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Building Gingerbread
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Building Gingerbread

12 ingredients 30 min + 15 min 1 gingerbread house openrecipes
Building Gingerbread

"Every Christmas I design a new pattern and make a gingerbread house for the holidays. The kids love to help decorate."

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

819
Calories
20g
Protein
24g
Fat
126g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Molasses 1 tbsp (20g) 58
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 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

  • 5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 1 tablespoon ground ginger
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup molasses
  • 2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 2 egg whites
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

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