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Gower Street Gingerbread House

Detailed Instructions for Making a Lighted Gingerbread House

Gingerbread dough recipe - A good recipe gingerbread dough recipe, suitable for making gingerbread houses.

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Author Barry C. Parsons

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup margarine
  • 1/2 cup dark molasses
  • 1/4 cup cold water
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tbsp powdered ginger
  • 1 tsp cloves
  • 1 tsp allspice

Instructions

  1. Cream margarine and sugar well. Blend in molasses and water.
  2. Sift together remaining ingredients and blend together until dough forms.
  3. Knead for a couple of minutes, adding a little more flour if it is too sticky.
  4. Chill 2 to 3 hours. Depending on the size of your house you will need several batches of this dough. I have used as many as 20 in my largest houses.
  5. Bake at 350 degrees, basically for as long as you can. Larger pieces will take  longer. You are trying to dry out the gingerbread as much as possible without burning it.