We made homemade gingerbread houses as soon as my sister Andrea flew into town. The kids were so excited that someone was finally coming "home" for Christmas. Ha ha! So they waited to do gingerbread houses until she got here. The homemade gingerbread was yummy and our house smelled delicious!
Zane under the table - it took me awhile to realize he was in this picture!
Collin's gingerbread house
Allie's gingerbread house
For no mess cleanup of the icing bags: http://dollarstorecrafts.com/2011/09/mind-blowing-cake-decorating-tip/ . And the recipes, so I don't have to go hunting for it next year:
Gingerbread
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup molasses
1 1/2 teaspoons ginger
1 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon cloves
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 cup butter
1 egg, beaten
3 - 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Directions
In a medium saucepan, heat sugar, molasses, ginger, allspice, cinnamon, and cloves to boiling, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; stir in soda (it will foam up). Stir in margarine/butter till melted.
With a fork, stir in egg, then flour. On a floured surface, knead dough till mixed. Divide dough in half, wrap half with plastic wrap; set aside. Roll half the dough, with a rolling pin, slightly thinner than 1/4 inch.
Cut with cutters. Bake at 325F on a cookie sheet for 12 minutes; cool on a wire rack.
Royal Icing
1 lb powdered sugar
3 egg whites at room temperature
1 tsp cream of tartar
Beat until in peaks. Keep bowl covered at all times with a damp cloth, icing gets hard very fast.
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