The girl is so artistic that I asked her to come and do with me. Truth is this post wouldn’t happen if not for my friend Carmen who was coming over to decorate it with me. What is really sad is that I reminded myself (out loud like a crazy person) not to touch the caramel but got so into the process of gingerbread making that forgot and did it anyway!
Don’t get me wrong, it’s not dangerous but don’t be stupid…don’t be me! My burned-to-blisters fingertips are still healing. Just DON’T DO IT unless you want a career as a spy with erasing your fingerprints is your first step. Once again, thank you Martha Stewart! Just melt a cup of sugar with juice of half a lemon and voila! But under no circumstances touch hot caramel. What I found worked brilliantly was hot caramel. I wanted something less fragile and more stable. Traditionally gingerbread house is “glued” together with royal icing but it takes forever to dry out and in humid English weather it’s even trickier. The result was delicious not to mention STURDY. It had to be metric and it had to be made with treacle instead of molasses. Thankfully, after a few minutes of internet research and a careful inspection of my cookie cutters I had all three.įor the house I used a basic template from Martha Stewart but the recipe itself had to be adapted slightly for my British readers.
#PRETZEL LOG CABIN HOW TO#
Once I decided on the concept I had to figure out how to achieve it. Naturally my choices fell between a rustic Canadian log cabin and an intricate Russian palace.Īfter careful consideration I decided to pace myself and stick to something simple, seeing that it was my first attempt to bake a gingerbread house from scratch.
I was so excited just thinking about what kind of gingerbread house I would make. They also provided all kinds of tools necessary for baking and decorating. This year OXO Good Grips teamed up with Stork and announced the ultimate blogger challenge-bake your own gingerbread house and let your imagination run wild.
Looking at photos from previous years inevitably brings a huge smile to my face-sneaky children popping sweets into their mouths instead of on the house while thinking they are being so discreet! All caught on camera, of course.Īlthough we’ve been making gingerbread houses for years, we’ve always bought kits and just assembled and decorated them. Gingerbread making is an annual tradition in our house that I wouldn’t miss for anything.
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