How To Make Gingerbread House Roof

And then assembling the structure take a few days if done carefully if you re pressed for time though there s a shortcut we love.

How to make gingerbread house roof.

Gingerbread house roof made of chocolate fondant serrate each fondant piece with a toothpick or the back of a knife to begin making the roof. To start applying your gum tiles squeeze two rows of frosting for every row of tiles. Roll out some gingerbread dough and cut into strips slightly wider than the roof of the gingerbread house. Instead of four walls and a roof a gingerbread house facade.

Rolling cutting and baking all the pieces. Then carefully start attaching the gum to the roof allowing the frosting to act as a glue. Cut out the following paper patterns for the gingerbread house template. Bake as directed in the recipe.

Let cool and then rub powdered sugar on the thatched roof pieces. While holding the pieces with one hand run a bead of royal icing up the seam making sure all gaps are covered. Start at the bottom of one side of the roof. Set the gingerbread house gable side in the bead of royal icing.

When the gingerbread comes out of the oven and is still piping hot and soft use a sharp knife to score lines in the cookies. The gingerbread house facade. Hold for a few seconds and release. Building a gingerbread house doesn t have to be a complicated affair but one thing it does require is time.

With every row that you add let the tile slightly overlap the row of tiles below. Two rectangles 3 by 5 1 2 inches for the roof.