Just like home
It wasn’t an easy project. There were early mornings making – and eating – the sweet, spicy dough, afternoons with the oven on full blast to bake the pieces and several tantrums (mine) closely averted with dollops of royal icing. But we got there in the end, Little Missy and I.
Our first gingerbread house bears a striking resemblance to the cottage, apart from the wine gums along the ridge. Although the entire process took about a week, off and on, LM was charmed with the process and only ate a few of the extra pieces.
Just wait until I’ve a pair of them to get stuck into making next year’s edible des res.
Happy Christmas everybody!
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Good for you. I’ve always wanted attempt this but not sure I’d have the patience. I bought my daughter one this year and tonight we thought we’d add some colourful tots and m&M’s to it. Pathetic, my icing was too runny. Such a disaster, although it still looks okay.
Happy Christmas to you all . Enjoy and hope to see you again in 2012.
Lisa
Patience was definitely needed for this one although I have to say that the mould that I bought from The Kitchen Dresser (www.kitchendresser.net/) was brilliant. It made great solid pieces that weren’t too much of an effort to put together, despite the “helping” little fingers!