GINGERBREAD HOUSE
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- Mar 31, 2016
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GINGERBREAD HOUSE GINGERBREAD: 2 lbs. creamed honey or honey spread 1 c. water 4 1/3 c. rye flour Generous 1 c. chopped mixed candied peel 1 tsp. ground ginger 1 tsp. ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp. grated nutmeg 1 tsp. baking soda 20-30 blanched almonds
FROSTING: 2 egg whites 3 1/2 c. powdered sugar, sifted 1 tbsp. lemon juice Colored cake decors
To Make Gingerbread: Put creamed honey or honey spread and water into a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Cool. Place rye flour and all purpose flour in a large bowl; sprinkle with candied peel, ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg. Make a well in the center; pour in almost cold honey mixture. Knead to make a soft dough. Mix in baking soda. Put dough in a plastic bag; seal. Let stand 1 to 2 days at room temperature to give gingerbread a better flavor. For the walls and roof, cut out a cardboard pattern. Lightly grease 2 baking sheets. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
On a lightly floured surface, roll part of honey dough into 8 sausage shapes 16" long and 3/4" thick. Place sausage shapes side by side on 1 greased baking sheet, leaving about 1/8" between each to form a 16"x10" rectangle. During baking, gaps will close to form walls. Bake 20 to 30 minutes.
Roll out remaining dough 1/2" thick. Cut 1 piece of dough about 10"x6" and a second piece 14"x11". Reserve trimmings. This will make base and roof of house. Place pieces on baking sheet, pierce all over with a fork. Bake 12 to 18 minutes.
From the 16"x10" piece which was cut first, cut out with a sharp knife, front, back and side of house, using cardboard pattern. Cut out a door and window for the front wall. From flat pieces of gingerbread, cut out ???? and 2 roof pieces using cardboard pattern. Roll out remaining uncooked dough 1/4" thick. Cut out 20 oblong cookies; place an almond on each. Also cut out pieces for the chimney and strips for the fence. Bake 10 to 15 minutes.
To Make Frosting: Beat egg whites lightly in a medium bowl until frothy. Gradually beat in powdered sugar to make a frosting Beat in lemon juice.
Assemble sections of house, using frosting to hold pieces together; let frosting dry completely at each stage before constructing the next section. Coat roof and chimney with frosting to resemble freshly fallen snow. Decorate house with ?????? cookies, cake decors and almonds.
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