how can u make a gingerbread house from scratch?

Question

i want to make a gingerbread house for christmas but i dont want to spend a lot of money on it. what is the best way to make one using things i have in my house already and maybe a few things i can get from the store??

Answer 1

That's an easy one.

You get all your scratch together (empty your piggy bank, collect bottles at the side of the road, take out a loan, etc...) and you buy a whole ton of dough, no pun intended.

Next, you have the crew pour the dough into dough forms which is similar to concrete forming, and build the walls, floors and cielings. The roof is usually the last dough section to be formed. When the icing truck shows up to finish your roof, you should have a few sacks of Smarties ready to go without delay. Smarties are items you get from the store. When they are done your roof, get the Smarties up there as quick as you can. You don't want the icing to dry with your boots in it or else, man, you'll be stuck up there for a while.

Presto. You have a gingerbread house. Be sure that when your gingerbread man comes over, you refer to him as a gingerbread 'figure' in front of your new neighbors and not a 'man'. The public is quite sensitive over terms like this.

Move your furniture in as quick as possible before it rains or some kids come along and eat your house. Advice, brick or wood houses last much longer, but are a little more expensive.

Merry Christmas!

Answer 2

Make a Ginger Bread House
http://www.razzledazzlerecipes.com/christmasfun/gingerbread-house.htm

Answer 3

equipment from the shop is a lot less demanding in this busy season yet does each person rather like gingerbread? No. We dodge gingerbread altogether. we search for the sugar-cookie houses and scoop one up when we see them because they're continuously bought out first. We got here upon a chocolate sugar-cookie one this twelve months and acquired it in Nov.! We embellished it about 2 weeks in the past and its almost all lengthy gone, cookie abode coated.

Answer 4

INGREDIENTS:
For Royal Icing:
1 pound of confectionery sugar
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
3 egg whites
PREPARATION:
Beat SLOWLY until stiff peaks form. Put icing in a pastry bag or plastic bag with a hole cut in the bottom corner to act as a pastry bag.
Use the icing to glue five graham crackers together and allow to harden.

Then decorate with candy.

Answer 5

I admire your courage! But you might want to save yourself a nervous breakdown--cutting all those shapes exactly right, etc., and invest in a kit. WalMart and other stores carry them, and they aren't terribly expensive. Best of luck and Merry Christmas.