Christmas Gingerbread House that Can be Made by Hand

Name: Christmas Gingerbread House that Can be Made by Hand
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 335g Low-gluten flour; 45g butter; 125g brown sugar; 125g honey; 45g milk; 5g Turmeric powder; 2g Cinnamon powder; 2g baking soda; 33g Almond powder; 35g Egg white; 250g Icing; 5ml Lemon juice

by Chubby Pig Xiaomei

4.6 (1)

Favorite

Difficulty

Easy

Time

2h

Serving

4

Handicapped I am always envious of gingerbread houses made by ingenious people. Unfortunately, my baking style is rough and unrestrained country style, and I always do the delicate handwork of drawing and stroke. Special ghosts. The preparatory work of the gingerbread house always involves drawing the drawings first, then carving the cardboard, and then using the cardboard as the mold to make the gingerbread house. This year, I was so happy when I saw the cookie mold of the gingerbread house, and finally I was able to enjoy it. Although the frosting part is still very bold, but fortunately, it can be regarded as a gingerbread house~

Christmas Gingerbread House that Can be Made by Hand

1. Preparation: 335 grams of low-gluten flour, 45 grams of butter, 45 grams of milk, 125 grams of brown sugar, 125 grams of honey, 2 grams of cinnamon powder, 5 grams of turmeric powder, 2 grams of baking soda, 33 grams of almond powder. The butter is softened into a puree beforehand, and the low-gluten flour is sieved. If the brown sugar can be powdered, try to powder it, if not, manually pick out the particles that cannot be crushed.
Because if the brown sugar has particles that cannot be melted, the brown-red sugar bubbles will separate out after the gingerbread is baked.

Christmas Gingerbread House that Can be Made by Hand recipe

2. Mix the brown sugar and butter well.
I choose to use egg whips to mix well, because the amount of brown sugar is relatively large, and the whisk will splash when it is beaten. In addition, brown sugar and butter are easy to become muddy, and the result of the electric whisk is that it sticks to the whisk.

3. Brown sugar butter after mixing well

4. Add honey and continue to beat well

5. Add milk and mix well. (The picture is a mixed look)

6. Add sifted low-gluten flour, turmeric powder, cinnamon powder, almond powder, baking soda

7. Mix and knead into a smooth dough. Then put it in a fresh-keeping bag and chill in the refrigerator for more than 30 minutes to relax.
The gingerbread house is harder, so unlike other biscuits, you are not afraid to knead it.
If you think the noodles are too soft, you can add low-gluten flour to adjust.

8. Divide the dough into 2 portions. Prepare several sheets of greased paper the size of a baking pan (do not have the edges rolled up, which will affect the effect).
Put the dough between the two pieces of oil paper, as shown in the figure, and roll it out as far as possible to fill the entire piece of oil paper, and pay attention to the thickness of the dough.

9. Take out the gingerbread house mold

10. Take off the oily paper on it and press out the pattern with a mold to remove the excess dough

11. The other half of the dough is the same. Roll out the oily paper thinly, then remove the oily paper on top, press the dough, and remove the excess dough. Finally, knead the remaining dough into a dough, re-press it into a dough, and cut it into a large rectangle or oval (for the base).
Use toothpicks to make holes in the dough (so as not to bulge when baking).
180°C, middle and upper oven, 12-15 minutes. (The small pieces will bake for a short time, and the large base will take a little longer). Don’t rush to take it out after it’s out of the oven, wait for it to cool down a bit, and then take it out to let it cool.

12. Prepare 250 grams of powdered sugar, 35 grams of egg white, and an appropriate amount of lemon juice. After the egg whites are beaten to a big bubble, add the powdered sugar three times, and adjust the softness of the frosting with lemon juice.
Put the meringue into the piping bag and glue the parts together.
Use some small objects to fix the gingerbread house when it is sticky, and wait a little longer for the frosting to completely dry out. If you are impatient, touch it for a while, the result is that the glued place is squeezed with frosting several times~

Tips:
In addition to making gingerbread houses, this recipe can also be used for making gingerbread. If you want to make delicious gingerbread, add 33 grams of diced orange zest and chop it when mixing the dough. Rub it in. (Orange peel particles are relatively large, must be chopped)