It's EASIER than you might think! Making and Constructing a Ginger Bread House Start to Finish!

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  • čas přidán 8. 12. 2023
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Komentáře • 834

  • @petraleyden5675
    @petraleyden5675 Před 7 měsíci +288

    I told my husband last night that I am so sad because I have watched every single one (from your very first video) of your videos and had to wait for you to post a new one. Luckily, I didn't have to wait that long 😂

    • @AcreHomestead
      @AcreHomestead  Před 7 měsíci +49

      WOW thank so much!!

    • @carolynmills513
      @carolynmills513 Před 7 měsíci +24

      I think the first I saw was canning tomatoes in January. Then went backwards. I was hooked from the get go.

    • @vivianfrandsen7960
      @vivianfrandsen7960 Před 7 měsíci +6

      ​@@AcreHomestead😮😅😅

    • @DeborahKEgolf
      @DeborahKEgolf Před 7 měsíci +16

      I've done the same. But she comes out with alot of content, so we don't have to wait long for something new.

    • @leawalker5729
      @leawalker5729 Před 7 měsíci +14

      The first one I watched was the last big pasta preservation she did in the old house with pasta all over the tables lol

  • @staceylousherman
    @staceylousherman Před 7 měsíci +48

    This reminds me of 100 years ago when I was in high-school. I don't remember if it was an art class or home economics, but I labored for days over a gingerbread house.
    Proudly gave it to a relative for Christmas.
    She had it as a centerpiece on her dining room table.....for about 24 hours......the dog noticed it, got up onto the table and - ate the whole thing.
    😂😂😂😂

    • @bethpark6266
      @bethpark6266 Před 7 měsíci +7

      Well the dog had an artistic eye, lol. I took home ec all through high school and wished that they'd still taught it when my kids went to school. Probably the most helpful class I had for day to day living.

  • @freds3391
    @freds3391 Před 7 měsíci +80

    Becky, just remember you’re having fun with the gingerbread house, perfection isn’t the main goal. Now you have your efforts from this year to build upon for making improvements in future years. I admire your grit in challenging yourself taking on the house. For me, I think you did an incredibly fine job!

    • @CatherineShoresHMN
      @CatherineShoresHMN Před 7 měsíci +2

      After one lil flub I would have smashed it out of frustration/Impatience and started eating it. 😆😆😆🤷🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

  • @SpliffThyme
    @SpliffThyme Před 7 měsíci +138

    Girl, this brings back memories from my Culinary Apprenticeship. I'm a Commis Chef at a major hotel in Toronto 🇨🇦 and I wanted to go big for my final Christmas gingerbread house. Every year the apprentices create GB houses to be displayed over the breakfast buffet. My last year I made a miniature replica of the hotel. It took me 9wks to complete on top of a 40hrs+ work schedule. It had Christmas trees made of ice cream cones, construction workers as the city was doing work on the road and side walks at the time and blinks lights from the dollar store. My husband was so over it and when I woke him up at 4am to show him the finished product he said pack it up and let's go deliver it. We did, we got it there safely and on the buffet. Oh, I forgot to mention I had to build one section twice because my curious kitty knocked it over. Needless to say it was a hit, I got an A, all the chefs loved it and congratulationed me but I'll never ever ever make GB again. Like ever😜!! Merry Christmas ⛄

    • @bettypierce8050
      @bettypierce8050 Před 7 měsíci +4

      😁 You did it!

    • @judithburke1539
      @judithburke1539 Před 7 měsíci +5

      Congratulations on your achievement!
      Just remember that teachers are more strict in their expectations than children! They don't require perfection 😊.

    • @ingridguzman5697
      @ingridguzman5697 Před 7 měsíci +2

      You go girl and you nailed 😊

    • @nankadutoit1635
      @nankadutoit1635 Před 7 měsíci +1

      I dont blame u for not wanting to make GB again😂

    • @nankadutoit1635
      @nankadutoit1635 Před 7 měsíci +1

      Oh and congrats great to get rewarded for your great effort😊

  • @jolowers978
    @jolowers978 Před 7 měsíci +95

    I love making gingerbread houses every year! My tip would be to decorate each piece before you assemble it! Its easier to do when it's flat vs being upright!

    • @AcreHomestead
      @AcreHomestead  Před 7 měsíci +20

      Great idea!!

    • @queenizzy01
      @queenizzy01 Před 7 měsíci +5

      I would worry about smooshing my finger into the decorations while constructing it. But it all depends how intricate you make them

    • @jolowers978
      @jolowers978 Před 7 měsíci +9

      @queenizzy01 yes you do have to be careful about where you hold it! I like to do flood icing so I let mine dry overnight to make sure it's completely set! I know everyone has their own preferences though.

    • @carolynmills513
      @carolynmills513 Před 7 měsíci +1

      I was wondering if that would work.

    • @lindap9079
      @lindap9079 Před 7 měsíci +5

      @@queenizzy01 Royal Icing dries ROCK HARD. there is no worry of smooshing it.

  • @CatherineShoresHMN
    @CatherineShoresHMN Před 7 měsíci +29

    Your son is so blessed to have you for his mom. He’s going to have an amazing childhood doing this kind of stuff (and all of the garden activities) with you! ☺️☺️☺️

    • @hanahsmith4501
      @hanahsmith4501 Před 7 měsíci +2

      Debbie I was going to say the same thing! Glad I’m not the only one that thinks that!

    • @taylorashlock6309
      @taylorashlock6309 Před 7 měsíci +5

      Isn’t he only a year old? I think this would be more frustrating than fun at that age. I used to do a gingerbread house decorating event and most of the kids younger than PreK or kindergarten were not interested in decorating (the houses were assembled for them) or tried and were upset when it was too hard with their developing motor skills

    • @CatherineShoresHMN
      @CatherineShoresHMN Před 7 měsíci +8

      @@debbie7115 how do you know?? We see a small fraction of CZcams creators lives. She’s has said REPEATEDLY that she won’t be showing her child. Why can’t people get that through their heads. Why are you so fixated on seeing him. That seems extremely creepy to me. Also, Why are you watching if you’re so bothered. Do better.

    • @CatherineShoresHMN
      @CatherineShoresHMN Před 7 měsíci +2

      @@taylorashlock6309 first of all, I didn’t necessarily mean this year. 🙄 Second, that was your experience. How do you know their’s won’t be completely different. Maybe she has more patience with children than you do.

    • @lindsayvlogslife
      @lindsayvlogslife Před 7 měsíci

      @@debbie7115A one year old has no interest in “helping” make gingerbread houses, do you even have kids?! Lol

  • @BecomingErica
    @BecomingErica Před 7 měsíci +4

    I totally would buy a shirt that says “A little bit of frosting can cover a multitude of sins.” 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @carolynturk-hu7je
    @carolynturk-hu7je Před 7 měsíci +37

    Tip: you can always cook a square piece of your scrap dough to taste when timer goes off, then cook longer if need be.

  • @pmbramucci1056
    @pmbramucci1056 Před 7 měsíci +20

    A couple hints: 1 cup of flour is 120 grams and if you liked the template for the gingerbread house, you could laminate the pages so you could reuse them.

    • @KitchenFairy61
      @KitchenFairy61 Před 7 měsíci +1

      I watch Rose Red Homestead and she did a lot of research on how much 1 cup of flour weighs. It weighs 144 grams.

    • @calistarlim3242
      @calistarlim3242 Před 7 měsíci +2

      I agree with the lamination. But trim it back a bit so there’s a sealed edge so a rinse and wipe won’t open it up.

    • @pmbramucci1056
      @pmbramucci1056 Před 7 měsíci

      @@KitchenFairy61 So weird, King Arthur's website says 120, but America's Test Kitchen says 5 oz (142 g).

    • @KitchenFairy61
      @KitchenFairy61 Před 7 měsíci

      @@pmbramucci1056 I'd go with America's Test Kitchen's weight. I always weigh my flour at 144 grams per cup and have had good luck. I bake a lot especially at this time of year. I've been baking for well over 40 year's. I started weighing my flour over 35 years ago.

  • @darcimunday4410
    @darcimunday4410 Před 7 měsíci +28

    Im so proud of you Becky. You never give up and keep on trying. And you exceed at whatever you make in your beautiful kitchen.

  • @Fredrika.Persson
    @Fredrika.Persson Před 7 měsíci +33

    Really cute gingerbread house :) In Sweden we do these every year and we usually use melted sugar when assembling the house and then icing for decorations. The melted sugar isn't very visible and it's strong and hardens fast, but of course quite hot so the children are only allowed to watch when it's being assembled and then they join in again when it's time for decorations :).

    • @petrakihlstrom8163
      @petrakihlstrom8163 Před 7 měsíci +6

      I was also going to give the melted sugar method. In Sweden we use a little different recepie on the gingerbread dough. We use syrup (sirap in Swedish), light or dark. No molasses. So the dough is lighter in colour. As it has been said already, we use melted sugar to build the gingerbread house, and when it's set ( in no time😉) we decorate with icing,candy and whatever you want and like 😁

  • @gabygarcia8367
    @gabygarcia8367 Před 7 měsíci +33

    So lovely! My tip would be to decorate every piece flat before constructing the house. It is more comfortable to work with, just like drawing, you could try stencils too, that is easier, you did it the difficult way and turned beautiful! ❤

    • @gabygarcia8367
      @gabygarcia8367 Před 7 měsíci

      I did the dutch house version last weekend and instead of cutting off the windows just glued some white chocolate tablets before constructing the house. It was like a merge.of the gingerbread dutch house and Hansel&Gretel house 😂😂 the kids really enjoyed it!

  • @jacquespoulemer3577
    @jacquespoulemer3577 Před 7 měsíci +10

    Becky, I wish I had known you were planning to do a gingerbread house. putting a rectangular sturdy loaf cake inside to stick the walls to is the best kind of cheating. it holds the house up and you have extra dessert. I use a plain cookie dough (no molasses which makes the walls soft.) and if I want it brown I spice it up. I'm still at the beginning so I have no idea how this worked out for you...always wishing you the best of luck. Have Fun...Jim Mexico.

  • @stephaniekinloch9094
    @stephaniekinloch9094 Před 7 měsíci +12

    For a first time - from scratch - effort 🎉.
    For showing us that it's not as easy as the experts make it out to be - But that it's DO-ABLE!!🏅🏅
    Thank you for showing us the mistakes we would likely have made & how to Calmly overcome them. 💜

  • @suzannebaxter2888
    @suzannebaxter2888 Před 7 měsíci +6

    I think in America it is gingerbread houses but here in England we have the traditional Yule Log.
    It is traditional to light a special 'Yule log' on Christmas Eve and keep it burning through the 12 nights of Christmas until Twelfth Night. Traditionally, a huge log would be selected in the forest on Christmas Eve, decorated with ribbons, and dragged back home. This was known as 'Bringing in the Yule Log'. Now we bake them so delicious. Next week I have to make 24 of them.
    I add a small amount of spicy rum to my ginger cookies or Cointreau either one just elevates them

    • @Sparkplug4712
      @Sparkplug4712 Před 7 měsíci +2

      Here in canada, we do the yule log, more for the adults and the house for the kids ☃️

  • @lindsayvlogslife
    @lindsayvlogslife Před 7 měsíci +2

    Just a tip for your piping kit - the white pieces you used are called a coupler and it allows you to change out the tips at any point while frosting - so no need to fill/use two bags if they’re the same icing, just switch the tip out when you’re ready to change!

  • @shaunballard3614
    @shaunballard3614 Před 7 měsíci +3

    I never thought of putting the piping bag in a mason jar to fill it. Genius! : )

  • @TanyaAjax
    @TanyaAjax Před 7 měsíci +15

    Impressed by the amount of cooking you're doing this season, just finished watching your parmesan carrot recipe and your gingerbread house shows up, yum

  • @jacquespoulemer3577
    @jacquespoulemer3577 Před 7 měsíci +7

    the dough came out fine and the instinct to bake the walls extra was spot on. The final results were cute.
    Croissants. Best Butter and keep everything very cold. You'll be fine. More Hugs JIM

  • @RTCPhotoWork
    @RTCPhotoWork Před 7 měsíci +27

    To prevent the distortion: Cut the pieces, pull away the extra stuff, and transfer the entire parchment paper with cutouts to the tray. It might save on parchment paper, too, since you used six pieces for the prep/baking of the house pieces.

  • @amandaa7592
    @amandaa7592 Před 7 měsíci +1

    I really enjoy working with royal icing and learned about consistency in the following way. Glue is used for construction, make it the thickness of spackle. If you take a dollop, the peak from your spoon shouldn't move at all. Piping consistency is for drawing, make it the consistency of toothpaste. If you make a tall peak, it should soften and curl over very slowly. 20 second icing is for semi abstract, like melting snow. If you make a dollop it will slowly melt into itself so that at 20 seconds the last signs of the dollop have disappeared into a smooth puddle. Flood consistency is like honey; thick and luxurious, and pourable. Flood will immediately disappear into itself if you create a dollop. Julia M Usher is a solid resource for icing prep.

  • @dorothyvarga6251
    @dorothyvarga6251 Před 7 měsíci +11

    Becky, the Gingerbread house came out beautiful and the cookies were adorable! Great job!

  • @MaryStevens-tb2dz
    @MaryStevens-tb2dz Před 7 měsíci +7

    I've never seen anything you ever attempted turn out bad you are so talented. Bless you and your family also to your parents and Josh's parents.

  • @carolynturk-hu7je
    @carolynturk-hu7je Před 7 měsíci +7

    Gingerbread house most certainly can be consumed! We were a family of six, our parents and four children and our creations got a picture taken. Then we along with relatives with us during the holidays had our yummy house! 😊❤

  • @patriciawadas6260
    @patriciawadas6260 Před 7 měsíci +5

    Becky, Thank you for being so real. This has made the whole gingerbread house making, baking and decorating NOT so intimidating! I NOW feel (for the first time) confident in giving the whole homemade gingerbread house project a good fun try (cookies too) 🧑‍🍳
    I truly enjoyed this Gingerbread video!! ☺️

  • @lindahernandez8693
    @lindahernandez8693 Před 7 měsíci +4

    Thank you for keeping it real! Us newbies need to see the mistakes n how you fix it n even with the dough!

  • @melaniedennis9540
    @melaniedennis9540 Před 7 měsíci +5

    Becky, you can always laminate your patterns so they'll last longer ❤

  • @maryrassatt2334
    @maryrassatt2334 Před 7 měsíci +12

    Hi Becky,
    This might be my favorite video you’ve made. You’re becoming quite the baker now, added to your other talents.
    That house is so stinking adorable!! And the gingerbread men too!

  • @hb7282
    @hb7282 Před 7 měsíci +8

    Well done! For a 1st house you did a fantastic job! I’ve been gingerbreading for over 20 years and for about 5 or 6 of those years I made multiple houses each year. Oh my goodness did the mom in me come out watching this! I kept yelling tips and tricks to you😂 I about came unglued when you wiped your gingerbread with a damp paper towel! My husband came in from the other room to make sure that I was ok🤣🤣 My gingerbread house dough does not contain egg. It is almost like a gingersnap, or cracker texture, and sucks up moisture from the air even. It gets deliciously soft after the house has been sitting all assembled for a couple of days. You mentioned making brown icing, I did that on a little Valentine’s chocolate bread chalet one year. Just use cocoa powder in place of some of the powdered sugar to give it the color you want. Your piping skills will get better as you continue to play with piping bags, and decorating cookies and small cakes are a great way to do that. I found myself wanting to come play with you and share my knowledge and love of gingerbreading with you. I was thrilled to hear that you have someone who knows a lot about gingerbreading that you can create wonderful, edible memories with❤

  • @captaintreepig993
    @captaintreepig993 Před 7 měsíci +6

    I make one every year. Its the centrepiece for our table during Christmas Dinner.

  • @carolrobinson1573
    @carolrobinson1573 Před 7 měsíci +3

    I love the way you challenge yourself and take me on the journey with you
    I don’t comment often because I watch you everyday on my big screen tv thank you for all of the delicious journeys ❤

  • @joanneroper116
    @joanneroper116 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Try using a star tip for a more finished appearance on the edges and at the ground of the house. Also, you are right that royal icing should be really stiff and will challenge your hand strength but the end result is worth it. Also place a damp towel over the top of your icing bowl to keep the humidity up and only put what you are working with into the piping bag. You can use a coupling device in the tip of the piping bag and then switch out your tips easily. Hope you find these tips useful. FYI…. I love your garlic pucks. My new favorite thing. Thanks for sharing.

  • @authorannbaker
    @authorannbaker Před 7 měsíci +1

    I love you channel and all that you do. Just wanted to let you know, in case you don't, I had to watch about 15 minutes of unskippable ads to watch this video. Every 3 or 4 minutes a 30-45 second ad popped up.

  • @eileenknoblock9626
    @eileenknoblock9626 Před 7 měsíci +6

    I always make a lot of mini-gingerbread men cookies. I put demerara sugar on top. When I make the bigger cookies, I decorate them but for the small ones, the sugar is really good.

  • @Caitlin1928
    @Caitlin1928 Před 7 měsíci +6

    For the flour and weighing it, I have noticed that you always use one measuring cup to dig into the flour. I used to do that as well, and then I learned that it's really more proper to use another spoon to put the flour in the measuring cup you're using and then level it off. So now I keep a scoop in my flour container, so I remember to do it that way.

    • @bethpark6266
      @bethpark6266 Před 7 měsíci

      If you are weighing it, it doesn't matter what you use to put it into the bowl on the scale. Filling the measuring cup with a spoon and leveling it only matters if you are NOT weighing it.

    • @Caitlin1928
      @Caitlin1928 Před 7 měsíci

      @@bethpark6266 That's what I meant, for not weighing it.

  • @susanhamilton1707
    @susanhamilton1707 Před 7 měsíci +8

    Making a Gingerbread house is fun to watch, but too intimidating for me. I love the Gingerbread Men! You did so good!!! 🎄 Merry Christmas

  • @holberthomestead
    @holberthomestead Před 7 měsíci +2

    When my husband and I were still dating I made a ginger bread house from scratch. It was a two storu style house yard and xmas decor galore! It was such a big project for menat the time. When friends would come by they would add a little something to it, it became a group project. I loved it amd was so proud when I finished. It was displayed in the middle of our dining table. We had roommates at the time and we went out and the dogs got left out. I got home but was locked out. As I walked towards the back I passed the dining window and saw one of the dogs going to town on it 😢 By the time I got in the house they were licking the frosting left on the tray 🤭 Its been18yrs and I haven't made another 🙃

  • @mandys6323
    @mandys6323 Před 7 měsíci +1

    I learned the best way to glue the house together is to melt sugar and it sticks really good and fast.

  • @blockparty621
    @blockparty621 Před 7 měsíci +8

    Becky,
    I was just going to ask if you could possibly do a video of making homemade laminated/croissant dough!!! ❤❤❤❤
    I love watching you cook and bake.
    I always feel like I've learned something. You make things look easier to tackle.
    Thanks for everything you do!

  • @momfromcc2934
    @momfromcc2934 Před 7 měsíci +3

    Your house and cookies look great. Hope it becomes a fun tradition for your family.

  • @therealnancysteele
    @therealnancysteele Před 7 měsíci +1

    Good job Becky! A new tradition for sure.

  • @j.jcevering5117
    @j.jcevering5117 Před 7 měsíci +3

    That was fun. It reminded me of the year we made a gingerbread neighborhood. The only home made one was the school and it was the one I loved the most. Next was the graham cracker Church on a candy cane box foundation And the general store. We even made little triangle shelters for "pets".
    The kits we made into a train station and a town hall.
    It was pretty rustic looking, not professional by any stretch. But the house smelled amazing. We had 3 big tables set up for display. When ppl came over we'd offer supplies for them to make Graham cracker structures of their own to add to the display Or..they could take one home if they wanted. That was a year full of memories and we kept it up for months.. in a big dining room we weren't using.. Near a fireplace. So Becky, I'm inspired again.
    Thank you for showing the fun and the fumbles that go into creating a home made gingerbread house.
    Till next time, take care you you ❤🎄 take time to relax and enjoy it all. 🤶

  • @annettepearce1690
    @annettepearce1690 Před 7 měsíci +6

    My daughter has been making 6 gingerbread houses to make with nieces/nephews for past few years. Big difference this year using new rolling pin with guides.

    • @jrae6608
      @jrae6608 Před 7 měsíci +2

      My dtg has one of those rolling pins, is great when you want dough certain thickness.

  • @elliefoust
    @elliefoust Před 7 měsíci

    I’m attempting this journey with my children tomorrow. Send the prayers. Will update 😅😅

  • @campbellandcakes6985
    @campbellandcakes6985 Před 7 měsíci +6

    Always sift the powder sugar after measuring, you can use straight pins to help to keep the sides together while drying. You can use dowel rods to roll out the dough to be all even and roll out on cookie sheet and cut out, no moving, just pull away the extra dough. Just a few helpful hints, you did great

  • @carolr7962
    @carolr7962 Před 7 měsíci +2

    I was craving gingerbread men this week. It took me visiting a lot of stores but i found them. Now i can make them. Thank you

  • @nancypatterson374
    @nancypatterson374 Před 7 měsíci +3

    What a fun Saturday afternoon Becky, thank you ❤ so Festive 🎄

  • @diannrogers4984
    @diannrogers4984 Před 6 měsíci

    I think you did a great job. I use to make a gingerbread house every year for my children. I even made one for my two granddaughters. Have a picture of my youngest granddaughter eating it after Christmas. What a great memory.

  • @KariTSays
    @KariTSays Před 7 měsíci +3

    What a fabulous gingerbread house for your first time and babies first Xmas!!! Can put some glitter sprinkles on for snow!❄️

  • @gilliannutchey7572
    @gilliannutchey7572 Před 7 měsíci +3

    Hi Becky, I found a lovely recipe for gingerbread men on Cupcakejemma. They are soft and chewy, everybody loves them - especially my grandson. I thought I’d let you know because if you’re searching for a recipe you might as well try this one first!

  • @user-tt4ow2tf7s
    @user-tt4ow2tf7s Před 7 měsíci +3

    Well Done Becky!! I love your channel, you keep it Real. Hope that if you decide to have a competition next year you'll take us along, would be fun. ❤ from NB Canada

  • @karenfromnj3104
    @karenfromnj3104 Před 7 měsíci

    My daughter and I used to make gingerbread houses for us and the neighbors.
    It’s not easy!! After a few years of doing it it kind of became easier. I’m sad we didn’t take pictures. Your house and cookies look fabulous!!!

  • @sandyoklahomatransient8557
    @sandyoklahomatransient8557 Před 7 měsíci +3

    Becky, I've not done the house from scratch yet. I used a kit where the cookies were made already, and you put the pieces together with icing than decorated. Your house came out really nice. So did the ginger bread men😊

  • @ThePayneFamilyFarm2013
    @ThePayneFamilyFarm2013 Před 7 měsíci

    My kids and I have decorated our share of gingerbread houses when they were younger. We've had our traditional, our Hobbit house, the Harry Potter themed ones, we even did one of our church, lol! It's been at least 15 years since we did one, and watching your video definitely put me in the mindset of doing it again. The only issue is that none of us actually like to eat gingerbread! But we love doing this anyway!!
    I love your use of the jar to support your sides. Great idea!!!
    As a former professional baker--couple of tips I can offer is always stick to the royal icing recipe and only fill your bags half-full. It keeps you from wasting (not bag-farts) and makes the bags easier to manage, giving you better control. You can always add more and even add color if you want.
    To put your pieces together, put your base of icing down to set them in, you can always cover the edge of the base with "snow" but this gives your sides some stability at the bottom, especially the chimney, pipe each piece along the edges then place them. It eliminates the thickness of the icing on such small pieces, again giving you more decoration space and better control. One thing we started doing as our houses became more "themed" oriented, was I cut out doors, windows, gates, etc, from the dough, decorated, then added them on. It made it easier to stencil, design, pipe, and then attach. We still added the piping, but it let us give better detail to what we were trying to accomplish. This was especially true when it came to Baggend (Bilbo's house). There's no way I could have piped that, lol!!
    Also, using edible pens is a good tool if you want to do something more detailed. When I was training at the bakery, we made our pieces out of cardboard, wrapped them in wax paper, and practiced many, many times until we could do this in our sleep. I dont recommend this because it's a LOT of sugar, lol!!! But it's something we did with old icing or icing we were going to toss.
    I personally love the simplicity of the white icing and the darkness of the gingerbread. You're right in that sometimes simple is better!! It looks absolutely beautiful and I know Baby Acre is going to love doing this with you in the future!! You'll definitely need a little girl gingerbread cutter so you can decorate a cookie for each of you!!! When I showed your finished product to my husband he was blown away at it being your first!! Great job!! I see more houses in your future!!

  • @AllAttackisgood
    @AllAttackisgood Před 7 měsíci +4

    It also helps to have the pieces laying down and decorate some of the sides and front BEFORE you put the house together. I’m a professional cookie decorator/baker and it gives you more control and no more dripping and messing up. You can make such nice looking designs that way. Plus, you can sprinkle sugar on your snow area and it looks super cute

    • @petrakihlstrom8163
      @petrakihlstrom8163 Před 7 měsíci +2

      Have you ever used melted sugar to assemble the gingerbread house?
      Because that's how we Swedes do it and it's a technique that goes through generations. It hardens quick and is soooo stable so it never breaks.

    • @debbiedoor2693
      @debbiedoor2693 Před 7 měsíci

      ⁠@@petrakihlstrom8163 This may seem like a silly question, but how do you make melted sugar? We call that syrup and I can’t imagine how you would use it.

  • @nicoleseay9085
    @nicoleseay9085 Před 7 měsíci

    You know what I'm most impressed with..... you did the house so WE could see it and not so you could easily see it! Very impressive nailed it for sure

  • @mcdoll232
    @mcdoll232 Před 7 měsíci +4

    I enjoyed watching the house come together. Well done ❤

  • @cindymoore9096
    @cindymoore9096 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Becky, if you lay some frozen items directly from the freezer on your stone counter tiles - things that will make good contact with the tiles, like bags of hashbrowns, peas or ice cubes - for a few minutes as needed it will chill your tiles so the butter doesn’t warm up as quickly. Some people keep a marble slab to stick in the freezer and then use that to keep various doughs chilled.
    Those gingerbread men turned out so cute. ❤

  • @carmendoyle9786
    @carmendoyle9786 Před 7 měsíci +2

    U are truly a natural when it come to baking and cooking ! U are amazing! Everything always works out for u . Looks so great !

  • @tabithabrown8215
    @tabithabrown8215 Před 7 měsíci +8

    Oh goodness… those nakano knifes are AMAZING 😻 I swear I’d give anything for those like you have!! Way out of my price range ❤

  • @Sparkplug4712
    @Sparkplug4712 Před 7 měsíci +6

    Hi Becky
    When I use to bake these with my children we had icing of course for putting together and a second batch of icing with coconut for decorating which gave it a more snowy look, thanks to my daughter for that tip when she's about 4 or 5 as she loved coconut, I learned to decorate the walls first let dry than attached...
    You did an amazing job ❣️Another great video for which I shared with my son inlaw as he wants to do this with my grandson ❤

  • @JanGrowsVeg
    @JanGrowsVeg Před 7 měsíci +1

    I love that you just jump right into a challenge of making something for the first time. Good job 👍

  • @hplm16
    @hplm16 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Becky embrace the icing looking messy. It’s supposed to look like snow. My sister does some incredible gingerbread buildings. I believe to prevent distortion you take the ginger bread out the oven part way through and resize it when the dough is still soft. If you want to get really adventurous you can cut windows in and fill with crushed boiled sweets to give a stained glass effect.

  • @ljatwood1972
    @ljatwood1972 Před 7 měsíci

    How fun! Everything looks so cute!

  • @AuntieD.
    @AuntieD. Před 7 měsíci +2

    Making 5 this year plus cookies. Assembling 5 and giving 4 to family&friends for them to decorate. We go crazy with candy decorations. Then it they get devoured on Christmas ❤ I have molds that you press dough in & bake.

  • @MeBeingAble
    @MeBeingAble Před 7 měsíci +1

    Now you can start another tradition😂 next yr its ginger bread house with lolly windows, a door propped open, stuffed with lollies, choc royal icing for the joins and coloured royal icing for decorating with lollies in key places😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉🎉
    I think the youtube channel is JuliaMUsher Cookie decorator, she has a video on royal”glue” and what you need for flood coat and outlining.

  • @joancurtis4892
    @joancurtis4892 Před 7 měsíci

    How fun was this!! Great job, Becky.

  • @lauriesylvia985
    @lauriesylvia985 Před 7 měsíci +3

    What a fun day! Everything came out so cute. I might have to try making a gingerbread house again! Thanks for the encouragement!

  • @karens.woltering420
    @karens.woltering420 Před 7 měsíci +1

    It turned out so cute!😊

  • @barbkelzenberg2394
    @barbkelzenberg2394 Před 7 měsíci +3

    Just adorable! I really enjoyed watching you make this. Thank you 🌺

  • @melodycrapser-cy5eh
    @melodycrapser-cy5eh Před 7 měsíci +3

    Love the recipe for the gingerbread house AND the templates!!! Thank you for sharing.

  • @erink4685
    @erink4685 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Yay! I’ve always wanted to do a gingerbread house too and have been searching for a good recipe. Perfect timing!

  • @brendavitiello3955
    @brendavitiello3955 Před 7 měsíci +6

    You make everything look so easy! Thanks for sharing 🎄

  • @Pillen89
    @Pillen89 Před 7 měsíci +11

    Love your videos as always, and I am so looking forward to what you whip out this holiday season!
    A tip for decorating the houses (not for contests): Decorate your sides before assembling and let it dry completely. It's a bummer to wait for, but I find it much easier to decorate while the lay flat.. It's just a tad more difficult to make the assembly less messy :D

  • @sk8rgrlteen
    @sk8rgrlteen Před 7 měsíci

    Your gingerbread house turned out so cute! It looks delicious too

  • @muddyacrefarms
    @muddyacrefarms Před 7 měsíci +1

    Wow. That was awesome. You did a great job!! 👍🏻

  • @ritadavis5895
    @ritadavis5895 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Fantastic job Becky!!!! ❤️

  • @uk-lq4um
    @uk-lq4um Před 7 měsíci +1

    Soo muchs fun I love it👌. Merry Christmus and a Happy new year.🎄❄️

  • @silvia6773
    @silvia6773 Před 7 měsíci

    I love how honest you are! Thank you for being you!

  • @alikruger6030
    @alikruger6030 Před 7 měsíci

    Gorgeous sky out your kitchen window. Fantastic content

  • @ShanYalesTale
    @ShanYalesTale Před 7 měsíci

    This looks so fun!

  • @jamieford4594
    @jamieford4594 Před 7 měsíci +1

    So cute!!! I love how your Gingerbread House and men turned out! ♥️

  • @lindasewell1810
    @lindasewell1810 Před 7 měsíci

    Adorable! So impressed.

  • @iowanne
    @iowanne Před 7 měsíci

    This was such a fun video to watch! Thank you Becky for being you and trying new and fun things.

  • @c.manning4509
    @c.manning4509 Před 7 měsíci

    They turned out absolutely beautiful Becky! ❄❄ 😊 ❄❄

  • @judyabernathy80
    @judyabernathy80 Před 7 měsíci +3

    Beautiful job, Becky!! Way to go!! ♥️🙏🏼♥️

  • @danielintheantipodes6741
    @danielintheantipodes6741 Před 7 měsíci

    Beautiful result! Thank you!

  • @Frankie_902
    @Frankie_902 Před 7 měsíci +2

    It turned out so cute!! You done a great job❤

  • @ladyblue9278
    @ladyblue9278 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Love it❤ that turned out so adorable! I may be inspired to try too!

  • @mikasa92
    @mikasa92 Před 7 měsíci

    Wow!!! This came out fabulous!!!! I love it! Happy holidays to you and your family!!❤

  • @reginacheesbro8209
    @reginacheesbro8209 Před 7 měsíci

    I really love the work you put in the gingerbread house.

  • @lesleywatkins1172
    @lesleywatkins1172 Před 7 měsíci

    Love this video Becky! Your gingerbread house is fantastic! 😊

  • @Sharon-Me
    @Sharon-Me Před 7 měsíci

    It turned out well, I admire your tenacity!!!

  • @pamelameyer5371
    @pamelameyer5371 Před 7 měsíci

    I was reminded of all the caulking you did while you were getting your new homeready! You never know what skill sets come in handy!

  • @cynthiagilbert
    @cynthiagilbert Před 7 měsíci +1

    Absolutely love this 🎉 very beautiful house and ginger bread men !!! ❤

  • @bonneymoseley1159
    @bonneymoseley1159 Před 7 měsíci

    How cute! Job well done!

  • @MyFullFiguredLife
    @MyFullFiguredLife Před 7 měsíci +1

    So cool!

  • @christyfox1477
    @christyfox1477 Před 7 měsíci

    Good job, Becky as usual. Thanks for all you do I might try again.

  • @marysheehy4733
    @marysheehy4733 Před 7 měsíci +2

    So enjoyed this!! Was feeling a lot of stress and now feeling happy!

  • @danniemcdonald7675
    @danniemcdonald7675 Před 7 měsíci

    That turned out so cute, despite having to have so many "surgeries."
    I was yelling so loud that you had the wrong pieces for the sides! I'm glad you figured it out before the icing set. Some of the small gingies would have looked cute in the yard.😊