Homemade Gingerbread House

Name: Homemade Gingerbread House
Prep time: 120 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 1 house
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: 750 g · 6 cups all-purpose flour; 225 g · 1 cup butter; 200 g · 1 cup dark brown sugar; 240 g · ¾ cup golden syrup or molasses; 100 g · 2 eggs eggs; 10 g · 1 tbsp ground ginger; 6 g · 2 tsp ground cinnamon; 2 g · 1 tsp ground cloves; 5 g · 1 tsp baking soda; 70 g · 2 whites egg whites, for the royal icing; 450 g · 3¾ cups powdered sugar, for the royal icing; 200 g · 7 oz candies for decoration

🍽 Serves 1⏱ Prep 120 min🔥 Cook 15 min⏳ Rest 120 min🌍 German

A spiced gingerbread house built with royal icing, step by step.

📍 Nuremberg · Germany

The story of the dish

Gingerbread houses became popular in Germany in the early 1800s after the Brothers Grimm published Hansel and Gretel; Nuremberg is the gingerbread capital.

The name: The name refers to a miniature house made from gingerbread, decorated with icing and sweets

Ingredients

Ingredient	EUg · ml	UScups · spoons
all-purpose flour	≈ 750 g	≈ 6 cups
butter	≈ 225 g	≈ 1 cup
dark brown sugar	≈ 200 g	≈ 1 cup
golden syrup or molasses	≈ 240 g	≈ ¾ cup
eggs	≈ 100 g	≈ 2 eggs
ground ginger	≈ 10 g	≈ 1 tbsp
ground cinnamon	≈ 6 g	≈ 2 tsp
ground cloves	≈ 2 g	≈ 1 tsp
baking soda	≈ 5 g	≈ 1 tsp
egg whites for the royal icing	≈ 70 g	≈ 2 whites
powdered sugar for the royal icing	≈ 450 g	≈ 3¾ cups
candies for decoration	≈ 200 g	≈ 7 oz

≈ amount suggested from similar recipes

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Also used: rolling pin · paper templates · baking trays · piping bags · stand mixer

Method

Melt butter, sugar and syrup; cool slightly and beat in the eggs.
Mix in flour, spices and soda to a firm dough; chill 1 hour.
Roll 5 mm thick and cut the walls and roof from paper templates.
Bake at 180°C (355°F) for 12 to 15 minutes; trim the edges while warm and cool flat.
Beat egg whites with powdered sugar into stiff royal icing.
Glue the walls with icing, hold until set, then add the roof; let dry 2 hours.
Decorate with icing and candies.

🌡️ 180°C (355°F) oven

👨‍🍳 Chef’s tips

Trim the pieces while still warm against the templates so the walls fit straight.

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Nutrition per portion estimate · 1 of 1

4200kcal

50 gprotein

780 gcarbs

100 gfat

Allergens

GlutenEggsMilk

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