GINGERBREAD HOUSES YOU CAN MAKE!

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Want to make to make a gingerbread house for your family!
I do not have patterns.. Try making your own - you'll be surprised how easy it really is!
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From a Michael's Brochure	From the Marshall Fields Catalog


Gingerbread house shared by Michelle I'm not really TRYING to sell one; since for the right motivation, it's possible that I might be convinced! Michelle Mullin imnebulous1@yahoo.com Cute idea. Put kids in the windows!	MORE: Old Country Home Gingerbread Santa box A Fairy Tail Cottage w/directions 2 Gingerbread Houses I've made: Photo One Photo Two . Joyce's Gingerbread houses: House 1 - For little boys House 2 - For Santa's reindeer Church . Small no-bake gingerbread houses made of cookies and graham crackers w/directions OTHER GB HOUSES A simple Gingerbread house
Below is a super special Christmas card I got 12/02 from a friend. I will always treasure it! Sharing with all of you...see, this can be done! Dolores Hello... I found a recipe for a gingerbread house on your website. I used your recipe and your patterns to make my very FIRST gingerbread house, at age 23. I guess you're never too old. My mom and I had so much fun (and some pain) making the gingerbread house. It was awesome spending time with her and working on the house. It currently is sitting as a centerpiece for our dining room table. Our gingerbread house is even featured on our family's christmas card this year. I've attached a photo of our christmas card, which, of course, includes a photo of the house. Please feel free to use this photo and my email on your website as you see fit. Thanks for helping out a guy and his mom who hadn't a CLUE about how to make a gingerbread house.	MY HOUSES By Dolores I used patterns from a book no longer available Chord for lights here. Windows are hard candy inserted before baking. Decorations are done using royal icing. Santa on chimney is figure piped.
	By Dolores I used patterns from a book no longer available Chord for lights here. Windows are hard candy inserted before baking. Santa on chimney is figure piped.
It is a very simple design...however, it looks like the front of my church in Whitney Texas Our Savior Lutheran...by Linda W.

Decorating ideas. Click pictures to enlarge

HINTS FOR USING SUGAR VEIL SET from the maker of the Sugar Veil pen
Thought you might be interested in seeing holiday gingerbread people wearing SugarVeil skirts, sweaters, glasses, hair, etc. (techniques from the new Dessert Garnishes DVD you carry). Michele at SugarVeil

A few helpful tips for the SugarVeil Icing you have in stock.

1. When piping, use 1/3 c. boiling water to 1 c. SugarVeil (this is less water than noted on bag)

2. Pipe finely using a "0" or "1" tip - even a hairline of Sugarveil can be peeled from greased parchment

3. If lines are sticky, they are not yet "set"

4. When the mixture is made the day before, and the lines are piped finely, setting time is usually short, but to speed setting time:

* Prepare mixture 1-2 days prior to use

* Place in 100 degree oven, or oven with light/pilot light on [note: since my oven temp minimum is 175 degrees, I place the SugarVeil decorations on the stovetop while the oven is on 175 degrees]

* Place in a food dehydrator

* Place in the path of a fan or a heated air duct **

* Use a dehumidifier in room * Apply in finer lines * Increase ambient temperature of room

* Use heat lamp overhead (this also adds a patina sheen) Hope this is helpful

also, FYI - I've been decorating and dressing gingerbread men with SugarVeil and even cutting out their clothes from solid sheets of SugarVeil (as shown in the new Dessert Garnishes DVD you carry) smoothed on a Silpat or greased parchment - so cute and works great!.

FROM A CUSTOMER 2006:

I just wanted to take the opportunity to thank you for selling the pre-baked/pre-cut gingerbread house that I purchased at your store a few weeks ago.

Almost 30 years ago, my sister and I attended a class taught by then-local home economist Beverly Nye. Using her recipe and pattern pieces, my mom and I annually baked and decorated a gingerbread house, much like the one I purchased at your store. Mom always baked and cut the pieces (the very difficult part) and I did the decorating (the fun part). In the years since my daughter was born, lack of time had put an end to this tradition, and in the past couple of years my mom has not been in good enough health to make the pieces for me. My eight year old, however, became intrigued with the idea of assembling one thanks to the Food Network. When we came to your store on December 9th to purchase some decorating sugars, I spotted the pieces and decided $12.50 was a terrific price, as I could not bake one any cheaper.
I am pleased to say that the pieces went together perfectly and my daughter and I had a wonderful time making the house. I do hope you will continue to sell the pieces in future years as I will come there to buy them! Thank you so much for helping me to reestablish this tradition.
Sincerely,
Shari S
Mason, Ohio

Gingerbread Jamboree

Tools:
Standard Cupcakes 'N More® Dessert Stand
Holiday Mini Cutter Set (gingerbread boy used)
Standard Muffin Pan
White Standard Baking Cups
Tip: 3
Cookie Sheet
Cooling Grid
Rolling Pin
Ingredients:
Buttercream Icing
Grandma's Gingerbread Recipe
favorite gingerbread cake mix
spice drops
mini candy-coated chocolates
Roll out dough. Cut, bake and cool 23 gingerbread boy cookies. Pipe tip 3 dot and outline facial features. Bake and cool 23 gingerbread cupcakes. Ice fluffy and position gingerbread boy cookies and candies.

RECIPE: Grandma's Gingerbread Recipe by Wilton
Ingredients:
5 to 5 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons powdered ginger
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup solid vegetable shortening
1 cup granulated sugar
1 1/4 cups unsulphured molasses*
2 eggs, beaten

Preheat oven 375°F. Thoroughly mix flour, baking soda, salt and spices. Melt shortening in large saucepan. Cool slightly. Add sugar, molasses and eggs; mix well. Add four cups of the dry ingredients and mix again.
Turn mixture onto lightly floured surface. Knead in remaining dry ingredients by hand. Add a little more flour, if necessary, to make the dough firm. Roll out on a lightly floured surface to a 1/4 inch thickness and cut out cookies with Gingerbread Boy and Girl Cookie Cutters. Bake 6-10 minutes for small to medium size cookies and 10-15 minutes for large cookies.

If you're not going to use your gingerbread right away, wrap dough in plastic and refrigerate. Refrigerated dough will keep for a week, but be sure to remove it 3 hours prior to rolling so it softens and is workable.

*Substitute 1 1/4 cups light corn syrup for molasses to make Blonde Gingerbread.
Makes 40 medium-sized cookies.

Royal Icing to Decorate your Gingerbread Creations by Wilton
Ingredients: Yields 3 cups of icing.
3 level tablespoons Meringue Powder
4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar (approx. 1 lb.)
6 tablespoons water
Beat all ingredients at low speed for 7-10 minutes (10-12 minutes at high speed for portable mixer) until icing forms peaks.

Ornaments
With royal icing, pipe outlines and facial features using Tip 3 and Disposable Decorating Bags. Use Icing Colors to create different looks. Attach candy canes with royal icing.

Gift Tags
Pipe outlines and facial features using Tip 3. Attach real ribbon bow with royal icing. Cut a tag from lightweight cardboard and punch a hole to attach to bow.

Place Cards

Ice area where the name will go. Add name and trim with Tip 2. Pipe outlines and facial features using Tip 3. Bake a small triangle shaped gingerbread piece to prop gingerbread cookies up. Prop upright by attaching triangle to back of gingerbread cookies using royal icing.