Gingerbread house for christmas

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Dessert
8 servings
Difficult
3 h 10 m

This beautiful house will be a hit on your table, so much so that your guests won't even dare to break it to eat it!

Ingredients

8

For the cookie :

For the royal icing :

For the decoration :

Materials

Preparation

Preparation3 hours
Cook time10 min
  • Gingerbread house for christmas - Preparation step 1Cookies:
    Beat the sugar with the soft butter until creamy. Add the egg and beat again.
  • Gingerbread house for christmas - Preparation step 2Add the flour, salt, cinnamon, and ginger, and knead the dough until smooth. Form into a ball, wrap, and chill for 1 hour.
  • Gingerbread house for christmas - Preparation step 3Roll out the dough with a rolling pin, and cut out the pieces to form the walls, roof, and doors of the house (pattern available for download in the observations).
  • Gingerbread house for christmas - Preparation step 4Crush the lemon candies into powder and place them in the round windows. As they bake, the candy will melt and form a stained-glass window.
  • Gingerbread house for christmas - Preparation step 5Bake for 10 minutes at 370°F/190°C, then let cool.
  • Gingerbread house for christmas - Preparation step 6Royal icing:
    Beat the egg whites until stiff. When the whisk leaves marks, gradually add the powdered sugar. Beat until the icing is firm.
  • Gingerbread house for christmas - Preparation step 7Using a piping bag, pipe basic lines for the house on the serving dish, and start assembling the 4 walls of the house. Don't hesitate to add royal icing to secure.
  • Gingerbread house for christmas - Preparation step 8When all the walls are assembled, leave to air dry for 3 hours, so that the structure can support the roof.
  • Gingerbread house for christmas - Preparation step 9Then apply royal icing to the edges of the walls, and place the roof. Use supports to hold the roof in place while the royal icing dries. Leave for another 3 hours to ensure the structure is solid.
  • Gingerbread house for christmas - Preparation step 10Decoration:
    Make a horizontal line of royal icing at the top of the roof, and place M&m's on top. Continue until the entire roof is covered. Use the same color scheme for a harmonious effect.
  • Gingerbread house for christmas - Preparation step 11Glue 2 candy canes on each side of the door with royal icing.
  • Gingerbread house for christmas - Preparation step 12Cut wafers in half and, using royal icing, stick them to the edges of the windows to form shutters.
  • Gingerbread house for christmas - Preparation step 13Glue braided strawberry laces around the back window of the house.
  • Gingerbread house for christmas - Preparation step 14A lighted candle can be inserted into the house to create a beautiful candle holder. Be careful not to leave a burning candle unattended in the gingerbread house.
  • Gingerbread house for christmas - Preparation step 15Sprinkle with icing sugar for a snow effect, and there you have it, your gingerbread house is ready (to be unfortunately demolished!).

Observations

Gingerbread house: that's the name given to this pretty recipe. Although it's called a "gingerbread house", it can also be made with shortbread cookies, as shown here.

Sweets: the choice is yours! Use your imagination and, above all, your taste buds :-)

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