Ingredients
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- 1/2 cup sugar
- 12 cup molasses
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ginger
- 1 teaspoon allspice
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 egg, beaten
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
For the stained glass windows: hard candies such as Jolly Ranchers
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 F.
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat, heat the sugar, molasses and spices to boiling. Remove from heat and stir in the baking soda (the batter will puff up). Stir in the butter until melted.
- Stir in the egg, then the flour until a soft dough forms.
- Put a silicon baking mat on a flat surface and take about 1/4 of the dough and using a rolling pin, roll it out on the mat until it’s about 1/4 inch thick. Cut into the desired shape, making space for windows and trimming any excess and putting the excess dough back into the bowl.
- Slide the silicon mat onto a baking sheet and set in the oven. Unwrap hard candies for the stained glass windows and set them in the window spaces. Bake at 325 for about 12 minutes or until the gingerbread is nicely browned.
- Repeat with the rest of the dough to make all 4 sides of the house. (I used the last of the dough for a bit of rounding on the chimney.)
Notes
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