When you cook and bake for a living, as I do, it's rare for someone to go out of their way to cook or bake something for you. When you are married to a culinary professional, as I am, the likelihood ...

Professional bakers explain the structural techniques that prevent gingerbread houses from collapsing. For structurally sound gingerbread houses, it's essential to use construction gingerbread, a ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Yield: Enough for a small (about-7-inch-by-5-inch) house. 4 cups all-purpose flour> 1 tablespoon baking soda> 1/2 teaspoon salt> ...

How do you keep your gingerbread house from falling apart? Two winners of the National Gingerbread House Competition at Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville share their secrets. Faith An and Deborah ...

This recipe should be enough for a standard gingerbread house. It's stronger than cookie dough, so your house will hold together better. It's also less likely to change shape and size while baking.

Use a gingerbread recipe intended for houses; others don't produce cookies that are strong enough. Once the dough is mixed, it is refrigerated before it is cut and shaped, then baked. The dough can be ...

The iced gingerbread men you eat at Christmastime have a long history behind them. According to Martha Stewart, ginger was first grown in Southeast Asia and made its way to India and Europe in spice ...