This month’s Daring Bakers challenge was an exciting one for a couple of reasons. Two of my favourite bloggers were hosting: Anna from Very Small Anna and Y from Lemonpi and they had chosen something that I had been dying to make for quite a while: a gingerbread house. This year Christmas crept up on me and the excitement I had at making this quickly faded when I glanced at the calendar. You know the movie scene where the pages are ripped from the calendar in fast succession signifying the rapidly passing time? I swear every time I looked at the date I felt like Christmas was running away from me in blocks of days or weeks.
Occasionally Y would email me and ask how the Gingerbread house was going. I’d answer her that it was going well and last week I told her that it was scheduled for the weekend but then the date came and passed. You see I had to battle fellow Christmas shoppers in the Bondi Junction car park (which never has enough spaces at the best of times, let alone Christmas time). I’d come home from Christmas shopping exhausted, hot and irritable. Not a good time to turn on the oven to make gingerbread.
But finally one day I make the dough. I made Y’s gingerbread recipe as I didn’t have the molasses in Anna’s recipe. I was also intrigued by the idea of the Scandinavian gingerbread as Mr NQN is a half Finn (technically Finns are Scandis though but I shan’t get pedantic). All I knew is that I wanted to make stained glass windows to emulate a glowing from within effect. It was a bit hard to work with the rolling pin as witnessed in the different thicknesses of the walls and roofs but it did taste quite delicious (although Mr NQN thought that it wasn’t gingery enough and preferred the regular gingerbread). For the glowing window effect I cut out some windows and added some crushed orange lollies in the cavity and baked it. I let it cool and decided to ice it the next day.
I mixed up a very stiff royal icing mixture and piped away. Then… disaster struck! The roofs were not long enough for the house. I had measured it but when gluing it all together either there had been some shrinkage or a miscalculation. I was always terrible at Maths, could this be that dreaded calculus thing that I always proclaimed useless in real life? Sighing deeply I cleaned the mixer and set about making another half batch of gingerbread. It baked and there was no shrinkage and apart from a slight rise at one end, it fit the house.
Now came the fun part. I used the stiff royal icing as glue for pretzels, slivered almonds and anything and everything I could stick on it. I glued Christmas cane marshmallow and jelly diamonds and affixed shutter doors and made a flower basket for each stained glass window. I dusted icing sugar on top and I was finally done. It was literally 3 days before Christmas and I had finally finished it. It didn’t look quite like what I wanted it to, in fact I thought it looked a too homely and not the chic gingerbread house that I had so desired but I had so much fun decorating it I realised I had even forgotten to take photos of it in progress only taking the one photo!
The December 2009 Daring Bakers’ challenge was brought to you by Anna of Very Small Anna and Y of Lemonpi. They chose to challenge Daring Bakers’ everywhere to bake and assemble a gingerbread house from scratch. They chose recipes from Good Housekeeping and from The Great Scandinavian Baking Book as the challenge recipes.
So tell me Dear Reader, with Christmas so close, what food is going to feature on your Christmas table?
Scandinavian Gingerbread House
Adapted from The Great Scandinavian Baking Book by Beatrice Ojakangas
- 1 cup butter, room temperature [226g]
- 1 cup brown sugar, well packed [220g]
- 2 tablespoons cinnamon
- 4 teaspoons ground ginger
- 3 teaspoons ground cloves
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- ½ cup boiling water
- 5 cups all-purpose flour [875g]
- 12 orange lollies, crushed up
1. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar until blended. Add the cinnamon, ginger and cloves. Mix the baking soda with the boiling water and add to the dough along with the flour. Mix to make a stiff dough. If necessary add more water, a tablespoon at a time. Chill 2 hours or overnight.
2. Cut patterns for the house, making patterns for the roof, front walls, gabled walls and door out of cardboard.
3. Roll the dough out on a large, ungreased baking sheet and place the patterns on the dough. Mark off the various pieces with a knife, but leave the pieces in place. Cut out squares for the windows and fill these spaces with the crushed orange lollies. These will melt into the shape of the cavity. Also cut out small window ledges although these will only need a few minutes to bake.
4. [I rolled out the dough on a floured bench, roughly 1/8 inch thick (which allows for fact that the dough puffs a little when baked), cut required shapes and transferred these to the baking sheet. Any scraps I saved and rerolled at the end.]
5. Preheat the oven to 375′F (190′C). Bake for 12 to 15 minutes until the cookie dough feels firm. After baking, again place the pattern on top of the gingerbread and trim the shapes, cutting the edges with a straight-edged knife. Leave to cool on the baking sheet.
Royal Icing:
- 1 large egg white
- 220g powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
Beat egg white until frothy, adding the powdered sugar gradually to get the desired consistency. Pipe on pieces and allow to dry before assembling. If you aren’t using it all at once you can keep it in a small bowl, loosely covered with a damp towel for a few hours until ready to use. You may have to beat it slightly to get it an even consistency if the top sets up a bit. Piped on the house, this will set up hard over time.
To decorate
- flaked almonds
- mini pretzels
- marshmallow candy canes
- large jubes
- candy canes
- tiny edible flowers
- diamond shaped jubes
- chocolate for shutters
- dessicated coconut
- icing sugar
- Royal icing in a piping bag
1. Sit gingerbread house upright on a large parchment lined tray and pipe along the joins of the walls and attach. Using straight edged cups or jars against each each wall or side to support, wait until royal icing has set (mine took an hour to set).
2. Pipe dots of royal icing on the back of the pretzels and stick them to the sides of the house. With the roof, using royal icing (I used quite a bit to secure the roof) place the roof on top and leave to set. I piped some icicles using the royal icing with a fine tip and then drew a line of royal icing and attached the flaked almonds onto the roof in rows. Attach window ledges using royal icing and ensure that you have something that can sit under and support the ledge while the icing dries.
3. Sprinkle dessicated coconut onto the parchment for snow and then go a bit crazy with the decorations!
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WOW stunning house Lorraine & very very pretty! I did Y’s recipe too.Yet to look at my pictures! Love how festive yours is! BEE-YOO-TI-FUL!!
Happy Holidays!
Adorable! And I much prefer the homely to the chic, especially all covered in candy! I have a lump of dough waiting me and haven’t even drawn my templates yet! You have inspired me, darling! I love it!
This is darling. I will have my 2- and 5-year olds decorate graham cracker houses tomorrow with their friends (what was I thinking?), and this has inspired me to just dive forth. Even though you ran into a snag, you still had fun with it. Merry Christmas!
Wow, you are so talented! This is just beautiful. You put my baking to shame. I can live with that, as long as you invite me over to eat.
oh it’s gorgeous!! love the stained windows =D
I think homely is quite acceptable at this time of year. After all, Christmas is all about the family =) And it’s quite difficult to do ‘chic’ when you’re attaching so many colourful lollies!
Absolutely beautiful and gorgeous. I love all the candy decorations on it as well as the deco around the gingerbread house.
Look at that sweet little house!! You did a fantastic job! Sorry to have missed out on such a fun challenge this time around, but I love seeing all the DBs’ results!!
Your house looks fabulous and so dreamlike! Wow!
Isn’t the posting date the 27th of December?…
Cheers,
Rosa
I think you did really well, the house turned out great. Very cute with the flower boxes!
My mom and I made a gingerbread house with my nephew a few weeks ago, and it was great fun, even if he were most interested in eating the dough… (He’s three.) On our Christmas table, I couldn’t be without the traditional pork ribs (I’m Norwegian), and after dinner we always have kransekake, a tall cake made out of almond paste rings stacked together and decorated with icing. Beautiful, and oh, so good. Merry Christmas, everyone! 
wow!!! sooo pretttyy!!! and sooo creative!! m sooo loving this ginger bread house
long time eh? was on my vacation! merry Cristmas NQN! 
Wow Lorraine, I’m jealous of your stunning gingerbread house! Every year I (attmept, lol!) to make one with my niece and they never turn out as fab as yours. Your attention to detail is incredible, I especially love the window shutters!
It’s lovely!
I love that it’s not too gingery. I don’t like ginger, so I would like to promptly bite the door off. Please.
Merry Christmas Lorraine. xx
bravo. these things are so much fun to make, but they’re even more fun to rip apart and devour.
It’s gorgeous! You are so talented!
I’m the same with Christmas this year! I thought I still had about 2 weeks to go (and was thinking of making a gingerbread house too) but alas! Christmas is a mere 3 days away! Ahhh!! This gingy house is so cute and I especially love the icy “popsicles” sticking from the roof of the house!
A beautiful gingerbread house! Using a mold is such a cheat
I’m making Malakoff Torte for Christmas and I can’t wait.
I love it, Lorraine! And I don’t think it looks homely at all. It looks just how you’d expect a gingerbread house to look—I’m quite sure the witch from Hansel and Grettel wouldn’t complain if she was relocated to your gingerbread house!
How cute is your gingerbread house. I wish we had snow. I’ve always wanted a white Christmas.
Gorgeous – I made our gingerbread house this weekend. Used to make one every year with my son but the tradition got lost a couple of years ago but am so pleased we restarted – though next year I need t0 bake 2 – one for me to decorate ‘chic-;y’ and one for the kids to be let loose on!!
I cheat with my gingerbread house. No, I don’t buy one pre-made, or even worse, the pre-made slabs of house from Aldi. I have an expensive and completely indulgent cast-iron mould from Germany to make the house. You cook two of one side, one of the other, and hey presto you have a perfect little house to put together. Didn’t do it this year because I’m too busy – and honestly I don’t like gingerbread!
Wow that is gorgeous! I have always wanted to make a ginger bread house – so much fun! I think I will try one next year when we host the family Christmas – that way I don’t have to worry about transporting it!
Great job Lorraine. Love the window shutters. I still have a few photos to take before I post mine.
Love the detail. From the stain glass windows to the icicles dripping off the almond-tiled roof. Have fun eating it and Merry Christmas.
your house is so cute! (and crap, is it due today????? i thought it was due on the 27th crap crap crap)
oh well, i have all of xmas day /sigh
Fabulous little cottage you made there..
I love all the decorations!! I am putting it together as we speak; taking photos tomorrow!
Very very impressive!!! So colourful and so pretty !!
Make sure you take lots and lots of photos or even videos before eating it up.
I love it! It’s so beautiful. Love the little cookie wafer shutters and the edible sled. You’re so creative!
Very cute! I like how you used the almonds, and those chocolates as window shutters, great little details
Didn’t this month just fly by? Merry Christmas by the way!
Very nice Lorraine!
What a beautiful house! it seems it would be a shame to eat it!
You hit all the little details. Rustic, yet ornate.
What a beyoootiful and cute house! Nice work!
Wow, what a beautiful creation! Too pretty to eat – I especially love the train, so adorable!
Awww, I love your house, it has “real” glass windows… Has someone eaten it yet?
Merry Christmas, Loraine!
XO
Paula
Wow that looks fantastic. My son saw this and wants to make one too! Maybe next year. I’m all baked out for the moment.
Gorgeous Lorraine! I love decorating gingerbread house’s. This year will feature the usual seafood. Since the age of 3 I have ventured to the Sydney fish markets at 4am on Christmas Eve morning with my best friend and our mums. We then go one to Habberfield for breakfast. Now in our 20′s we’re still going, so im up early tomorrow! Our frineds are hosting this year so there will also be roast turkey, Christmas pudding, homemade ice cream and Ive been baking amaretti’s, ginger and almond biscotti and cranberry & honey macadamia shortbread. I hope you and Mr NQN have a wonderful Christmas. All my love xxx
FAB gingerbread house NQN. Im psyching myself up to make something like this! =)
Lorraine – AMAZING! Wouldn’t it be wonderful to live in a big gingerbread house? I could just eat away at the walls and door knobs and what not.
Super excited about all things christmassy! Merry Xmas and a happy new year to you
What a stunning gingerbread house withe lots of wonderful color. It happens to me too, forgetting to take photos on the process. For Christmas Eve, we’re having Japanese food.
Lorraine, that is the PRETTIEST gingerbread house I’ve ever seen~
As for me, I lost in a gingerbread house competition to 5-year-old kids. The judge was biased!
Magnifique!
That is so cool!! Great job!!!
It’s very pretty Lorraine – I like the way you styled everything – down to the little train set. You should be very proud of yourself!
Oh! too pretty to eat. I must attempt to make one next year!
Gorgeous gingerbread house!That’s the whole idea, isn’t it, just decorate away and get lost in the moment. Wonderful! Our Christmas table is a mixture of Australian and Italian – antipasto selection of salami’s, cheeses, pickled italian vegetables followed by my famous lasagna then ham, turkey and salads. I have just finish a yummy chocolate truffle cake for dessert. Can’t wait, can you?
OMG Lorraine, your detailing is amazing! I love the use of pretzels, it makes the house look cozy
Wow! Looks good. I’ve done Gingerbread stars this year. I was going to do the Gingerbread house, but was a little bit daunted by the task (same as you – it’s all the measuring bit to make sure it all fits together). I used the recipe in the Bourke St Bakery book and it’s yummo! And same as you, I was so engrossed in the icing process that I forgot to take photos of the process.
What will feature on our table this Christmas is my Orange Honey Mustard Glazed ham, which I tried on a whim one year and is now a family tradition.
Wishing you and Mr NQN a very Merry Christmas with lots of lovely food.
You did a wonderful job on your house. Your presentation is lovely as usual! We’re having Honeybaked Ham for Christmas if you’d like to drop in! Merry Christmas! xoxo Mum
love it…………i think i might try it…
It’s so cute! I like your stripey marshmallow poles.
I love the lolly windows! I never would have thought of putting them in while baking to make a sort of stained glass effect. Did it leave a horrible mess? I wanted to try a gingerbread house with the kiddies this year but I think we’re just going to cheat & do gingerbread men. Your’s came out prefectly lovely! Great job & Merry Chritmas.
Tres cute!! It’s so fun isn’t it?
Our Gingerbread house I made at the end of last month is still standing strong! It will be good to finalise demolish it though!
That looks amazing! Looks verryyy tricky, like something only superhumans can make!
Your gingerbread house looks magical and inviting! I love all the little decorations, especially the slivered almonds on the roof
This has to be the most adorable gingerbread-anything that i have ever laid my eyes on. You are amazingly talented!
Ginger bread houses are fantastic, even in a Southern Xmas environment!
Yours is cute as!
Lorriane, WOW..what a beautiful GB house! I saw it at the DK forum, but seeing more of it just blows me away. I haven’t even started on mine yet, not even making the gingerbread, so expect something scary LOL Iin fact, I’m so far behind, I only just now put up my MacTweets entry..11 days late! In any event, have a wonderful holiday!!
Oh, it’s perfect – just what you’d expect to find in the middle of a magical forest! So who’s going to break it?! We’re going to decorate ours on Christmas Day (you had me worried for a moment, I hadn’t seen the update and thought I’d missed the posting date)! xxx
Oooh, how cute, what are the little mushroom shapes made out of? I love the stained glass “windows”, how clever of you to put them on a GB house!
Wow…this is soooooo pretty! I would never bear to eat such a work of art!
Merry X’mas btw!
So so cute. Great job.
But I panicked there for a while. Mine’s not done. I thought the posting was the 27th? I better check. EEEK!!!
Wow!What a cute house! Great Job!!!!!
I don’t know how you do it and I’m not seeing any time scheduled to go to the gym! LOL.
Of course, it’s a beauty, a work of art, still capturing the fun that you are!
Beautiful job…I love how it’s sitting in the “snow” with all the trees and the sweet little train!
OOH can I live there? Please?
That house is adorable.One of these days I must make a ginger bread house too. it looks so fun.:)
What a beautiful house! I love the shutters – such a unique pattern!
Its so pretty Lorraine! I love it =D. I hope you can relax on Christmas, its a day for family and happy and taking a breath.
Your house is so cute! I made Y recipe too, but as your Mr. NQN I prefer regular Gingerbread. Next year, though.
This looks beautiful! All that hard work was definitely worth it.
I love the fact that you used pretzels to decorate it as well. And the mini christmas trees are so adorable as well!
looks gorgeous – I love all the decorations especially the glass windows – have a happy christmas
Gosh that looks like so much work – and the creativity is right up your alley. Looks great Lorraine!
What a beautiful gingerbread house! I love the icicles hanging off the roof and those marshmallow swirly things are perfect, where did you find them? I’m sure you’ll have heaps of fun eating this!
Wow, Lorraine! Love your house – I wanted to do icicles, but lacked the patience
The pretzels and twisty marshmallows are an especially nice touch!
I love how colourful your house is. Decorating is always the most fun part of making gingerbread houses.
Hope you and hubby have a fabulous Christmas and happy new year! xx
Stained glass windows. Stroke of genius Lorraine! So very impressed with your skills. And wishing you and your family a very merry christmas too!
Your gingerbread house looks so pretty!I like the windows and windowboxes
Ahh very impressive!
This year, I have many gingerbread houses I want to move into. How many bedrooms does your have? lol
Have an awesome xmas, Lorraine
Hi deeba-Thankyou so much!
Happy Holidays to you and your beautiful family! 
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H iJamie-Hehe thankyou so much! I bet yours is gorgeous!
Hi Cooksbakesbooks-Thankyou so much! OH fabulous, I’m so glad and what a good idea to keep their little hands busy
Merry Christmas!
Hi Heavenly Housewife-Thankyou so much, you are too kind! Of course, anytime darling!
Hi Iron Chef Shellie-Thankyou so much!
Hi mlle délicieuse-Ahh this is true!
Yes I was thinking black and white or red and white but the colours won out 
Hi jo-Thankyou very much!
Hi Julie-Thanks so much! Yes December is a busy time isn’t it! I bet yours would have been gorgeous!
Hi Rosa-Thankyou very much! It’s the 23rd-27th December
Hi Christine-Thanks so much! Hehe I was praying that they would stick and luckily they did!
Hehe the dough is so good isn’t it! Oh yum, that sounds amazing 
Oh yes Kransekake! I so want to learn how to make one of those. I bought one at a European festival and it was fantastic! Merry Christmas! 
Hi nora-Thankyou! Yes long time no speak! I hope you enjoyed your vacation
Merry Christmas to you too! 
Hi Faith-Thanks! It’s nowhere as good as others though
I’m sure you would make an amazing one! Thankyou 
Hi fat mum slim-Aww thanks Telle!
Haha you know the door is the piece I went for! 
Great minds 
Merry Christmas lovely! Xxx
Hi grace-Thankyou and you are SO right!
Hi pigpigscorner-Aww thanks so much!
Hi Trisha-Isn’t it scary!
Hehe thankyou so much! 
Hi Amy-Hehe I wish I had a mold, that would have made it more structurally sound
Oh fabulous, how did it go? 
Hi Angela-Thankyou so much! You’re always so kind
Haha I should have gotten a little witch figurine! 
Hi Katherine-Hehe thanks! I know, just one year right?
Hi rachel-Fantastic! Yes it’s a lovely tradition I think!
Haha good idea, I like that! 
Hi Alison Sainsbury-Oh I wish I had one of those! Sigh my roof as Mr NQN pointed out was not very secure
Hi Lisa-Thankyou so much! Ah true and it can double as dessert!
I can’t wait to see yours!
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Hi Anita-Thanks very much!
Hi Shanks-Thankyou! I will and a very Merry Christmas to you!
Hi Betty-Hehe don’t worry it’s due any time between the 23rd to 27th December
Hi Simone-Thankyou so much!
I can’t wait to see it!
Hi YW-Thanks very much! I took so many photos
Hi lisa-Thankyou! Hehe I wish I had the patience to have done more!
Hi Steph-Thanks! I know, this month was brutal
Merry Christmas to you! 
Hi Rob-Thankyou!
Hi Ali-Thanks so much! Yes no-one wanted to
Hi The Duo Dishes-Aww shucks thankyou!
Hi Jane-Thankyou very much!
Hi Karen-Aww thanks so much!
Hi Paula-Hehe thankyou! Yes it has been partially devoured
Merry Christmas Paula! xxx
Hi Perthgal-Oh cool! Yes next year when you’ve had plenty of time to prepare
Hi Kate-Thankyou!
4am! Wow you are so good! 
What a wonderful sounding celebration and I absolutely love the sound of it! 
Thankyou so much and I hope your celebration is wonderful and have an absolutely lovely Christmas! Xxx
Hi Brianna-Thanks so much!
Good luck!
Hi Shmii-I know, wouldn’t it just!
hehe I like it! It’s like a kid’s (or adult’s) dream no? 
Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year! 
Hi Divina-Thankyou! Hehe yes I just got so caught up in it!
Sounds faaabulous 
Hi sophia-Aww you are too kind! It’s not as nice as I was hoping although everyone seemed happy with it
Oh no! You should have won for sure!
Hi Brenda-Merci beaucoup!
Hi Brenda-Thankyou so much!
Hi Trissa-Thanks so much! I drag out that train set every year it seems
Thanks!
Hi penny-You should! I bet yours would rock!
Hi Marcellina-Thanks so much! Yes I think you’re right!
Oh how lovely, I bet you have people begging to come in! 
I’m so excited!
Hi Jen-Aww thanks so much! Hehe yes it’s my lazy way of making patterns
Hi Toni-Thankyou! Yes it’s quite intimidating at first!
Oh sounds divine! 
What a lovely combination of flavours! A very Merry Christmas to you and your family too! 
Hi Barbara-Thankyou mum! I can’t wait to see yours! Hehe I’d love to but in case I don’t Merry Christmas from your Australian daughter!!
xxx
Hi kelly-Fabulous! Let me know how it goes!
Hi Cakelaw-hehe thankyou!
Hi KK-Thanks so much!
No it was so neat and easy! 
Gingerbread men are so cute too! Thankyou! Merry Christmas to you too! 
Hi Liss-’tis tis!! Hehe that’s the fun bit really isn’t it
Hi jess-Aww thankyou! But seriously if I can, anyone can
Hi Betty-Thankyou so much Betty! You are too sweet
Hi Amy Thankyou! Aww shucks you’re making me blush
Hi Alessandra-Thanks so much! Hehe yes an Australian one would be quite different!
Hi Lisa-Thanks so much! I know yours will be incredible!
Wishing you a very Happy Holiday too! 
Hi Angela-Hehe I was hoping for that look so thankyou!
We broke it up yesterday and I have to say it was lots of fun! I so can’t wait to see yours! Xxx
Hi Moya-Oh those are from the lovely Angela from Creating a stir (commenter above). She sent me some Japanese chocolate mushrooms which were so delicious! Oh thankyou!
Hi BowsNHearts-Hehe thankyou so much!
Merry Christmas to you and your family! 
Hi Julia-Thankyou! No please don’t worry, it’s not until the 27th but they said we could publish it on the 23rd
Hi Erica-Thanks so much!
Hi Angela-Hehe yes oh the gym, I forgot about joining that!
Aww you are so sweet Angela! X
Hi Winnie-Thankyou! I’m surprised no-one did an Australian gingerbread house!
Hi zurin-Oh course!
They are lots of fun, once the house is built of course 
Hi Jeanne-Thankyou so much!
Hi Lauren-Yes I will try to but I always get bored doing nothing. Unless of course I have some good tv on DVD
Hi zorra-Thankyou! Yes it’s quite different from regular gingerbread isn’t it!
Hi Su-yin-Thanks so much!
I had them leftover from the salted pretzel toffee so it all kind of worked out! 
Thankyou!
Hi Johanna-Thanks so much! Merry Christmas to you and the family too!
Hi Esz-It was a lot of work, I won’t lie
Thankyou so much! 
Hi Jacq-Thankyou very much! I found those at the supermarket which was a nice surprise! We did!
Hi Y-Thanks for the challenge! Once I got into it I thought I’d add everything but I was a slow starter this month
Hi Karen-Why thankyou! I loved your cathedral! It is I totally agree. I hope you and your man have a fabulous Christmas and an equally fabulous New Year! Xxx
Hi Forager-I was dying to do them I admit
Thankyou so much! Merry Christmas and I hope it’s full of delicious food! 
Hi chef_d |-Hehe thankyou so much!
Hi Yas-Thanks so much Yas! Haha I don’t know, I never guessed but lets say 5
Hope yours is a wonderful Christmas and New Years! 
Your house is so cute! I love how you decorated it–so festive! I especially love the windows!
Merry Christmas!!
your gingerbread house looks amazing
it was so fun making mine with richard, so excited abt making it a yearly tradition from now on
Your house is gorgeous! I would have loved to have made windows like that as well but…I totally forgot. Oops. They look lovely though and I really like your decorations.
Beautiful!!!!!!!!
It looks great and I love all the detail. Like the photo of you cups holding the walls up while setting, I did the same with min too!
Oh my goodness that house is incredible! It looks so wonderful, great job
I especially love the flowerboxes in the windows
Very very cute Lorraine! Love the little flower boxes and the teeny flowers in them:) Happy holidays to you and Mr NQN!
Lovely House Lorraine! I love the idea of crushed lollies to make the windows – very clever!! Your house looks far, far better than mine did (its all broken up now and eaten) but this was a really fun challenge! Have a Blessed Christmas season and a wonderful new year! Hugs!
amazing work. love all the details and adore the windows.
I love your shutters and the pretzels look fantastic. The detail you went to is lovely. Fantastic baking
Wow, Lorraine – too amazing! I love all the wonderful charming details on your gingerbread house. You definitely aced this challenged 8).
Adorable gingerbread house! Love the Christmas cane marshmallows. At least you had time to bake more to make up for your roof! I totally FORGOT about my roof!!
Hi Jill-Thankyou so much! Merry Christmas to you too!
Hi betty-Thanks! Yours was so cute, I loved it and nice that you did it together
Hi anna-Thankyou! Yes it was hard to keep track of everything that I wanted to do. I should have done a diagram! Thanks for a great challenge
Hi sheba-Thankyou!
Hi peasepudding-Thanks so much! Hehe I felt a bit better knowing that the cups would hold them up!
Hi Alex-Aww shucks thankyou but mine was nothing compared to some others! Thankyou!
Hi shaz-Thankyou so much! I loved yours
Happy Holidays to you and your lovely family! 
Hi Dharm-Thankyou so much!
It was so much fun wasn’t it! Hope yours was wonderful and full of joy! 
Hi wic-Why thankyou so much!
Hi MandyM-Thanks, I’ve always thought that shutters look cute even if I can’t have them on my apartment
Thankyou!
Hi Xiaolu-Thankyou so much! You are too kind!
Hi Jenny-Thanks! I was so happy when I saw them
Oh no! But it turned out well in the end! 
As always your challenge result rocks!
What an adorable gingerbread house-
I love the decorations and the lovely colors-
It really is a Hanzel and Gretel house
Inbal
We have an Aldi kit still sitting here to make a gingerbread train. Maybe for Australia Day?
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