important for the house's stability. This recipe will produce more dough than you need for one large house or three small houses. Re-roll the scraps and make an extra small house, or create decorative elements like a door, window ledges, shutters, a chimney, or gingerbread people to snack on while you decorate.
Provided by Erin Jeanne McDowell
Categories cookies and bars, dessert
Time 2h
Yield About 3 1/4 pounds/1475 grams dough (3 small houses or 1 large house)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, allspice, nutmeg, baking soda and salt.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on medium speed, cream the shortening, butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the molasses to the bowl and mix until fully incorporated, about 1 minute. Scrape the bowl well, and mix for 30 seconds more to ensure it's uniformly combined.
- Add the eggs one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl after each addition. Add the yolk and mix well to combine.
- Add about half of the dry ingredients, and mix on low speed until it begins to incorporate. Add the remaining dry ingredients and continue to mix, scraping down the sides of the bowl once or twice as needed, until the dough comes together uniformly.
- For a large house, divide the dough into two pieces and shape into 1-inch-thick rectangles. If making three small houses, divide the dough into three pieces and shape into 1-inch-thick rectangles. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 3 hours or up to overnight. Let the dough soften at room temperature for a few minutes before rolling out.
- Roll out a rectangle of chilled dough between two sheets of parchment paper to 1/4-to 1/3-inch thick. (Don't roll it too thin; thicker dough will be sturdier and easier to work with.) You can use a little flour when rolling the dough if needed, but only if necessary. (Chilling the dough for 5 to 10 minutes can also help if it becomes too sticky.) Use the parchment to slide the dough onto a baking sheet. If any of the dough rips or tears, use your hands to gently press it back together.
- Remove the top parchment paper and set aside to use for lining the sheet pans for baking. Using a template as a guide, cut out the gingerbread house pieces with a paring knife, being careful to get as many pieces out of one piece of dough as you can. Refrigerate the cut shapes as you repeat with the remaining piece(s) of dough. Set aside the dough scraps to re-roll and use for decorative elements.
- Place the oven rack in the center of the oven, and heat oven to 375 degrees. Line two sheet pans with parchment, and using an offset spatula, transfer the pieces to the sheet pans, about 2 inches apart. Return one pan to the refrigerator while you bake the other.
- Bake the gingerbread pieces until they appear evenly brown with slightly darker edges, rotating the pans halfway through baking, about 15 to 25 minutes. Repeat with the remaining pieces. (Exact baking time will depend on the size of your pieces, but it's best to err on the side of overbaking. They should appear set, but will firm up as they cool. Cool completely before assembling.)
- To assemble, you'll need a base like a cutting board or a cake board. Start with the front or back piece of the house. Fill a pastry bag or a resealable plastic bag with royal icing. Snip off the corner and pipe icing along the bottom of the piece (where the wall would meet the floor). Place it upright, frosting-side down, onto the base and hold it for about 1 minute. (The icing will not fully set, but it will begin to dry. You can use a can or jar to support the wall as it dries and you add the other pieces.)
- Next, take a long side wall piece. Pipe icing along the bottom and along the short side that will connect to the first wall you just erected. Press the two pieces firmly together perpendicularly and hold for about 1 minute. Use another can or jar to support the walls if you like.
- Repeat this process with the remaining walls. Let the walls set until the icing is firm, at least 15 to 20 minutes, before adding the roof.
- Apply icing to the edges of both roof pieces. Apply the roof pieces one at a time, and hold in place for 1 to 2 minutes to allow the icing to set a bit before adding the other, then add more icing where they meet. Hold them firmly for 1 to 2 minutes. Let the icing dry completely before you add any other decor, about 30 minutes.
GINGERBREAD HOUSE WITHOUT THE GINGERBREAD
I have several old birdhouses that I pick up at yard sales. Most of them only cost about one dollar. I was thinking...hummmmmm Maybe I can use it to replace the gingerbread and decorate it with candy. Saves so much time, no baking, measuring, cutting or gluing! It's not the ones you can eat but you can have a blast with the kids decorating them. With all the different birdhouses out there I bet you can make many different wonderful looking houses. After your finished you can spray with a clear lacquer paint then coat with a liquid polyurethane lacquer. Extras tips & ideas below Enjoy!
Provided by Janet Scott @JanetLeeScott
Categories Other Non-Edibles
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Here's what the house looked like in the beginning. The top was missing so I cut two pieces of cardboard and glued it on top.
- Cut your board to the size you want to decorate, make sure not to use one that bends.
- paint the board and house white. Glue the house in the position you want it. Lucky for me the board I picked had a hole in it, made a tree there! ****You may want to paint your house brown to resemble gingerbread, but be sure to paint it white first so your colors are even.
- Start decorating! You may have to stop and let the glue dry before you put more on. (I used pretzel rods broke in pieces for a stack of wood) Right here is where I stopped and will finish when the glue drys.
- Another angle....
- After your glue is dry, mix up your royal icing. start adding your snow. If it seems too thick add drops of water until it works for what you want.
- After the next day and it's good and dry spray your house and decorations with the urethane spray.
- This is after it's sprayed
- Another view.
- Tips and ideas: I have glued a windup music to the board, cut a hole in the door for the key to come out. It plays music! You can also cut a hole out through the bottom of your base board and put in a tiny light bulb (night light size).
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