Gingerbread House Recipe
Yield: 1 ServingsRecipe by luhu.jp
Ingredients:
5 cup: Flour,
1 tsp: Soda,
1 tsp: Salt,
1 tsp: Nutmeg,
3 tsp: Ginger,
1 cup: Shortening,
1 cup: Sugar,
1 cup: Unsulfured molasses,
ORNAMENTAL FROSTING:,
2 2/3 cup: Powdered,
4 tsp: Cream of tartar,
2: Egg whites,
2 tsp: Vanilla,
Directions:
Sift flour, soda, salt, nutmeg and ginger; set aside. Melt shortening
in pan. Add sugar and molasses. Gradually stir in 4 C flour mixture.
Work in remaining flour with hands. Bake at 375 for 13-15 minutes on
sheet, remove when completely cold.
Beat frosting ingredients until frosting holds shape. Cover with a
damp cloth when not in use.
Roof - 8 x 5" Sides - 5 3/4 x 4 4" Front and Back - 4 4 x 4 4 x 3 3/4"
Put icing on tray where side and front meet. Ice sides and front
where meet, let harden. Ice edges of other side and match with front,
let harden. Continue with back and use ice sides. Once house frame
is very hard, put roof on icing the sides that meet. When roof is
hard, decorate with candy, cookies, etc.
From: Teri Chesser Date: 18 Nov 96 National Cooking Echo
Source from luhu.jp
in pan. Add sugar and molasses. Gradually stir in 4 C flour mixture.
Work in remaining flour with hands. Bake at 375 for 13-15 minutes on
sheet, remove when completely cold.
Beat frosting ingredients until frosting holds shape. Cover with a
damp cloth when not in use.
Roof - 8 x 5" Sides - 5 3/4 x 4 4" Front and Back - 4 4 x 4 4 x 3 3/4"
Put icing on tray where side and front meet. Ice sides and front
where meet, let harden. Ice edges of other side and match with front,
let harden. Continue with back and use ice sides. Once house frame
is very hard, put roof on icing the sides that meet. When roof is
hard, decorate with candy, cookies, etc.
From: Teri Chesser Date: 18 Nov 96 National Cooking Echo
Source from luhu.jp