Gingerbread house by own hands

What can you make a gingerbread house from? The very name for himself says that the carrot plays the main role here. That's what we're going to do now.

Necessary ingredients and stages of dough preparation

Для теста нам потребуется: 180 гр. меда, 150 гр.brown sugar, 100 gr. butter, 450 gr. sifted wheat flour, 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoon carmadon, 1 teaspoon ground ginger, 1 egg, 100 gr. sour cream.

We put sugar and honey in a jug or pot andheat on low heat. Add the butter. Stirring, achieving a homogeneous mass. In a bowl, pour out the flour, spices, egg, sour cream and pour out the mixture of honey and butter. All this is kneaded, covered with a film and sent to the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

Pattern

It is necessary to draw beforehand on paperGingerbread house. The pattern should consist of two rectangles - these are the walls. We cut out windows in them. Another two rectangles (longer by 1 cm in length) are required - the roof. A complex figure - a square and a triangle, connected together - the other two walls. Such details must be done in two pieces. In one we cut out the door, in the other, if desired, a window. And four small details on the pipe. From the paper patterns, you have to fold the house, check the details.

The process of creating a house

Roll out an even layer about 0.5 cm thick andWe proceed to cut out the details using paper templates. Do not forget about the biggest part - a stand that can be of any shape, but large enough to fit the house there. We finish the finished parts from the dough carefully on a baking tray covered with paper. Bake in the oven at 200 degrees for 15 minutes. After cooling, you must collect a gingerbread house and decorate it to your taste.

How to properly glue a house

For gluing a house it is necessary to prepare a mixtureof 3 egg whites and 120 grams. of powdered sugar. Squirrels whip the foam and gradually pour out the powder, continuing to whisk. The result should be a thick mass. To ensure that whipped whites with powder do not dry out during work, cover them and put them in the refrigerator. First, you need to connect the walls and the base (the floor of the house - the stand). Lubricate and collect all four walls, leave to dry. If desired, you can use for a strong fastening of a toothpick.

Decoration of a house

The last stage is the most pleasant:collection and decoration of the house. Connect to this activity of your children. For decoration use a variety of confectionery powders, colorful caramel, colored marmalade. The fence, for example, can be built from all sorts of ready-made biscuits and crackers. The door is made of chocolate. Decorate the gingerbread house on top with shavings of coconut or powdered sugar - you will get an imitation of snow. You can have fun together with your kids. Appreciate this time, it will be remembered to you and your children for life, as positive and filled with all sorts of fantasies.

And can you make a gingerbread house with your own hands? Such cute "gingerbread" in the picture - they can be an ideal gift for the new year for your colleagues and acquaintances.