Delicious and homemade gingerbread isn't that hard to make. After you make it once you will be a pro each year. Takes a little extra love at the end but you got this! I got this recipe from the Wilton Gingerbread House Mold set.
Ingredients
3 cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon ground cloves
½ cup butter, softened (it called for vegetable shortening but I use butter)
½ cup granulated sugar
¾ cup molasses
1 egg, beaten
2 bags white chocolate chips
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
In a large bowl combine flour, baking soda, salt and spices.
In a separate bowl or Kitchen Aid Mixer, mix softened butter, sugar, molasses and egg. Mix well.
Start by adding in 2 cups of the flour mixture and mix well.
If using the Kitchen Aid mixture change it to the dough hook and knead in the remaining flour mixture. If not, move the dough to a floured surface and knead it in by hand.
Add additional flour, if necessary, to make firm dough. I had to add about ½ a cup more flour slowly by handfuls before I got the consistency I wanted.
Press into prepared gingerbread mold pan, or roll out for house cutters.
Bake 20-23 minutes or until lightly browned at the edges.
Cool in pan for 15-20 minutes and then take out and cool completely before building your gingerbread house.
While house pieces are cooling melt your white chocolate pieces either on the stove top or in the microwave. I do the microwave with 1 minute then stir, then 30 seconds and stir until it is completely melted but thick.
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