We didn't make a christmas gingerbread house this year and my kids really wanted to make one so i decided we'll have it with valentines candy.... They turned out nice. Here's the recipe i used:
Ingredients
- 6 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 4 teaspoons ground ginger
- 4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves or allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 sticks (12 Tbsp) butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups packed light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup dark molasses
- 1 Tbsp water
Method
Make
the Gingerbread Dough
1
Whisk together the dry ingredients in a large bowl, set aside.
2
Using an electric mixer, beat on medium speed the butter and brown sugar until
fluffy and well blended. Beat in the eggs, molasses and water until well
combined.
3
Beat half of the flour mixture into the molasses mixture until well blended and
smooth. Stir in the remaining flour. Knead (or use your mixer's dough hook)
until well blended. If dough is too soft, add a little more flour.
4
Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least two hours, preferably
overnight. You can make it up to 3 days ahead of time. Let sit at room
temperature for at least 10 minutes before rolling out.
You can find patterns for the house here. I made them twice smaller to make small houses. Will all the dough, i made 4 small houses.
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