Gingerbread house from royal chefs: recipe and decorating instructions
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It is not difficult to make such a house yourself, especially if you follow these detailed instructions.
On the eve of Christmas, the chefs of the royal kitchens shared their recipe for the perfect gingerbread house.
Ukraine , Ukraingate , 22 , December , 2021 | Kitchen
Gingerbread dough
Ingredients:
1 kg of flour
14 g of soda
28 g of ground ginger
14 g of ground cinnamon
355 g of butter
500 g of brown sugar
140 g of eggs
175 g of golden syrup
Preparation:
- Mix flour, baking soda and spices.
- Add the cold butter, cut into cubes, and continue to stir until you get a crumb.
- Add sugar and stir quickly.
- Then add eggs and syrup and mix to form a dough.
- Divide into 2 parts, mix by hand and level.
- Wrap in cling film and refrigerate for several hours. Roll out a dough 5 mm thick for parts of the house, and about 3 mm for small decorative details.
- Cut out the shapes of the gingerbread house according to the template (you can download the template on the royal website or draw your own).
- Lay out the elements of the house on a baking sheet and cool again before baking.
- For windows, place crushed lollipops in the cut-outs. They will melt during baking.
Baking
Preheat the oven with a fan to 165 degrees
Bake the house for 18+ minutes
Bake small details for 12+ minutes
Royal glaze
Ingredients:
1.5 kg of powdered sugar
200 g of egg white
50 g of lemon juice
Preparation:
- Sift powdered sugar and mix with egg white and lemon juice by hand before placing in the mixer.
- Beat together on low speed for about 2 minutes, then scrape off the sides and beat well again.
- Continue stirring on low speed for about 5 more minutes until the icing reaches a peak creamy consistency.
- To finish the gutter you need to dilute the glaze with a little water.
- To assemble the gingerbread house, use a solid glaze .
Source : Ukrgate
