Gingerbread Lam p
This takes the gingerbread house to a new level, and adds glassy
windows. I chose to make a lamp, inspired by the region – you
could however stick to a traditional house and simply fill the
windows, taking your gingerbread house from day to night.
Additional ingredients required
15-20 clear boiled sweets (lollies), crushed with a mortar
and pestle into coarse powder.
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1 1/2 cups icing sugar
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1/2 tsp. coffee essence
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1/2 tsp. cinnamon
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1-2 tbsp. boiling water
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Baubles and sprinkles for decoration
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Instructions:
1.
Preheat oven to 180 C.
2.
Divide the uncooked gingerbread mix into four, and wrap 3
pieces in plastic wrap and refrigerate.
3.
Place the remaining piece between two pieces of baking
paper and roll to 1/2 cm thickness. Remove top piece and cut to
size of template pattern. Remove excess and place with other
pieces in the refrigerator. If desired, imprint gently with a design
(fondant or cookie cutters work), and cut holes all the way through
for the ‘windows’.
4.
Bake for 9 minutes on a lined baking tray. While you are
waiting, prepare your second piece.
5.
When 9 minutes is up, remove the piece and quickly yet
carefully fill the holes with a thick layer of powdered lollies, taking
care to get into all corners, but not onto the surface of the gingerbread as it quickly melts and sticks