Gingerbread House Roof Tips

I almost always use some sort of nut.

Gingerbread house roof tips. There are so many options when decorating the roof of a gingerbread house. Pecans are my favorite because they take up a lot of space and thus less of them are required. If you wish to place flameless tea lights or other lights inside your house now is the time before your roof goes on. Make beams out of gingerbread and support the roof with that she says.

Look at the way houses are made real houses and that s where you ll put the supports for the roof. Allow your house to dry completely before you adhere the roof section. The icing is one of the most important components of your gingerbread house. Put the roof pieces side by side with the underside up and the eventual exposed part of the roof down.

After securing the roof allow the entire thing to dry for at least 2 hours before continuing to decorate. Two maraschino cherries are the only extra dercorating item that is needed. White icing holds the house together and adds some snow on the roof and on the tree at the doorway. Slivered almonds are what i like to use for chimneys.

It s used to hold the house together to glue your colorful candies into place and can be used as a stand alone decoration when piped onto roofs and such.