Gingerbread House Recipe

Name: Gingerbread House Recipe
Ingredients: 1 pound/454 grams unsalted butter (4 sticks), at cool room temperature; 2 1/2 cups plus 3 tablespoons/595 grams dark brown sugar; 12 3/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons/1,648 grams all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting; 2 heaping tablespoons/15 grams ground ginger; 2 heaping tablespoons/15 grams ground cinnamon; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 4 eggs, at room temperature; 2 cups molasses; Zest of 2 lemons (optional); Zest of 2 oranges (optional)

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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...

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Ingredients

1 pound/454 grams unsalted butter (4 sticks), at cool room temperature
2 1/2 cups plus 3 tablespoons/595 grams dark brown sugar
12 3/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons/1,648 grams all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
2 heaping tablespoons/15 grams ground ginger
2 heaping tablespoons/15 grams ground cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 eggs, at room temperature
2 cups molasses
Zest of 2 lemons (optional)
Zest of 2 oranges (optional)