VIDEO: Making a stencil for a gingerbread house

Stencils for a gingerbread house - you can pay attention to this

1. First, make a sketch of the shape of the finished house. Draw in all the aspects that seem important to you. For example, do you think also on a chimney.
2. Now draw the individual parts of your future gingerbread house so that you do not forget any detail. This includes the base plate, the four walls, the door and the two roof plates.
3. Then draw the basic individual parts in their original size on parchment or parchment paper Somewhat firmer cardboard (which inexperienced people often cope better with at first) and then cut the stencils from it the end.
4. Keep in mind that the sheets of dough will have a thickness of about one centimeter, and plan for this when recording, for example. of the roof panels.
5. Also calculate, depending on the size of the planned gingerbread house, whether a sheet of dough (i.e. a baking sheet) may be enough or whether you have to bake several layers. Basically, a smaller house is easier to implement for beginners in the gingerbread building trade.
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6. For small decorations and elements such as shutters, the individual parts of a chimney or a You do not have to make templates for a bench in front of the house, as you can easily cut it to fit your feel can.

How to cut the gingerbread plate

When using the gingerbread house stencils and cutting them to size, it is important that the baked gingerbread plate is still warm.

Only then can you easily cut it without breaking it.

1. Place the stencils on the gingerbread plate and try out how you cut out all the pieces as possible that there is hardly any gingerbread scrap that you no longer use - except for eating, of course can.
2. Now cut along the edges of the templates with a sharp knife or a pizza wheel. Windows and doors look especially beautiful when you cut them out with cookie shapes.
3. The joining of the parts is done with icing sugar. Support the walls during this time and also to dry them with mug cups or glasses.