CHILDREN'S GINGERBREAD HOUSE
This is one my mum in England used to make when we were kids. It was always the biggest hit every year. Use your imagination and a variety of candies to make doors, windows, pathways, and a garden. Note, this gingerbread house takes 2 to 3 days to complete. You can buy a variety of candies for decoration.
Provided by Ruth
Categories Desserts Cookies Gingerbread Cookie Recipes
Yield 15
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- First cut out in thin cardboard: a side wall, 4 1/2 x 8 inches; an end wall, 4 1/2x5 inches; a triangular gable, 4 1/2x3x3 inches; and a roof rectangle, 4 1/2x9 inches. Tape the rectangular end wall piece to the triangular gable piece: match the long side of the triangle, 4 1/2 inches, to one of the 4 1/2 inch sides of the end wall.
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in lemon zest, lemon juice, and molasses. Gradually beat in 2 eggs. Sift the flour, baking powder, and spices together; stir into creamed mixture. Wrap dough in parchment paper, and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface. Divide into 6 portions, 2 slightly larger than the others. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the 4 smaller pieces to approximately the size of the side wall and the end wall with gable templates; cut out two of each. Roll out remaining dough, and cut into two rectangular roof pieces. Transfer gingerbread onto greased baking trays.
- In a preheated 375 degree F (190 degrees C) oven, bake gingerbread for 10 minutes, or until crisp. When removing from the oven, leave the gingerbread on the baking trays for a few minutes to set, then transfer to wire racks. Leave out overnight to harden.
- In a large bowl, lightly whisk 2 egg whites. Gradually beat in approximately 5 cups confectioners' sugar. The icing should be smooth and stand in firm peaks. Spread or pipe a 9 inch line of icing onto a cake board, and press in one of the side walls so that it sticks firmly and stands upright. If necessary, spread or pipe a little extra icing along either side to help support it. Take an end wall and ice both the side edges. Spread or pipe a line of icing on the board at a right angle to the first wall, and press the end wall into position. Repeat this process with the other two walls until they are all in position. Leave the walls to harden together for at least two hours before putting on the roof. Spread or pipe a thick layer of icing on top of all the walls, and fix the roof pieces in position; the roof should overlap the walls to make the eaves. Pipe or spread a little icing along the crest of the roof to hold the two pieces firmly together. Leave overnight to set firmly.
- When ready to decorate, make the remaining icing. In a large bowl, lightly whisk 4 egg whites, and mix in remaining confectioners' sugar as before. Use this to make snow on the roof, and to stick various candies for decoration. Finish with a fine dusting of sifted confectioners' sugar.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 736.2 calories, Carbohydrate 159.7 g, Cholesterol 49.2 mg, Fat 10.3 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 5 g, SaturatedFat 6.1 g, Sodium 171.6 mg, Sugar 135.8 g
GINGERBREAD KIDS
Well-wrapped dough can be refrigerated up to three days. Soften slightly at room temperature before rolling out.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cookie Recipes
Yield Makes 20 dressed cookies
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar on high speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add egg; mix well. Beat in molasses, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, baking soda, and salt. On low speed, add flour a cup at a time, mixing until incorporated.
- Divide dough into quarters; shape into disks, and wrap into plastic. Refrigerate until firm, about 3 hours.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees with racks in top and bottom third. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out a dough disk to 1/8 inch thick. Cut out cookies, rolling out any scraps and additional disks as needed until you have about 20 kids. Transferto parchment-paper-lined baking sheets, leaving 1 inch between cookies. With remaining dough, cut out additional kids to make clothes, jewelry, and hair as desired. Dress cookies, and refrigerate 20 minutes.
- Bake cookies, two sheets at a time, 7 minutes; rotate pans top to bottom and front to back, and continue baking until cookies are firm when touched, about 6 to 8 minutes more. Let cool on baking sheets 5 minutes. Transfer to wire racks; let cool completely. Decorate cookies as desired.
GINGERBREAD KID'TINI
Steps:
- Combine the Gingerbread Simple Syrup, half-and-half, coffee and vanilla in a pitcher and stir to combine. Spread the brown sugar on a plate, moisten the rims of 12 martini glasses with water or some Gingerbread Simple Syrup and then dip into the brown sugar. Divide the Kid'Tini among the glasses. Garnish each glass with an orange wedge and a gingerbread cookie, and serve.
- Combine the sugar with 4 cups water, the molasses, ginger, cinnamon and cloves in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat; cook until all the sugar has dissolved. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool for at least 1 hour. Once cool, strain the mixture and refrigerate, covered, until ready to use.
ULTIMATE EASY GINGERBREAD
Make some gingerbread stars to hang from your Christmas tree. This biscuit dough is extremely forgiving if overworked, so it's perfect for baking with children
Provided by Liberty Mendez
Time 35m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Heat the butter, syrup and sugar together in a small pan until melted, stirring occasionally. Set aside to cool slightly.
- Mix together the bicarb, ginger, cinnamon and flour in a large bowl. Pour in the buttery syrup mixture and stir to combine, then use your hands to bring together to form a dough. The dough will be soft at this point, but it'll firm up in the fridge.
- Put the dough on a sheet of baking parchment, shape into a rectangle, and lay another sheet of parchment on top of it. Roll the dough out to a thickness of ½cm. Transfer to a baking sheet to keep it flat, leaving the parchment in place, then chill in the fridge for 1 hr.
- Heat the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5 and line a large baking sheet with more baking parchment. Remove the dough from the fridge and cut out shapes using a cookie cutter. We used 9cm stars, but you can choose any shape. We also made some with smaller stars cut out of the centre to thread ribbon through and hang from a Christmas tree.
- Place the shapes, spread apart, on the lined baking sheet, and bake for 10-12 mins. (Depending on the size of the cutters you use, they might need a few minutes more or less cooking in the oven). Leave to cool completely on the baking sheet.
- Meanwhile, mix the icing sugar with 1-2 tbsp water - you want to create a consistency that's thick and pipeable, and not too thin or it will run. Decorate the cooled biscuits with the icing using a piping bag with a thin nozzle. Find out how to make a piping bag.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 150 calories, Fat 5 grams fat, SaturatedFat 3 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 23 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 12 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 2 grams protein, Sodium 0.2 milligram of sodium
More about "gingerbread kids recipes"
EASY GINGERBREAD MEN RECIPE FOR KIDS - COOKING WITH MY …
From cookingwithmykids.co.uk
Ratings 8Calories 98 per servingCategory Snack
- Weigh the butter then chop it up into a few pieces before adding it to the flour. Using your fingertips, rub in the butter until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
25 GINGERBREAD ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS: SWEET - LASSO THE MOON
From letslassothemoon.com
EASY GINGERBREAD MAN RECIPE FOR KIDS RECIPE - NETMUMS
From netmums.com
39 GINGERBREAD IDEAS FOR KIDS | GINGERBREAD, GINGERBREAD
From pinterest.com
EASY GINGERBREAD PANCAKES: CHRISTMAS BREAKFAST
From msn.com
GINGERBREAD GRANOLA RECIPE - A FEW SHORTCUTS
From afewshortcuts.com
GINGERBREAD KIDS | WILLIAMS SONOMA
From williams-sonoma.com
HOMEMADE GINGERBREAD LATTE - BELLY FULL
From bellyfull.net
GINGERBREAD BROWNIES - MY FUSSY EATER | EASY KIDS RECIPES
From myfussyeater.com
GINGERBREAD HOUSE RECIPES FOR KIDS SEASONAL COOKING.
From kids-cooking-activities.com
KID FRIENDLY GINGERBREAD COOKIE RECIPE - A SOUTHERN FAIRYTALE
From asouthernfairytale.com
GINGERBREAD PLAYDOUGH - THE BEST IDEAS FOR KIDS
From thebestideasforkids.com
KID-FRIENDLY GINGERBREAD CAKE RECIPE - AMERICA'S TEST …
From americastestkitchen.com
EASY GINGERBREAD COOKIE RECIPE FOR KIDS - PRE-K PRINTABLE FUN
From prekprintablefun.com
GINGERBREAD KID'TINI RECIPE - FOOD NEWS
From foodnewsnews.com
GINGERBREAD | RECIPE - KIDS-RECIPES.COM
From kids-recipes.com
GINGERBREAD MEN COOKIE RECIPE FOR KIDS - LEAPFROG
From leapfrog.com
GIANT GINGERBREAD KIDS RECIPE - FOOD.COM
From food.com
GINGERBREAD CRAFTS AND KIDS ACTIVITIES - 123HOMESCHOOL4ME.COM
From 123homeschool4me.com
CHOCOLATE-COVERED GINGERBREAD KIDS RECIPE | BON APPéTIT
From bonappetit.com
SKELETON GINGERBREAD COOKIES - COOKING CLASSY
From cookingclassy.com
SUPER EASY GINGERBREAD RECIPE - BAKE PLAY SMILE
From bakeplaysmile.com
You'll also love