How to bake Gingerbread House at home: Photos and video

What you will need

First, you need to prepare the following ingredients in advance:

• Sugar: 100 g
• Honey: 200 g
• Unsalted butter: 100 g
• Baking soda: 10 g
• Fresh ginger root: 20 g
• Ground cinnamon: to taste
• Ground cardamom: to taste
• Ground nutmeg: to taste
• Ground coriander: to taste
• Chicken eggs: 1
• Chicken egg yolk: 1
• Wheat flour: 40 g

For the glaze, you will need the following ingredients:

• Egg white: 1
• Powdered sugar: 20 g
• Potato starch: 1 tsp
• Lemon juice: to taste
• Water: 1 tsp

The video recipe specifies the following dimensions for the gingerbread house pieces:

• Width of the facade: 10 cm
• Height to the roof: 6 cm
• Roofline: 9 cm
• Height of side walls: 6 cm
• Width of side walls: 9 cm
• Width of the roof: 12.5 cm
• Height of the roof: 10 cm

Method of preparation:

1. Creating templates:

   • Start by making templates for the house from paper.

2. Preparing the dough:

   • Combine sugar, honey, grated fresh ginger, and spices to prepare the dough.
   • Heat the mixture in a double boiler, stirring thoroughly until uniform.
   • Add heavy cream, bringing the temperature to approximately 70°C - ensuring the sugar dissolves.
   • Mix in baking soda and 150 grams of flour. Pour in one egg and one yolk, stirring thoroughly.
   • Add another 150 grams of flour, mix, and let the mixture cool.
   • Sprinkle the remaining flour on the table and knead the dough until it becomes elastic and non-sticky. If it sticks to your hands, add up to 50 grams of flour.
   • Leave the prepared dough in the refrigerator for 8 hours or longer.

3. Rolling and cutting:

   • Roll out the dough and cut out templates for the house. Place them on a Teflon mat.

4. Baking:

   • Bake at a temperature of 160°C until done.

How to make a gingerbread house (screenshot)

Once the gingerbread has cooled, level the edges with a grater.

For the icing, thoroughly mix all the ingredients. Then, place it in a pastry bag and decorate the details of the house. Leave everything for a few hours to allow the icing to dry.

How to make a gingerbread house (screenshot)

Next, you need to prepare the icing for gluing the gingerbread house. Add a little powdered sugar to the remaining icing to thicken it. It should be like a paste and fall off the spoon.

Apply the icing to the edges of the gingerbread pieces and connect the walls of the house. For added support, place a container of the appropriate size inside so that the pieces lean on it.

Once the joints have dried, add other decorative elements, doors, and the roof.