Stained Glass Windows For Gingerbread House

Some cookies require more baking time than is necessary to melt the candy in the center.

Stained glass windows for gingerbread house.

Bring to boil and then simmer until a thermometer reads 260 f stirring frequently. They make great presents for friends and family. 20 years of experience. See more ideas about gingerbread gingerbread house christmas gingerbread house.

And windows made to look like they have stained glass can turn your gingerbread house into a spectacular one. You can use a toothpick to swirl the colors together. Drag a toothpick in zigzags or swirls to mix the colors. Gingerbread house with stained glass windows.

Gingerbread house stained glass windows makes enough for 10 1 square windows 3 4 cups 7 oz sugar 3 8 cups light color corn syrup 1 4 cup water food coloring as desired a few drops goes a long way combine sugar corn syrup and water in a small saucepan. Cut the colored sheet in squares with a pizza cutter after 30 seconds of cooling to make stained glass windows for a gingerbread house or cake. Take a few chunks of candy or a pinch of candy powder in the colors you want and put them in the window spaces. More on this below.

Diy cheap faux stained glass beads. Either crush and melt the candy on parchment paper and then adhere those pieces on the interior of the gingerbread house window openings or crush the candy and melt it while baking the gingerbread pieces. Nov 4 2018 explore mary dejong s board gingerbread stained glass followed by 194 people on pinterest. Place the pre cooked gingerbread walls with the cut out spaces for windows on the prepared cookie sheet.

The method used most often by competitors in gingerbread house contests is gelatin sheets or leaf gelatin. There are a few ways to make stained glass windows for your gingerbread house. Handcrafted stained glass windows transoms bathroom windows entryways sideways door panels and cabinet inserts at a great price. Cut a window out of each biscuit using another cutter about about 6cm across then add a sweet to the centre.

I used the second method which i ll explain in more detail. Gingerbread house windows can turn an ordinary house into a special one.