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| I had everything planned out.....extra gingerbread, toppings etc but my gingerbread sides were to soft and it all came tumbleing down :( I spent all day baking and decorating while taking care of Josh he got really sick :( So there I was after all that finally putting together my creation. And the sides started to break, I tried to patch them up with icing but it didn't work. First it was the 2 sides then the part with the chimney broke :( I went to see if I could find even more gingerbread but as I expected everyone shops at the commissary so there was none left. After an hour of debating, a crumbled gingerbread cookie jar house to my left and a sick hubby upstairs I decided to toss in the towel and give up :( Now all I'm left with is a sink full of dirty dishes and candy decorations scattered from the kitchen to the living room.....arrgg. Still i'll go to the Tinsel Town at the community center and see what it will be like without my gingerbread disasterpeice :( |
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If your making gingerbread houses, its best to make the dough from scratch so you can add extra flour and make it a stiffer dough and then cook it extra so it becomes hard. You can also leave the gingerbread out to get stale and that also helps a lot. (Many gingerbread homes are inedible, or at least not all that tasty).
If you used the store bought stuff from a tube, its filled with artificial fats that are designed to keep the 'cookies' soft and generally keep them from getting very 'stale'.
Or at least that has been my experience with making them. You can always try again to have one in your own home for friends and yourself to enjoy over Christmas. Don't get discouraged!
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About Me: Well, I'm 22 and a PROUD wife, mother of 2 cats, volunteer, cat foster, daugther, sister, aunt, cousin, friend, animal lover and lover of crafts. I'm fun and funny and truely blessed! My family and husband are my stability and I am my own confedience. My life may not be perfect but it's perfectly me! GOD BLESS!
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If your making gingerbread houses, its best to make the dough from scratch so you can add extra flour and make it a stiffer dough and then cook it extra so it becomes hard. You can also leave the gingerbread out to get stale and that also helps a lot. (Many gingerbread homes are inedible, or at least not all that tasty).
If you used the store bought stuff from a tube, its filled with artificial fats that are designed to keep the 'cookies' soft and generally keep them from getting very 'stale'.
Or at least that has been my experience with making them. You can always try again to have one in your own home for friends and yourself to enjoy over Christmas. Don't get discouraged!