Gingerbread - Houses, Animals and Decorations Explore the Delicious Versatility of Gingerbread in 24 Delightful Projects

by Farrow, Joanna

• ISBN13: 9780754825081
• ISBN10: 0754825086
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-12-16
• Publisher: Lorenz Books

Summary

Gingerbread is deliciously tasty, fun and very versatile; there are light and dark gingerbreads, chocolate varieties and even gingerbread laden with fruits, nuts and candies. All are employed in this wonderful book, which is bursting with design and decorating ideas for Christmas and all-year celebrations. This creative collection of gingerbread castles, animals, cottages and cakes can be adapted for Christmas, birthday parties and as gifts for children and adults. As well as basic, traditional gingerbread recipes there are 24 wonderful projects to make, including Christmas tree cookies, a steam train, a rocking horse, an embellished elephant and much more. Whether decorated with piped icing, gold leaf paint or festooned with tiny candies, the projects taste as delicious as they look.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 4
Basic Recipes and Techniques	p. 6
Chocolate Fruit and Nut Cookies	p. 10
Gingerbread Boxes	p. 12
Woodcutter's Cottage	p. 14
Gilded Gingerbread Crown	p. 16
Decorated Chocolate Lebkuchen	p. 18
Crenellated Castle	p. 21
Steam Train	p. 23
Gingerbread Teddies	p. 26
Jewelled Elephants	p. 28
Double Gingerbread Cookies	p. 30
Fruit-Laden Gingerbread	p. 32
Noah's Ark	p. 35
Hansel and Gretel Cottage	p. 37
Sweet Necklaces	p. 40
Marquetry Hearts	p. 42
Rocking-horse Cookies	p. 44
Gingerbread Street	p. 46
Harvest Plaque	p. 48
Festive Wreath	p. 51
Golden Christmas Tree	p. 53
Stained-glass Windows	p. 56
Glazed Gingerbread Cookies	p. 57
Christmas Tree Plaues	p. 58
Christmas Cottage	p. 60
Templates	p. 62
Index	p. 64
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