Gingerbread House (Mini Gingerbread Houses) Recipe

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Ingredients
11
Count
Nutrition
610
Calories
Total time
48
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 100 g packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup golden syrup
  • 1/4 cup treacle , plus
  • 1 tbsp treacle
  • 2 large egg yolks
  • 1 1/2 cups plain flour (plus more until the dough holds its shape)
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 cup icing sugar , sifted (plus more until the icing holds its shape)

Directions:

  1. Heat oven to 180°C (170°C fan bake), with the rack just below the middle. Line a baking tray with baking paper or a Teflon liner.
  2. Cut three shapes from cardboard. (Each piece of card will be used twice to cut the 6 gingerbread shapes for one house. Cut an 8 x 10 cm rectangle (for the roof) and a 6 x 8 cm rectangle (for the side walls). To make the peaked end-wall shape, draw a 10 x 6 cm rectangle, then make a mark 4 cm from one end on the two long sides, and another mark in the middle of the short side nearest the other two marks. Join this mark to the other two, then cut out.
  3. Warm the first four ingredients together (butter, brown sugar, golden syrup, treacle and extra treacle), mixing until smooth. Take off the heat and stir in the egg yolks.
  4. Then the sieved dry ingredients (plain flour, ground ginger, & baking soda). Knead to form a smooth dough, adding a little water or extra flour if necessary. Cut the dough into four even pieces and wrap until using.
  5. To make one house, roll one piece out about 3 mm thick on the floured board. It should be just large enough to cut two each of the three cardboard shapes from it. Re-roll dough scraps if necessary.) Place the shapes on a prepared baking tray.
  6. Bake for about seven minutes or until evenly browned. (Do not under cook.) While pieces are warm, carefully lift them onto a cooling rack. Repeat for other houses.
  7. To construct and decorate houses, make 'White Icing' for Piping. Whisk two egg whites until foamy. Beat in about one cup of sifted icing sugar at a time, until the icing holds its shape when piped from an icing bag (or a tough plastic bag with a small hole in one corner). This icing sets hard and can be quite brittle if not stuck firmly to (or supported by) the biscuit base.
  8. Pipe the icing on the walls and roof making shingles, doors, windows, etc. Leave plain or decorate with sweets if desired. Using more of the icing, glue the walls together on a cardboard base. When the walls are firm position the roof on top using more icing, and leave to set.
  9. Enjoy.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 610.29 Kcal (2555 kJ)
Calories from fat 159.24 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17.69g 27%
Cholesterol 79.92mg 27%
Sodium 1130.89mg 47%
Potassium 205.98mg 4%
Total Carbs 103.18g 34%
Sugars 42.55g 170%
Dietary Fiber 4.95g 20%
Protein 11.37g 23%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 4.8mg 27%
Calcium 155.3mg 16%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 349.1 Kcal (1462 kJ)
Calories from fat 91.09 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.12g 27%
Cholesterol 45.71mg 27%
Sodium 646.9mg 47%
Potassium 117.83mg 4%
Total Carbs 59.02g 34%
Sugars 24.34g 170%
Dietary Fiber 2.83g 20%
Protein 6.5g 23%
Iron 2.8mg 27%
Calcium 88.9mg 16%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 12.9
    Points
  • 16
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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