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The Girl and I are planning on making a large gingerbread house this weekend, and while were researching different styles we came across a few amazing ones online and thought we would share.
Ours will of course will not look anything likes these one of course, but these houses are so amazing we wanted to share.
Check out this awesome video from the BBC about gingerbread.
The Gingerbread Architect* Recipes and Blueprints for Twelve Classic American Homes
*Direct link to an Amazon.com product
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Sherle says
These are so cool! My daughter and I make one each every year, but nothing as elaborate as these. I love the history of gingerbread video, thanks for that. What gingerbread recipe do you use? I had a favorite and then it disappeared and I haven’t been able to find one I like as well since.
lili says
All of these are nice. I have always wanted to make one. In the Family Fun magazine, i saw a “healthier” version of a gingerbread house. It is made with graham cracker walls joined by peanut butter and decorated with cereal, nuts and dried fruit.
Lisa says
Sounds like a fun craft project! I like the first one.
Pam says
We always decorate ours on Christmas afternoon. It gives us something meaningful to do so the kids can’t make me grumpy with choruses of “I’m bored!”
Jannette says
Thanks for the gingerbread video. I clicked on a link that appeared at the end of the video and discovered the Great British Bake Off. AMAZING!! I love almost all things British.
But I’d never seen this before and wouldn’t have known about it unless I’d clicked on your gingerbread story.
Thanks again.
Mavis says
Yay! I’m glad you liked it.
KC says
Three notes that make the basic construction go a little easier:
1. if you cut the pieces before baking, trim them after baking to fit (again). Saves the effort of trying to make one now-slightly-curved surface glue to another now-slightly-curved surface.
2. use well-beaten royal icing to glue the pieces together, the stiffer the better (then water it down to make nice icicles or smooth piping lines)
3. use canned food wrapped in aluminum foil to support both sides of all four walls while assembling with no wobbling. After the frosting is dry, you can lift out the cans, peel the foil off the frosting, and add the roof (which, if you’re lucky with the height of the eaves, can rest on more cans of food while drying). It’s way easier to decorate once the base is rock-solid. 🙂
(to skip 2 and 3, use that white chocolate coating stuff to hot-glue the house together – a bit harder to do cleanly and securely, but a lot faster)
Have fun!
Evonne says
I like the 1st one too. Wish I could find the recipe!
Evonne says
I found it – it’s actually a KIT on the king arthur flour site. Everything all cooked and all you have to do is assemble.
I don’t know if I’m brave enough to make the gingerbread from scratch but I could be brave enough to try a kit!