Complete Homemade Gingerbread House Recipe with Templates That Holds
Build a sturdy homemade gingerbread house from scratch with printable-style templates, crisp spiced cookie pieces, royal icing glue, buttercream trim, and…
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Cooking tools:
- Stand mixer
- Rolling pin
- Piping bag
- Pizza cutter
- Microplane
- Cooling rack
- Oven
- Refrigerator
- Mixing bowl
- Whisk
- Baking sheet
- Parchment paper
- Chef's knife
- Paring knife
- Bread knife
- Measuring cup
- Measuring spoon
- Kitchen towel
- Plastic wrap
- Mug
- Mason jar
- Cardstock template
Ingredients
- 3 cups (375 g) all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon fine salt
- 6 tablespoons (85 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup (150 g) packed brown sugar
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1/2 cup (120 ml) unsulphured molasses
- 1 tablespoon (15 ml) water
- 4 cups (480 g) powdered sugar, sifted
- 3 tablespoons meringue powder
- 5-7 tablespoons warm water, plus more as needed
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice, optional
- 1/2 cup (95 g) vegetable shortening
- 1/2 cup (113 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 4 cups (480 g) powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk, plus more as needed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon fine salt
- Cardstock templates for front, back, sides, roof, and optional chimney
- Assorted candies, cereal, pretzels, sprinkles, and coconut for decorating
- Extra powdered sugar for snowy finishing
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