A quick and easy beginners gingerbread house
The Elf Gingerbread House was created when I needed a quick and easy gingerbread house for a gingerbread party/fellowship at a local church. Most of the participants were very new at gingerbread house decorating, and many had never used a pastry bag!
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Inspired by the old Cal Young Yolk Farm house
The Cal Young Gingerbread House is inspired by the real house located at 1610 Cal Young Street, in Eugene, Oregon. While I liked the size and style of the house, I didn’t like the front porch. So I didn’t include it in the template.
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Fun Halloween Gingerbread house!
I created this Haunted Gingerbread House for the 2002 Oregon State Fair, where I took first place!
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Storing construction grade gingerbread dough
Rolling and storing gingerbread dough in a zip-lock bag is a great way to prepare and store several batches of gingerbread dough, allowing for plenty of gingerbread dough when cutting out pieces.
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Remove the frustration from a Cap/Hip roof!
Follow these simple steps to easily assemble a Cap/Hip Roof! The same method can be used to assemble a gazebo roof or other Hip roof styles on larger gingerbread houses.
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There is something wonderful to be said about decorating a gingerbread house for Halloween!
While I love, love, LOVE the splendor of a white Christmas, and all that goes with it… Santa, reindeer, red and green everything, and WHITE snow that just warms my heart… there is something wonderful to be said about decorating a gingerbread house for Halloween.
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St. Andrews gingerbread house; inspired by a real house in Eugene, Oregon
The St. Andrews House is a favorite house of mine. Simple and yet majestic, with grand front columns made from giant candy cane sticks.
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The Ultimate Gingerbread House Glue
A quick Google search will provide a plethora of recipes for Royal Icing, used to construct a Gingerbread House. They are all pretty much the same with small variations in amount of water, which will always be a variable from day to day anyway.
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Literally baking wood in the kitchen!
After what feels like a lifetime of trying different gingerbread dough recipes, looking for the perfect dough for constructing a gingerbread house, I think I may have the perfect recipe.
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