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Gingerbread Q & A / Re: Salvaging large pieces that have softened?
« Last post by GingerbreadByDesign on November 02, 2021, 01:14:43 pm »
I have been there and done that!  Fall damp weather can be so frustrating! 


I would do two things. 


1.  If possible, since the gingerbread pieces have absorbed moisture, put them back in the oven at a low temp (around 200F). Not to bake, but to dry them back out.  You don't want to "brown" them, but you do want to dry them and remove the moisture.


2.  Since I live in Oregon (think rainy PNW weather), I do this with EVERY wall and roof piece.... I spread a thick layer of royal icing on the inside of each wall and roof before building, or decorating the outside of the wall (pre-build).  Takes a little more time to build (having to wait for the inside royal icing to dry), but this provides a bit more strength than just gingerbread.


Hope this helps!
Loreta
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Gingerbread Q & A / Salvaging large pieces that have softened?
« Last post by gwtwred on October 31, 2021, 03:54:21 pm »
Help! I am relatively new at this, and I am two weeks into a fairly ambitious project, but I am running into all sorts of problems. Is there any way to salvage large pieces I already baked that have unfortunately started to soften? I used a plastic mold to create brick and hardwood textures on several of my side pieces, and I went through multiple attempts with the pieces losing definition during baking before I finally succeeded in getting them to look exactly the way I wanted to. I am now ready to assemble, but to my dismay, these pieces have all softened considerably since I baked them last week. What can I do? Can I put them back in the oven? I realized belatedly that I should have used corn syrup in my recipe instead of molasses, but I don't want to redo everything now and lose that perfect texture. What do you recommend?


Thank you in advance to anyone who can offer any suggestions!
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Gingerbread Q & A / Re: Using Sheet Gelatin for Windows HELP!!!!
« Last post by homefire on October 23, 2021, 12:28:58 pm »
I had this same issue the one time I used gelatin sheets.  It looks so easy, but I could never get it to stick!  I was excited about using it on curved windows in a tower, but it flopped so badly that I ended up making opaque windows with frosting.  I was SO disappointed.  I have seen some beautiful examples, but have no idea how they did it!
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...using other recipes for gingerbread (pastillage, rice cereal, modeling chocolate, edible fabric, etc)) / Re: How to make Ginger-Clay (by The Craft Crib)
« Last post by MissChiefIst on October 19, 2021, 11:39:44 pm »
Thanks for sharing!! I am hoping to make a treehouse this year - do you think this would be suitable for the trunk?
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Gingerbread Q & A / Re: Help me create this shape out of gingerbread...
« Last post by GingerbreadExchange on November 19, 2020, 04:46:42 pm »
Wow!  Your finished piece is amazing!  Thanks for sharing!  ;D
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...decorating "how-to" (ideas, tips, suggestions...) / Re: How to build a gingerbread nutcracker - step-by-step instructions by The Craft Crib
« Last post by andream on November 15, 2020, 12:01:05 pm »
AMAZING!!!!!!
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...decorating "how-to" (ideas, tips, suggestions...) / Re: How to build a gingerbread nutcracker - step-by-step instructions by The Craft Crib
« Last post by andream on November 15, 2020, 12:00:33 pm »
oh my goodness, this is amazing!!!!!!
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Gingerbread Q & A / Re: Help me create this shape out of gingerbread...
« Last post by ItsLiv on October 26, 2020, 12:29:51 pm »
I'm a year late to respond, but I wanted to thank you for your encouragement and advice, Loreta!

It certainly wasn't my cleanest gingerbread structure, but I was able to achieve it! I created the very popular Dog Fountain in Toronto, a fountain in our city that is surrounded by dog statues who spit water into it. It was a lot of fun! As you suggested, I ended up baking the bowls of the fountain, and stand, separately. The main fountain bowl was actually baked inside a coffee cake pan.

https://imgur.com/a/Pp3RxkI
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Gingerbread Q & A / Prague
« Last post by drchambliss on August 16, 2020, 10:12:14 am »
Greetings all,
I am planning on something a little more challenging this year.  I going to attempt a model of the old town square in Prague.  The majority of the buildings there are simple, rows of square connected buildings.

However, the old town hall will be a challenge - hence I have started early. 
My approach is to use the MANY photographs I have, and base a cardboard model on templates of similar buildings.  I have had difficulty with scale and visual translation in the past, so any advice would be much appreciated. 

Unfortunately, I have never been to Prague during Xmas time, but several other European cities, so I know what I want it to look like. 

My main goal is the old town hall.  (No I’m not planning the impossible replication of the beautiful mechanical clock on the side.  But now that I think of it, I might do that by itself another year.).

Be safest,
Paul
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Gingerbread Q & A / Re: Royal icing alternative w/o egg?
« Last post by Kateb on February 26, 2020, 07:34:01 am »
Awesome, thanks!
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