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Gingerbread Houses

Gingerbread Houses

30 July 2021
Card Color
#e91720
Card Label
Christmas
Recipe Name
Gingerbread Houses
Difficulty
Medium
Cooking Time
00:15
Total Time
03:15
Ingredients
  • 250g Unsalted butter
  • 200g Dark muscovado sugar
  • 7 tbsp Golden syrup
  • 600g Plain flour
  • 2 tsp Bicarbonate of soda
  • 4 tsp Ground ginger
  • 2 Egg whites
  • to decorate Icing pens
  • 500g Icing sugar, plus extra to dust
  • Preference Generous selection of sweets of your choice
  • Preference Few edible balls
Method
  • Step 1Preheat your oven to 180ºC. In a large bowl, mix together the butter, sugar and syrup in a pan on a medium heat.
  • Step 2In a large bowl, mix together the flour, bicarbonate soda and ground ginger.
  • Step 3Then stir in the butter mixture to make a dough. Add a drop of water if the dough is too stiff.
  • Step 4Roll out your dough on a sheet of baking paper and use a house template to cut out the sections of the house until you have two side walls, a front; back wall and two roof panels.
  • Step 5Bake all of the sections for approximately 15 minutes or until golden brown then set aside to cool.
  • Step 6Put the egg whites in a large bowl and sift in the icing sugar, then stir to make a thick smooth icing.
  • Step 7Spoon into an icing bag and pipe along the edges of the sections - this will act as a glue.
  • Step 8Once all of the sections are stuck together set aside and allow to dry for approximately 3 hours or until firm.
  • Step 9To decorate, pipe icing along the length of the house to look like snow and top with your favourite sweets.
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Author:

Russell Hobbs

Russell Hobbs was founded in the UK in 1952 by Bill Russell and Peter Hobbs, whose combined design and engineering flair allowed them to launch a company that remains a leading brand to this day. Over the years, Russell Hobbs has built up a legacy of design and innovation that placed the brand at the heart of the consumer’s home. The first automatic switch off kettle, the first automatic coffee maker and even the first plastic kettle were all Russell Hobbs innovations.