gingerbread house kit?

Question

Where can I buy a gingerbread house kit in North Carolina?

Answer 1

You could try Costco, Walmart and every grocery store. Or you could just make thehouse from scratch-Children's Gingerbread House
Yields: 15 servings

You can buy a variety of candies for decoration."
INGREDIENTS:
3/4 cup butter
7/8 cup packed light brown
sugar
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 cup molasses
2 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder
1 tablespoon ground ginger
2 teaspoons ground allspice

6 egg whites
4 (16 ounce) packages
confectioners' sugar, sifted

DIRECTIONS:
1. First cut out in thin cardboard: a side wall, 4 1/2 x 8 inches; an end wall, 4 1/2x5 inches; a triangular gable, 4 1/2x3x3 inches; and a roof rectangle, 4 1/2x9 inches. Tape the rectangular end wall piece to the triangular gable piece: match the long side of the triangle, 4 1/2 inches, to one of the 4 1/2 inch sides of the end wall.
2. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in lemon zest, lemon juice, and molasses. Gradually beat in 2 eggs. Sift the flour, baking powder, and spices together; stir into creamed mixture. Wrap dough in parchment paper, and refrigerate for 1 hour.
3. Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface. Divide into 6 portions, 2 slightly larger than the others. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the 4 smaller pieces to approximately the size of the side wall and the end wall with gable templates; cut out two of each. Roll out remaining dough, and cut into two rectangular roof pieces. Transfer gingerbread onto greased baking trays.
4. In a preheated 375 degree F (190 degrees C) oven, bake gingerbread for 10 minutes, or until crisp. When removing from the oven, leave the gingerbread on the baking trays for a few minutes to set, then transfer to wire racks. Leave out overnight to harden.
5. In a large bowl, lightly whisk 2 egg whites. Gradually beat in approximately 5 cups confectioners' sugar. The icing should be smooth and stand in firm peaks. Spread or pipe a 9 inch line of icing onto a cake board, and press in one of the side walls so that it sticks firmly and stands upright. If necessary, spread or pipe a little extra icing along either side to help support it. Take an end wall and ice both the side edges. Spread or pipe a line of icing on the board at a right angle to the first wall, and press the end wall into position. Repeat this process with the other two walls until they are all in position. Leave the walls to harden together for at least two hours before putting on the roof. Spread or pipe a thick layer of icing on top of all the walls, and fix the roof pieces in position; the roof should overlap the walls to make the eaves. Pipe or spread a little icing along the crest of the roof to hold the two pieces firmly together. Leave overnight to set firmly.
6. When ready to decorate, make the remaining icing. In a large bowl, lightly whisk 4 egg whites, and mix in remaining confectioners' sugar as before. Use this to make snow on the roof, and to stick various candies for decoration. Finish with a fine dusting of sifted confectioners' sugar.

Answer 2

Does Trader Joe's have a store where you live? They have a great kit from Germany that costs only about $7 that I'm planning on making with my 7-year-old son this weekend. It includes everything you need except the powdered sugar (to mix the icing), and it has lots of different kind of candies for the decorations so that you don't have to buy them separately. Best of all, the gingerbread pieces come pre-baked, which is a huge time-saver. (No doubt homemade would taste even better, but does anyone ever eat the house anyway??) Have fun.

Answer 3

Walmart and Walgreens both have the kits.

Answer 4

Costco or Walmart

Answer 5

I just bought one from FoodLion
They also sell them at A.C. Moore

Answer 6

WalMart!!!!!!!

Answer 7

just buy it off ebay!

Answer 8

http://www.sugarcraft.com/catalog/new/new.htm

http://www.stonewallkitchen.com/prdsell.aspx?L0=SpecialtyFoods&L1=Confections&L2=GingerbreadHouseKit