Beginning with the front of the house squeeze a 3 8 in. In a preheated 375 degree f 190 degrees c oven bake gingerbread for 10 minutes or until crisp. Melt the butter sugar and syrup in a pan. This will provide a sturdy base on which the kids can create their homes. Your method worked wonderfully.

The next step to the easiest gingerbread house is using the best gingerbread icing ever. Fill decorating bag two thirds full with icing. With the lack of the traditional four walls which can be a nightmare to stick together it is very unlikely that a gingerbread house with this structure will fall over. Wide strip of icing onto the bottom edge of the front piece. Most helpful most helpful most positive least positive newest.

We wanted to do a gingerbread house project at my daughter s daycare and needed a simple means to get twelve 3 year olds to make their own houses. This was not easy. 1 of 1 all reviews barbara rating. To assemble frame of the house test your cookie pieces to make sure they fit together snugly. To make your house simply glue the graham crackers to the sides of the container.

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It s only 3 ingredients and i always have them on hand. In a large mixing bowl cream the butter brown sugar molasses cinnamon ginger cloves and baking soda together until the mixture is smooth. I like cardboard because it s almost as thick as the gingerbread house pieces will be and you can create a house model easily using the pieces. Heat oven to 200c fan 180c gas 6. Create a gingerbread house pattern by cutting out pieces of stiff paper like that of a manila folder or cardboard.

The volume was much greater than required to make 2 4 x 8 houses. I love this recipe because it s thick and sticky. I made the houses the night before skipping the triangular parts too much work set them on foil covered cardboard and brought them all to the daycare for the. If it won t quite come together add a tiny splash of water. When removing from the oven leave the gingerbread on the baking trays for a few minutes to set then transfer to wire racks.

Lots and lots of icing. Blend in the flour and water to. The following links are to gif images of the pattern that we used to make these houses. I love how simple it is. Mix the flour bicarbonate of soda and ground ginger into a large bowl then stir in the butter mixture to make a stiff dough.

This recipe is for a normal sized batch but we made 2 batches because we go overboard with icing. If you are a gingerbread house beginner or have been previously traumatized by failed construction attempts then an a frame gingerbread house is the one for you. Photos of easy gingerbread house. This recipe is for a normal sized batch but we made 2 batches because we go overboard with icing. Lots and lots of icing.

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Photos of easy gingerbread house. The volume was much greater than required to make 2 4 x 8 houses. It s only 3 ingredients and i always have them on hand. We wanted to do a gingerbread house project at my daughter s daycare and needed a simple means to get twelve 3 year olds to make their own houses. The next step to the easiest gingerbread house is using the best gingerbread icing ever.

If you are a gingerbread house beginner or have been previously traumatized by failed construction attempts then an a frame gingerbread house is the one for you. Beginning with the front of the house squeeze a 3 8 in.