Decorative gingerbread house
Recipe by Once Upon a Time Pastry
A fully glazed gingerbread house, ideal for decorating your Christmas table. The dough is spiced, baked to a crunchy texture, then assembled with homemade royal icing or ready‑made. The result is a small biscuit greenhouse, illuminated by a garland and decorated with windows made of gelatin sheets.
MediumFrenchServes 8
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Source Video
10h 30m
Prep
32m
Cook
1h 19m
Cleanup
12h 21m
Total
Cost Breakdown
Total cost:$6.16
Per serving:$0.77
Critical Success Points
- • Chill (1 h)
- • Bake at 180°C (12 min)
- • Complete cooling (at least 8 h)
- • Assembly with royal icing (hold the pieces)
Safety Warnings
- • Handle the oven with gloves to avoid burns.
- • Use the cookie cutters carefully; the blades are sharp.
- • Do not consume raw royal icing if you are sensitive to raw egg whites.
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