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Homemade gingerbread cottage
12 ingredients
45 min + 40 min
Makes 1
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A step-by-step guide to making and assembling a beautiful gingerbread house complete with snow-capped roof and pretty piping - a great family project
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
686
Calories
19g
Protein
18g
Fat
109g
Carbs
Counts 5 of 7 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Syrup | not in our table | 0 |
| Icing | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1kg plain flour , plus extra for dusting
- 300g cold butter , diced
- 2 tbsp mixed spice
- 2 tbsp ground ginger
- 1 tbsp bicarbonate of soda
- 450g light soft brown sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 225g golden syrup
- 750g icing sugar
- 400g preserving or pearl sugar
- 2 egg whites
- 200g ready-to-roll fondant icing , plus a few ping-pong sized balls, wrapped in cling film, ready for assembling
Directions
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By bbcgoodfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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