Royal icing will keep overnight or longer in the refrigerator. If you are working at home or with a small group we found that the Kuhn Rikon Decorating Sets work well as long as the icing is on the runnier side.Ĩ. Use disposable pastry bags - or makeshift pastry bags, such as Ziploc bags (thicker freezer bags are best), with a corner nipped off. A really large board might accommodate two or more houses.ħ. Using a cutting board also allows you a bigger landscape to decorate if you wish to add a garden, etc. If you are making the house from scratch I suggest you mount it on a piece of white cardboard and then place the whole thing on top of the cutting board or a larger piece of cardboard. Then when we work on the sides, back or whatever we can easily turn the house without actually handling it. You can also use cardboard and cover it with tinfoil or paper for your theme. I use a large plastic cutting board (keep in mind that cutting board is going to be out of regular use until the gingerbread house is gone) and place the house on top. Choose candy colors in your holiday theme.Ħ. Make sure the candy is the right color/right for theme. Seriously! Even little creator’s houses will look spectacular if they are encrusted with enough candy.ĥ.
If your royal icing is not stiff enough then beat in more confectioner’s (icing) sugar.Ĥ.
If it’s too runny candy will slide off and walls will fall apart. Make sure you have enough icing but make it in batches as it dries quickly and keep the bowl you are using covered with a wet dishcloth if it’s going to sit.ģ. Cover your table (and floor) with something disposable, like newspapers, waxed paper, cut garbage bags, etc.Ģ. If you want to make and bake from scratch - here's our step by step experience with the Dancing Deer Kit.ġ. I’m assuming here that your house is already built, and that the icing to bind walls to roof, etc., is dry and hard (at least 8 hours, preferably 24 hours). or you can just bake sheets and cut them up when they are still soft. The fourth (and most complicated) option is to take on the baking and cutting yourself - special pans are offered to shape roof, walls, etc. Your third option is to buy a kit where you bake the house. Alternatively you can buy kits with pre-baked pieces (resources below and right).
While containing all that awful stuff we avoid in food, they happen to be a great way to save some time and get straight to the decorating.
I’ve noticed pre-built house kits in grocery stores. Although they sound like a lot of mess, the mess is easily contained with a little pre-planning. Gingerbread Houses can be an incredibly fun “no-cook” project which can entice kids (and adults) of a huge age range – and are wonderfully creative project as well. I’m an enthusiastic decorator with an enthusiastic helper. I’m not a gingerbread house expert (but they are out there). We made Haunted Gingerbread Houses for Halloween and even a Spring Gingerbread Farm! Chocolate Truffles for Valentine’s Day or a Chocolate House which we made last year! The goal is to get into the kitchen together, even if there is no actual “cooking” involved. From chocolate truffles to Gingerbread Houses or Sugar Cookies (anytime!), sweet treat-making can quickly become a much anticipated tradition. Holidays are a great excuse to get kids into the kitchen.
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