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Photo gallery: Thatched Gingerbread House

This beautiful gingerbread house is a great holiday project - just the kind that makes family traditions and memories, as well as a not-to-be-missed decoration for the house and a delicious post-Christmas treat for the builders!

By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen
Photography by Rachel Singer

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Thatched Gingerbread House ingredients

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• 1-1/2 cups (375 mL) shortening
• 1-1/2 cups (375 mL) granulated sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup (250 mL) fancy molasses
• 3/4 cup (175 mL) blackstrap molasses
• 8-1/4 cups (2.05 L) all-purpose flour
• 1 tbsp (15 mL) ground ginger
• 1-1/2 tsp (7 mL) baking soda
• 1-1/2 tsp (7 mL) each salt, ground cloves and cinnamon
• 9 shredded wheat
• 1-1/2 lb (750 g) assorted candies
Royal Icing:
• 12 cups (3 L) icing sugar
• 1-1/2 tsp (7 mL) cream of tartar
• 9 egg whites



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