What's One Part Baking, One Part Building, and All Parts Holiday Fun? Making gingerbread houses, of course! This book is all you need -- whether you're a beginner or an expert. Professional gingerbread maker Aaron Morgan walks you step-by-step through the process of building a basic gingerbread house, using how-to photos and easy-to-follow instructions. Then you'll feast your eyes on more than 40 award-winning creations, with recipes, techniques, and templates to get you ready for gingerbread...
What's One Part Baking, One Part Building, and All Parts Holiday Fun? Making gingerbread houses, of course! This book is all you need -- whether you're a beginner or an expert. Professional gingerbread maker Aaron Morgan walks you step-by-step through the process of building a basic gingerbread house, using how-to photos and easy-to-follow instructions. Then you'll feast your eyes on more than 40 award-winning creations, with recipes, techniques, and templates to get you ready for gingerbread building and decorating.
Introduction: Making Art out of Dessert8Gingerbread Baking and Building BasicsThe PiecesCreating Your Pattern Pieces11Rolling out the Dough12Cutting out Your House13Transferring and Baking Your House Pieces14The Assembly15The Trimmings20The RecipesGingerbread Dough34Royal lcing34Marzipan34Pastillage35Fondant35Houses, Cabins & InnsClassic Gingerbread House36Red Brick Estate38Haunted Halloween House40Over the River and Through the Woods41Candy Land Christmas42Avonlea Inn44Sweetheart Cottage50Traditional Log Home52Wee Cottage53Candy-coated Cottage54Stonecreek Inn56Gingerbread Times Two58Mountain Hideaway59Candlelit Cottage60Snow-covered Cottage62Pretzel Cabin63Castles, Chapels, Villages & MoreCoventry Alley64Country Chapel68Sugar Cube Castle69Sugar Cube Lighthouse69Christmas by the Sea70Christmas at the Corner of Town73Scottish Castle74Sweet Shop & Florist76Feliz Navidades78Tree House with a Twist79Hendersonville Depot80Little Red Schoolhouse82Zookeeper's Paradise84Cathedral at Christmas87Totem Pole Lodge88Covered Bridge Mill90Firehouse Christmas92Damsel in Distress94Santa's Palace97Christmas Wedding Chapel98Down by the Old Mill Stream100Rolling Down the River102Bird's Eye View Estates104Holiday Village106Merry-Go-Round108Lighthouse Landing109Templates112Contributing Designers124Index127