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I am so excited Christmas 2022 is just around the corner. Its always been my favourite time of the year.

This year I’m going to make and build a Cathedral style Gingerbread House from scratch. It will be in four separate phases, starting with making the Christmas Gingerbread House Dough – Construction strength.

Experience Level : Medium Experience in Baking. Construction Gingerbread is not for beginners, however you can prove me wrong, if you like. But please, no crying due to inexperience – lol.

CHRISTMAS GINGERBREAD HOUSE DOUGH RECIPE

Wet Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups of butter ( 338 g )

2 large Eggs

1 1/2 cups of Brown Sugar

2 teaspoons Vanilla

1 cup of Molasses

Dry Ingredients:

6 cups of sifted Flour

4 teaspoons of Ground Ginger

2 Tablespoons of Cinnamon

1 teaspoon of Ground Cloves

1/2 teaspoon of Ground All Spice

1 teaspoon of baking soda

1 teaspoon of baking powder

1 teaspoon of salt

Method:

1. SIFT the dry ingredients all together in a large bowl. That would be the flour, spices, baking soda and salt.

2. Next — place butter into mixer. Begin mixing until creamy.

3. Add Brown Sugar and mix throughout.

4. Add 2 whole Eggs and mix evenly.

5. Next — Now add one cup of Molasses

6. Once all is evenly mixed throughout, begin adding flour, about a cup at a time. Let time to incorporate until you add more, until all the 6 cups of flour is mixed in.

7. Remove dough from the mixer and begin kneading the dough, as shown in my video.

8. Roll out ( as shown in video) and cut into 4 ball pieces. This way you can use only what you need at the time of making your gingerbread house.

Now you have the material to make your own gingerbread house. Pastry Chef Anna Olson has the best details on getting started

Please take a moment to Purchase my cookbook “Canadian Recipes of the Great White North” is the perfect Christmas Theme Cookbook Gift

Cheers !

Chef Bari