Lord of the Rings Gingerbread House Recipe + Template
I've never baked a gingerbread house in my entire life, but I've always wanted to try it. At first I thought that a normal gingerbread house would be enough, but somehow I wanted to create something nerdy. Since I'm totally into the Lord of the Rings trip at the moment, I did a bit of research and then simply put together my own hobbit hole . In this blog post you'll find my very first attempt and I have to say that I'm quite happy with the result!
Have fun with the Lord of the Rings gingerbread house recipe!
If you plan to bake this delicious piece, I recommend drinking a butterbeer while you do it! I have a really simple and delicious recipe for that!
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 175 degrees Celsius and bake for about 15 minutes.
Ingredients for the Hobbit Gingerbread House
| 200g | butter |
| 200g | Honey |
| 100g | Sugar |
| 1 | egg |
| 400g | Flour |
| 2 level teaspoons | baking powder |
| 10g | gingerbread spice |
| 10g | cocoa |
Icing & Decoration
| approx. 500g | powdered sugar |
| approx. 100ml | lemon juice (alternatively lime juice) |
| 1-2 pieces | Chocolate |
Additional tools
A silicone baking mat makes working with the dough much easier, as it comes off better and your work area stays cleaner.
You need a knife to cut out the house pieces. Alternatively, you can also use a pizza knife .
You need round cookie cutters for the door and the two windows. I used a shot glass for the door.
To mix, spread and distribute the icing you will need a bowl , whisk , fork and possibly a brush .
preparation
Heat the butter, honey and sugar in a pan until the sugar has completely dissolved. Then let it cool a little and stir in the egg. Don't beat it in too early, otherwise the egg will start to flake. Meanwhile, mix the dry ingredients and then gradually add them to the liquid ingredients.
Let the dough rest for about 1 hour.
After the resting time, the dough is rolled out. As it is quite sticky, a lot of flour must be spread on the work surface and on the rolling pin. It is best to place the cut-out templates on the dough and cut out the house parts with a knife. For the door and the two windows, it is best to use shot glasses and/or cookie cutters.
The gingerbread pieces are now placed on the baking tray and baked for about 10-15 minutes.
Composition of the Hobbit Gingerbread House
I left the gingerbread pieces to cool overnight, but of course you can leave them in 2-3 hours. They definitely shouldn't be too soft or too warm, otherwise everything will fall apart.
Now you need a good base to put it together. This can be a board, plate or platter, the main thing is that it is clean and flat.
Using the little bit of chocolate that you have to melt in a water bath, I have made small bricks around the door and windows. All you need is a fork or another pointed object.
Before you can start gluing, you need to mix the icing with a whisk. For this you need the icing sugar and the lemon juice. But don't mix everything at once, because the icing dries relatively quickly! Only prepare as much as you need. The consistency is also important. The icing shouldn't be too runny or too hard. There shouldn't be any lumps in it either.
First, I put up the front of the house and simply covered the bottom edge with icing. Once it's freshly glued on, it might tip forwards or backwards, so you should support it with any object.
While the front of the house is drying, you can continue with the garden fence. Just like the first part, I also covered each individual part of the garden fence with powdered sugar at the bottom.
Now the fence can dry and we turn our attention back to the house. The first panels are attached to the right and left, as well as the door at the front. You should let the cast rest for a while and not work too quickly, otherwise everything could collapse very quickly. And we can't do that to Bilbo and Frodo!
The other three panels are also glued to the edge of the house front. For this you need some support from objects that you can place under the panels. The construction now needs to rest for 1/2-1 hour.
Now we come to the final construction phase. The last two large panels are put together so that the upper edges meet. There is still a gap in the middle, which is closed with the remaining gingerbread pieces. Please be careful that they do not fall through. It is a bit difficult to get them out again.
So, now the hobbit hole is standing and it needs to harden again for 1/2-1 hour!
ornament
Now you need a lot of icing, but again I warn you: don't mix it all at once!
To make it look like it has snowed in Bag End, the icing needs to be spread over the roof and fence posts. It is best to use a wide brush or spatula for this.
Last but not least, the well-known sign goes on the garden gate. For this I simply used a small piece of paper and a pen. I attached it with a bit of icing. And again, everything has to dry!
This is my Hobbit gingerbread house! I hope you enjoy baking, building and decorating it as much as I do. I would also be delighted if you sent me your creations via Instagram , Twitter or here as a comment !
Francy
