- 12 Bakes of Christmas 2017: Shortbread
- 12 Bakes of Christmas 2017: Florentines (Vegan)
- 12 Bakes of Christmas 2017: Spiced Gingerbread Bundt Cake with Orange Icing
- 12 Bakes of Christmas 2017: Stollen [Part 4 of 4]
- 12 Bakes of Christmas 2017: Stollen [Part 3 of 4]
- 12 Bakes of Christmas 2017: Stollen [Part 2 of 4]
- 12 Bakes of Christmas 2017: Dark Ginger Biscuits
- 12 Bakes of Christmas 2017: Stollen [Part 1 of 4]
- 12 Bakes of Christmas 2017: Homemade Mince Pies Vs. Shop-Bought
- 12 Bakes of Christmas 2017: Cinnamon Pecan Chewies
- 12 Bakes of Christmas 2017: Chocolate Orange Christmas Cake
- 12 Bakes of Christmas 2017: Lebkuchen
- 12 Bakes of Christmas: Easy Alcohol Fudge
- 12 Bakes of Christmas: Gingerbread House
- 12 Bakes of Christmas: Bauble Fancies
- 12 Bakes of Christmas: Premium Hot Chocolate
- 12 Bakes of Christmas: Easy Tree Decorations
- 12 Bakes of Christmas – Easy Iced Cupcakes
- 12 Bakes of Christmas: Candy and Popcorn Stars
- 12 Bakes of Christmas: No Bake Christmas Rocky Road
- 12 Bakes of Christmas: Cranberry Chocolate Brownies
- 12 Bakes of Christmas: Sausage Rolls
- 12 Bakes of Christmas – Cocoa Cookies
- 12 Bakes of Christmas: Cheese Twists
- 12 Bakes of Christmas – The Festive Loaf
- 12 Bakes of Christmas: Christmas Tree Sponge Pops
- 12 Bakes of Christmas – Vanilla Cookies
- 12 Bakes of Christmas: White Chocolate and Cranberry Fudge
- 12 Bakes of Christmas – Chai Spice Cupcakes
- 12 Bakes of Christmas – (Vegan) Chocolate Truffles
- 12 Bakes of Christmas – Dutch Spiced Apple Cake
- 12 Bakes of Christmas: Naughty Hot Chocolate with Baileys Marshmallows
- 12 Bakes of Christmas – Gingerbread
- 12 Bakes of Christmas – Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies
- 12 Bakes of Christmas – Orange and Cinnamon Biscuits
- 12 Bakes of Christmas: Panettone
- 12 Bakes of Christmas: Salted Caramel Brownies.
For the ninth instalment of our 12 Bakes of Christmas series, try out a Gingerbread House.
Ingredients:
For the gingerbread:
- 250g unsalted butter
- 200g dark muscovado sugar
- 7 tbsp golden syrup
- 600g plain flour
- 2 tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking powder)
- 4 tsp ground ginger
- Boiled sweets
To decorate:
- Marshmallow ‘Fluff’
- Icing sugar to dust
- Chocolate buttons
- Candy canes
Method:
- Pre-heat the oven to 200c fan/gas mark 6, melt the butter, syrup and sugar in a pan.
- Mix the flour, bicarbonate of soda and ground ginger in a large bowl, then mix in the sugar mixture to make a stiff dough.
- Cut out a house template (2x side walls, a front and back wall and 2x roof pieces), then roll out the dough to a 1cm thickness. Cut out the dough to the shape of the template and place on a baking tray.
- Cut windows into two of the house sides, and place boiled sweets in the hole (these will melt to form ‘glass’ in the oven) .
- Bake the gingerbread for approx 12 mins (or until golden around the edges).
- Spoon the marshmallow fluff into a sandwich bag, then cut off the corner (you now have a piping bag!) and pipe snakes along the edges of the roof and sides of the house to stick it together.
- Leave to dry, then when stable (use cocktail sticks for reinforcement), decorate using the remaining marshmallow fluff, chocolate buttons and candy canes.
Enjoy!
