The sweetest house---Christmas gingerbread house

Overview

Christmas is coming, and Christmas decorations are being put up all over the world. One of the foods with the most Christmas flavor is the gingerbread that every Western family makes for Christmas. As Christmas approaches, people often make gingerbread cookies into various shapes at home, such as human figures, stars, or gorgeous gingerbread houses. According to legend, during the Crusades, ginger was an expensive imported spice, so it was only used on important festivals like Christmas and Easter. People add ginger to cakes and biscuits to increase the flavor and have the effect of repelling cold. Over time, gingerbread has become a must-eat Christmas snack. Christmas is coming, make a gingerbread house with your own hands, make a sweet and happy cabin, and satisfy the fantasy of children and us!

Tags

• baking
• children
• cookies
• festival customs
• christmas
• brown sugar
• butter
• cake flour
• colored bean candy
• ginger powder
• honey
• snowman decorative candy
• whipping cream
• baking soda
• cinnamon powder
• gummy candy
• lemon juice
• powdered sugar
• protein

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Draw the required dimensions for the gingerbread house on cardboard and cut it out.

   

2. 2 Melt the butter over water, add brown sugar and honey and stir evenly.

   

3. 3 Add light cream and mix well, then add sifted flour, ginger powder, cinnamon powder, and baking soda.

   

4. 4 Use a rubber spatula to mix the flour and butter thoroughly.

   

5. 5 Knead the dough, wrap it in plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

   

6. 6 Take out the dough and roll it into a 0.5 cm sheet, then use a knife and cardboard to cut out the painted house model.

   

7. 7 Trim the edge of the crust and place on a baking sheet lined with foil.

   

8. 8 Use a fork to poke holes in the dough.

   

9. 9 Place in a preheated oven at 180 degrees, middle rack, upper and lower heat, and bake for 10-12 minutes.

   

10. 10 Set aside for use after the cake base has cooled.

    

11. 11 Add the sifted powdered sugar to the egg whites in portions and beat at medium speed.

    

12. 12 Beat until the egg liquid becomes wet and foamy, shiny and sticky.

    

13. 13 Put the meringue into a piping bag to adhere the panels on the four walls of the house.

    

14. 14 After the four walls are firm, remove the supports and glue the roof together.

    

15. 15 After the roof is firm, glue the chimney and door, and glue the gummy candies on both sides of the roof; spread the remaining icing on the roof to create a scene after the snow.

    

16. 16 Sprinkle powdered sugar with a flour sieve and stick the Santa Claus decorative sugar on the side of the hut.