Making Gingerbread Houses: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-154 (Storey Publishing Bulletin, a-154)
Language: English
Pages: 32
ISBN: 088266493X
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
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Top of the dough at least 1 inch apart to allow for a little spreading of dough during baking. Carefully cut out the pieces, using a pastry wheel or paring knife, and gingerly lift the scraps away from the cutout shapes, and return them to the refrigerator. If your house calls for texturized woodgrain, panels, brick, etc., score these effects into the gingerbread before baking (see tips on page 8). Carefully slide the foil (with the cutouts on it) onto a cookie sheet. Bake at 375°F for 9 to 11.
Gingerbread logs or fenceposts, roll small balls of dough with your palms to form “snakes” about ½-inch thick. These are thicker than rolled-out dough and must bake longer. The exact time will vary, so keep an eye on them while baking. Stone chimneys and towers Construct a chimney or tower by first building the basic shape from gingerbread. Give it that “made-of-stone” look by applying a base of frosting and either pressing (candy or nut) stones into the mortar or creating stones with.
Straight lines, to stars and more. Some designs take more practice to master than others, but even a simple scalloped edging lends a fanciful finish to any gingerbread house. The best selections of tips are found in craft or specialty stores, but grocery stores stock disposable plastic tips in popular shapes. Icing Tips Make disposable piping bags by cutting brown paper bags or parchment paper into triangles. Roll into a cone with one end in a sharp point. Fold down the edge on the open end.
Blueprints on page 27 Christmas Tree Either for a decorative landscape addition to a gingerbread house or to stand alone, this Christmas tree is a delicious project. Make several to give as gifts! Cover with green icing and decorate with silver dragee ornaments (inedible), brightly colored candy baubles, piped icing streamers, or whatever suits your fancy. Let dry, turn over, and decorate reverse side. When dry, slip the two halves together for a free-standing tree. String lights around.
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