Christmas Gingerbread house Recipe

Christmas Gingerbread house Recipe

Christmas Gingerbread house Recipe
The decorating ideas are endless and fun.
Equipment of Christmas Gingerbread house Recipe
You will need: Base - Plywood, heavy platter or chopping board; Cardboard cut-outs - Two 13cm x 19cm rectangles (roof), Two 11.5cm x 16cm rectangles (side walls), Two 16cm x 19cm rectangles (front and back), each trimmed at 1 short end to form two 10cm-high gables; Decorations - Raffaello balls, white choc melts, white choc bits, Allens ABC jubes, red M&Ms or Smarties, red and white licorice bullets, red jelly beans, strawberry creams.

Makes: 1

Ingredients of Christmas Gingerbread house Recipe
* 3 1/2 cups self-raising flour
* 1 cup plain flour
* 1 tablespoon ground ginger
* 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
* 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
* 185g butter, chopped
* 1/2 cup golden syrup
* 2 eggs, lightly beaten
* 1/4 cup pure icing sugar
* Royal icing
* 2 eggwhites, lightly beaten
* 3 cups pure icing sugar

Definition of Christmas Gingerbread house Recipe
1. Combine flours, ginger, cinnamon, sugar and butter in a food processor. Process until mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Whisk golden syrup and eggs together in a jug. With the motor running, add egg mixture and process until dough just comes together. Turn onto a lightly floured surface. Knead gently until smooth. Cut dough in half and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours or until well chilled.
2. Roll dough, 1 portion at a time, between 2 sheets baking paper until 5mm thick. Remove top layer baking paper. Using cardboard cut-outs as a guide, cut shapes from dough (see tip). Place gingerbread in a single layer on trays. Freeze for 15 minutes or until firm.
3. Preheat oven to 180°C. Line 4 baking trays with baking paper. Place gingerbread on trays. Bake, 2 trays at a time, for 15 minutes or until firm. Cool on trays.
4. Make royal icing: Using an electric mixer, beat eggwhites until soft peaks form. Gradually add icing sugar, beating constantly until thick.
5. Use icing to join walls together, placing unopened cans of food to support walls until icing dries. Use icing to attach roof to walls, using cans to support roof (to prevent it fom slipping off walls) until icing dries completely.
6. Spoon 1/2 cup remaining icing into a snap-lock bag. Trim 1 corner of bag and pipe windows and doors on house and frost on roof edges. Allow to dry. Spoon remaining icing into snap-lock bag. Pipe a little icing on the back of each lolly and attach to house to decorate. Dust roof with icing sugar.

Notes & tips for Christmas Gingerbread house Recipe
* This cute gingerbread house will keep for up to 1 week. Don't forget it's edible!
* Tip: Before cutting gingerbread to size, make a test run with cardboard cut-outs to ensure pieces will fit together.

Source - taste.com.au