“All Occasion” Gingerbread House - John Wright

1 KITCHEN TESTED RECIPES Gingerbread House cup shortening cup granulated sugar cup dark molasses2 tablespoons cold water3 cups all-purpose flour1 teaspoon ground ginger1 teaspoon ground cinnamon teaspoon saltCream together shortening, sugar, molassesand water. Sift together flour, spices and dry ingredients to shortening mixtureand mix well. Dough will be stiff. Chill atleast 1 hour. Grease or spray mold withvegetable spray. Press dough into the in pre-heated 350 degree oven for 25minutes. Let Gingerbread cool in the moldfor 10 minutes.

2 Carefully remove each pieceof Gingerbread to cooling rack, flat sidedown. Repeat with other side, front,roof and chimney (it is not necessary torepeat people or trees). It is better to bakegingerbread a day ahead of assembling toallow for stiffening. Assemble and : 1 houseCHOCOLATE CANDY House confectionary coating chocolate1 pounds (24 oz)Place ungreased mold in refrigeratorone hour or more to chill. Do notgrease or condition the mold. Breakcoating chocolate into 1-inch in 1-quart glass measuring cup ormicrowave safe bowl.

3 Microwave at50% power (medium) 5 to 7 minutes,or until pieces are glossy and can bestirred smooth. Stir after half the time.(Can also melt chocolate over low heator in double boiler.) Pour chocolateinto chilled mold and refrigerate untilhard, about 15 minutes. Carefullyremove from mold. If needed, re-meltremaining roof, side, front, andchimney. Chill 15 minutes in mold andremove. Assemble and : 1 : Never add water to careful when using a double boilernot to get water in the CabinROYAL ICINGThe following recipe is for a sweeticing that will be used like glue tohold the House together and to deco-rate.

4 It dries quickly into a hard in mixing bowl and mix onhigh speed for 7 to 10 minutes. Beatuntil very stiff -- you can t covered at room egg whites at toom temperature teaspoon cream of tartar1 lb. confectioner sugar-sifted All Occasion GingerbreadHouseDecoratingIdeas& RecipesEasy Assembly InstructionsLet Gingerbread cool in the mold. Then carefully remove each piece. Remember:to get the correct number of pieces, you need to bake the same side of the moldtwo times. Think of the Royal Icing as glue.

5 Use it like you were gluing amodel. After each step, wait a few minutes for the icing to one front/back piece and one side piece. Besure the decorative sides are facing out. Put aribbon of icing on the edge of the the front squeeze the side piece into the icing onthe front piece forming an L . Hold for a fewminutes until icing bonds . Now do the same thingwith the back piece and the other your two L shaped walls and apply aribbon of icing on the remaining ends of bothside pieces. Slowly squeeze the L shapedwalls together to form a 4-wall foundation.

6 Holdfor a few minutes until icing hardens. For extrastrength, run a thick ribbon of icing along all thejoints on the inside of the , squeeze a ribbon of icing around the top perim-eter of the House . Place roof pieces in position makingcontact with each side and gently squeeze into theicing creating a bond with the four foundation a thick strip of icing down the center of the roofwhere the two pieces meet. Place chimneyon roof and strengthen the seams with John Wright Gingerbread House pan can be used for many occasions.

7 Don t put yourpan in the cupboard from one holiday to the next. Use it! You can create a decorating themefor any year round it can be used for birthdays and baby showers. For birthdays, use afavorite color scheme, add some candles and maybe a few miniature balls or balloons. Forbaby showers, a stork and some pink or blue icing with Mom and Dad Gingerbread Peoplewaiting on the lawn. The month of February can be decorated in red and white with lots ofhearts and sweets. Then comes March and old St. Patrick - a green and white theme.

8 Rabbitsand peeps go great with soft Easter colors, or make a chocolate House . See recipe. Maybrings with it Memorial Day and traditional red, white and blue, or again use soft springcolors. June can be used as a wedding House done in all white with a bride and groom or agraduation theme with school colors. For the big July 4th, red, white and blue with a picnictheme. A Halloween House can be created for October with pumpkins and fall candy and Thanksgiving can have brown, orange and white with pilgrims and House for Christmas can be magical with candy canes, peppermint candies, red and greengumdrops and of course, none other than Santa your imagination, and we are sure you will have a different theme for eachoccasion with John Wright s Traditional Gingerbread House Cabin Chimney (For simplicity.)

9 Assemble the chimney upside downfirst and then put it on the House .) There are fourpieces, two squares and two with a V cut out ofone side. Put a ribbon of icing on the two squarepieces and slowly press the V pieces into place toform a square. Set aside and let one piece with aknife for a tighter ChimneyApply a ribbon of icing fromtop to bottom and squeeze into position on the side of thehouse. Let everything harden for at least 20 minutes before decorating!CREATIVE IDEAS FOR ALL OCCASIONSLog CabinRoofFront/backEndsPeopleVictorian ChimneyLog CabinChimneyTrees