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Secrets to making the best-ever gingerbread house

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Tips before you start
What you need to make your own: ingredients
What you need to make your own: utensils
What you need to make your own: craft materials
The dough
Baking
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Allow to cool overnight
The glue
How to build the walls
How to build the roof
Decorating with icing
Decorations
How to make icicles
Decorating the board
Alternatively, cheat a little…
A tea light is a wonderful addition
How to store the house
How long is a gingerbread house edible?
Design ideas: a village
Design ideas: a lighthouse
Design ideas: a vehicle
Design ideas: a clock
The history of gingerbread houses
The largest gingerbread house ever built
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Gingerbread houses are one of the most charming Christmas foods. Whether they’re exquisitely built or the wonky work of happy kids, they don’t fail to elicit smiles and nods of approval. Find out everything you need to make your own here.

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Debra Waters

16 November 2017

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