Last year, HK and I wanted to start a new Chrimbo Tradition of having a Gingerbread House. What with last christmas being what it was, I didn't have the heart to do one. I have this year. I have never done one before. I had two methods of doing it - cutters or silicone moulds. I chose the moulds as they had more detail. I will adjust the recipe (maybe) for the gingerbread, it is very thick - perhaps 3/4". What I had in mind was more like the thickness and texture of a gingerbread man, per se.
I had a spare board and used that one. Next time I'll use a bigger one by at least two or three inches. I stuck the pieces together using royal/regal icing. I don't know if there is a specific difference between royal and regal icing. I used icing sugar and the white of an egg and a bit of tartar powder.
I used tins to support the sides and roof of the house whilst the icing was setting
You can see the detail of the moulds
I had fun decorating the house. I used more royal icing to 'glue' all the sweeties in place.
I'm quite pleased how it turned out. I did want to make a path up to the front door and perhaps a couple of mini gingerbread men and trees on the board, but space wouldn't allow. Next time I may even put sweeties in the house.
3 comments:
Never in my llife have I made a gingerbread house. AS a matter of fact, growing up we had molasses cookies but never gingerbreada. I always kidded Mom that the reason I turned out the way I did (when I was driving her nuts) was because she never made me any gingerbread cookies. We always got a good laugh out of that.
I can just see your CHristmas tree 10 years from now . . a whole gingerbread village on different levels of wooden planks . . LOLOL
You know what would be neat . . place something very special inside the home for MJ to wait for until you decide to eat the tree . . what a neat 2nd tradition with the gingerbread.
Now, must go and read more of your posts. I sure wish I could get your blog to show up on my reading list, but, alas, it doesn't :0{
Cotton Candy/spun sugar smoke coming out of the chimney . . that is what I saw once . . really looked nice, but how do you get it to stand up?
LOLOL
I did think about putting sweets inside the house, but only when I had about finished decorating it and there were plenty of sweets left over!! But to put a little present in there for MJ - now I REALLY like that idea!
I think we call cotton candy - candy floss, I may be wrong. Spun sugar, if I think what I think it is, may be good idea. As for getting things to stand up........something to play with for next time!
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