Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A sloppy gingerbread house - Lost_in_the_Midwest/Shutterstock The holidays are an exciting and ...

FARGO — If you have plans to make your very own gingerbread house from scratch this holiday season, this construction-grade gingerbread is the dough for you. I first discovered this sturdy gingerbread ...

How do you keep your gingerbread house from falling apart? Two winners of the National Gingerbread House Competition at Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville share their secrets. Faith An and Deborah ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Yield: Enough for a small (about-7-inch-by-5-inch) house. 4 cups all-purpose flour> 1 tablespoon baking soda> 1/2 teaspoon salt> ...

While gingerbread houses are technically made with edible ingredients, they’re usually meant for us to admire as opposed to consume: These cookies must hold up walls, roofing, icing, and candy ...

Professional bakers explain the structural techniques that prevent gingerbread houses from collapsing. For structurally sound gingerbread houses, it's essential to use construction gingerbread, a ...

This recipe should be enough for a standard gingerbread house. It's stronger than cookie dough, so your house will hold together better. It's also less likely to change shape and size while baking.

Use a gingerbread recipe intended for houses; others don't produce cookies that are strong enough. Once the dough is mixed, it is refrigerated before it is cut and shaped, then baked. The dough can be ...

When you cook and bake for a living, as I do, it's rare for someone to go out of their way to cook or bake something for you. When you are married to a culinary professional, as I am, the likelihood ...