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to make windows i cut out the holes/windows and crushed up some colorful hard candy and arranged it in the hole/window how i wanted it. then i baked them. if you want clear, i wouldn't recommend putting the pieces in at the beginning they will turn brown if in there too long.
6S held a Gingerbread man decorating party to celebrate the season. Each 6S'er decorated their Gingerbread man to resemble themselves. Pretty sure we are going to stick with what we do best - Internet marketing!
I just love gingerbread people!!! I feel in love with this beautiful ornament the moment I saw it.
Purchased at Etsy, created by NorthernKeepsakes.
Hudson
New Hampshire, USA
My daughter and I made this gingerbread house on Christmas Eve. She took this picture, which was better than mine I might add, and I tweaked it a bit in LR 3. Good team effort!
we just made gingerbread houses to form a community. my little cousin vageesh named the town "cool'sville".
Gingerbread Man Cookies Recipe
* 3 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
* 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
* 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter (room temperature, softened)
* 1/2 cup dark-brown sugar, packed
* 1 Tbsp ground ginger
* 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon
* 1/2 teaspoons ground cloves
* 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
* 1/4 teaspoon finely ground black pepper
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1 large egg
* 1/2 cup unsulfured molasses
* Optional raisins, chocolate chips, candy pieces, frosting
Royal Icing
* 1 egg white
* 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
* 1 3/4 cup confectioners sugar (powdered sugar)
Method
1 In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, and spices. Set aside.
2 In an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter. Add sugar and beat until fluffy. Mix in eggs and molasses. Gradually add the flour mixture; combine on low speed. (You may need to work it with your hands to incorporate the last bit of flour.) Divide dough in thirds; wrap each third in plastic. Chill for at least 1 hour or overnight. Before rolling out, let sit at room temperature for 5-10 minutes. If after refrigerating the dough feels too soft to roll-out, work in a little more flour.
3 Heat oven to 350°. Place a dough third on a large piece of lightly floured parchment paper or wax paper. Using a rolling pin, roll dough 1/8 inch thick. Refrigerate again for 5-10 minutes to make it easier to cut out the cookies. Use either a cookie cutter or place a stencil over the dough and use a knife to cut into desired shapes. Press raisins, chocolate chips, or candy pieces in the center of each cookie if desired for "buttons".
4 Transfer to ungreased baking sheets. Bake until crisp but not darkened, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from oven. Let sit a few minutes and then use a metal spatula to transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely. Decorate as desired.
Makes 16 5-inch long cookies.
Royal Icing
The traditional way to make Royal Icing is to beat egg whites and lemon juice together, adding the powdered sugar until the mixture holds stiff peaks. With modern concerns about salmonella from raw eggs, you can either use powdered egg whites or heat the egg whites first to kill any bacteria. With the heating method, mix the egg white and lemon juice with a third of the sugar, heat in a microwave until the mixture's temperature is 160°F. Then remove from microwave, and beat in the remaining sugar until stiff peaks form. Using the powdered egg whites method, combine 1 Tbsp egg white powder with 2 Tbsp water. Proceed as you would otherwise. (Raw egg white alternatives from the 2006 Joy of Cooking)
If the icing is too runny, add more powdered sugar until you get the desired consistency. Fill a piping bag with the icing to pipe out into different shapes. (Or use a plastic sandwich bag, with the tip of one corner of the bag cut off.) Keep the icing covered while you work with it or it will dry out.
Can you guess which ones I did and which ones my other half decorated?
These are our presents to my husband's side of the family - we're focussing on the neices who need things for the next 18 years and everyone else has enough so they get the real presents. There's a large contingent of us trying to phase out gift-giving since we're really all broke.
Here's a hint - I have a steady hand...
6S held a Gingerbread man decorating party to celebrate the season. Each 6S'er decorated their Gingerbread man to resemble themselves. Pretty sure we are going to stick with what we do best - Internet marketing!
6S held a Gingerbread man decorating party to celebrate the season. Each 6S'er decorated their Gingerbread man to resemble themselves. Pretty sure we are going to stick with what we do best - Internet marketing!
Completed house with piped roof tiles, peppermint sugar windows, candy cane supports, and gingerbread trees.
Gingerbread baby carriage with flood icing. One of my first projects. Another Teresa Layman design from her book, Gingerbread for All Seasons (Abradale Books).
Stefan made his gingerbread house without us, so we don't have pictures of that. Chris wanted help to make his - and a good thing! The roof kept falling apart! Note the columns we added to help keep it up!
December 2008-This is my first attempt at a gingerbread house, something a good friend has been trying to get me to make for some time. I baked the gingerbread using her recipe and pattern. The trees are sugar cones covered with royal icing. The snowman and Santa are marshmallow candies.
Gingerbread houses with an Eiffel Tower. It is one of the gingerbread displays inside the Hyatt Regency Hotel.
Brown Sugar Pound Cake fro Martha Stewart, turned into a Gingerbread Pound Cake!
Recipe: www.parislovespastry.com/2012/12/amazing-gingerbread-poun...
Every year we make gingerbread men with Hallie's old/future next door neighbors. The camera was forgotten so no pictures of actual cookie making were taken :(
A dark gingerbread cupcake baked with chunks of stem ginger, topped with a light, creamy ginger buttercream.
Vancouver, Washington - This model is an entry in the annual gingerbread design competition to benefit local groups. Sponsored in part by dsp Architecture.