Gingerbread house with your own hands

From which you can make a gingerbread house? The name itself says that the main role here plays the carrot. So we now turn.

The Necessary ingredients and stages of preparation of test

For the dough we need: 180 gr. honey, 150 gr. brown sugar, 100 gr. butter, 450 g. sifted wheat flour, 2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoon of Karmadon, 1 teaspoon of ground ginger, 1 egg, 100 gr. sour cream.

In a saucepan or pot put sugar and honey and heat on low heat. Add the butter. Stir, ensuring smooth. In a bowl pour the flour, spices, egg, sour cream and pour the mixture of honey and oil. All of this knead, cover with foil and 30 minutes put into the fridge.

The Pattern

You Must first draw on paper a gingerbread house. The pattern should consist of rectangles – wall. They cut out the Windows. Still need two rectangles (length more than 1 cm previous) – roof. Complex figure - a square and a triangle, joined together – the other two walls. Such parts must be done in two pieces. In one cut a door in the other if desired, the window. And four little details on the tube. From a paper pattern you need to lay down the house, check for details.

The Process of creating a house

Roll out a smooth layer about 0.5 cm thick and start cutting out parts using the templates from the paper. Don't forget the most important part – a stand which may be of any shape but large enough to fit the house. The finished part of the test carefully transfer to the baking sheet, the laid paper. Bake in the oven at 200 degrees for 15 minutes. After cooling you need to assemble a gingerbread house and decorate to your taste.

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How to glue the house

For bonding the house, you must prepare a mixture of 3 egg whites 120 gr. powdered sugar. Beat the whites into foam and gradually pour the powder, continuing to whisk. As a result, should get a thick mass. To the beaten egg whites with the powder congeals in the process, cover them and put in the fridge. You must first connect the wall and the base (the floor of the house stand). Grease and assemble all four walls left to dry. If you want to use for strong bonding of a toothpick. 

Decorating the house

The Last stage is the most enjoyable collection and ornament of the house. Connect to this employment of your children. For decoration use different candy sprinkles, colored candy, colored marmalade. A fence, for example, can be constructed from a various ready of cookies and crackers. The door is made of chocolate. Decorate the top with a gingerbread house with coconut shavings or sugar powder – get imitation snow. You will be able to have fun together with your kids. Appreciate it time, it will remember you and your children for life, how positive and filled with all sorts of fantasies.

And if you can make a gingerbread house with your own hands? So cute "gingerbread" on photos - they can be a perfect gift on new year for your colleagues and friends.