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Cutting the already baked side of a gingerbread house 
Help! I goofed and have managed to bake the 6 sides of our gingerbread houses without the triangles on the top of the two sides. I was hurting through ...

gingerbread walls and roof only 
I've been researching for awhile now with no luck. I want to have a gingerbread house party for about 60 kids. I've done the milk carton thing and was ...

how do you make gingerbread hard rather than soft 
i see recipes for gingerbread men and houses that include egg in the dough recipe and others that don't. i am wondering if this affects the hardness of ...

what do you do if your gingerbread doug is to hard from fridge?  
i have made my dough and put it in the fridge to set but when i have taken it out it is to hard and wont roll and some bits are breaking of how do i safe ...

Can you substitute Olive Oil for Butter? 
Can you substitute Olive Oil for Butter? I am making a Gingerbread Cake for a vegetarian guest, so I need to know if there is some type of butter substitute ...

can you buy gingerbread dough? 
can you buy gingerbread dough?

What do I add to gingerbread that has dried out? 
I made gingerbread twice, both times I divided the bread in half and by the time I finished rolling out and cutting out the 1st half, the second half is ...

problems with dough 
I want a sturdy gingerbread house recipe; does not need to be tasty but should be edible. My dough is sticky and flimsy and difficult (impossible) to ...

Non-Ginger Gingerbread House 
Is it possible to make a gingerbread house without using ginger?

bake before or after you decorate the men? 
Does anyone know what works best? To make the gingerbread before or after you decorate. Many icing recipes call for egg white but I don't feel great about ...

have a lot to bake 
i have to bake 15 gingerbread houses does anyone know if i would have to bake them all in one day or would i be able to bake a few a day for a week.

Freezing gingerbread dough before cooking. 
In the recipe I'm using it says to freeze the dough for 15 minutes and then cook it for 15 minutes. I did it and everything worked great. But I'm just ...

temperature 
what temperature do you cook gingerbread dough?

soft gingerbread??? 
I have been having trouble with my Gingerbread, I keep it in a room with no heat after i bake it, My last batch of gingerbread has been getting soft. I ...

Dough for making a non-edible gingerbread house 
Can I use a basic salt dough recipe and dye it brown to make my gingerbread house? Will the royal icing stick to it? The kids are not eating the dough ...

silicone? 
i never used a silcone mat for the cookie dough. does it really work that well?

molasses substitute? 
Hi! I'm babysitting my sister and she's got her heart set on making a ginger bread house. I've got everything we need except for molasses. I was wondering ...

Can shortening be a substitute for butter 
Is it possible to attain the same results using crisco rather than butter in your gingerbread recipe for building houses? I don't plan to eat this house ...

Crumbly Dough  Not rated yet
I refrigerated my gingerbread dough overnight and it's still crumbly. Can I soften it up to still use it?

Gingerbread dough cracking when rolled?  Not rated yet
I've left my gingerbread dough overnight wrapped tight in clingfilm to allow it to soften, but when I try and roll it out, it keeps cracking and splitting....

leaving gingerbread dough out...  Not rated yet
how long can you leave gingerbread dough out?
for example; can i make the dough tonight and cook it in the morning?

refrigerating  Not rated yet
Can you keep gingerbread out of the fridge after its been baked?u

Cracked gingerbread   Not rated yet
How to prevent cracked gingerbread man?

too much butter, can it be fixed  Not rated yet
i have put too much butter in my gingerbread mix , can i add more flour?

how to cut moist gingerbread baked in 9x13 pan so it looks presentable  Not rated yet
I bake gingerbread in a 9x13 pan and it's so moist when I cut it to put on a plate to give to someone it falls apart and does not look very presentable ...

Soft Gingerbread-- Help!  Not rated yet
I am making a gingerbread house, and I have already baked all the gingerbread pieces, but a few of the larger ones seem to be a bit soft. I have made houses ...

GINGERBREAD DOUGH  Not rated yet
CAN YOU BUY GINGERBREAD DOUGH?
IF SO WHERE?

Eggs  Not rated yet
Can you use Egg replacers/substitute in gingerbread cookies???

gingerbread recipe for non-edible, hardening  Not rated yet
I have made a gingerbread carousel and use for several years, but the horses fall apart. I looked at it and all the horses are broken. Is there a recipe ...

Gingerbread to withstand humidity  Not rated yet
Do you have e gingerbread recipe that will hold up in warm, humid climates?

cooked gingerbread  Not rated yet
how pliable is gingerbread straight out of the oven?

ginger bread in microwave  Not rated yet
Can you make ginger bread in the microwave?

gingerbread dough  Not rated yet
How long does gingerbread dough last in the fridge before you can't use it anymore? Also if it forms a water kind of base on the dough what does this ...

Shrunken Gingerbread  Not rated yet
I am using a recipe from a book that uses all vegetable shorting in the recipe. It seemed very soft to me, so I added more flour. After rolling out and ...

How do you cook gingerbread for a long time?  Not rated yet
I was watching a food network challenge and a competitor and judge both remarked that gingerbread cooked a long time (days, they said) is harder, drier,...

making the gingerbread ahead of time  Not rated yet
Is there any way I can bake gingerbread by the pan full and have the kids cut them out afterwards once it's baked? I have a class coming up for engineering ...

Help....  Not rated yet
Is there anything I can put into my gingerbread to keep it hard? Anything some sort of preservative? I live in a humid climate and they tend to collapse ...

freezing dough  Not rated yet
Has anyone frozen Pampered Chef's Gingerbread House Mold Dough?

hard gingerbread  Not rated yet
How do you make the kind of gingerbread that goes hard and can be used for tree decorations.

ginger bread goof  Not rated yet
My recipe didn't have enough ginger. Now that it's baked, could I cut and sprinkle more between layers and maybe spread butter over to try to savage it?...

Does gingerbread absolutely have to sit before using?  Not rated yet
Me and my friend were making a gingerbread house... We need to make it right away...

Does it have to sit before we roll it out and bake it? Please ...

Would like alternate recipe without molasses  Not rated yet
Has anyone used a recipe successfully to build a house or barn without using traditional gingerbread? Thanks.

Baking gingerbread in microwave  Not rated yet
Can you cook gingerbread in a microwave?

problem with shrinking gingerbread house dough  Not rated yet
I wonder if anyone could possibly help me with a problem I have had when making a ginger bread house.

This is something I have done every year since ...