Royal Icing For Gingerbread House Recipe

In a large clean bowl beat egg whites and cream of tartar with electric mixer at medium speed.

Royal icing for gingerbread house recipe. 18 min for house pieces. Increase speed to medium and beat until smooth and light about 2 minutes. To make the perfect gingerbread royal icing you will need these supplies.

50g lemon juice. Royal icing can be kept in an airtight container at room temperature up to 12 hours. 3 3 4 cups confectioners sugar.

It hardens quickly so your house will stay together but you need to keep it in an icing bag or covered so it doesn t dry out in the bowl. Add in 1 tsp extract at this point if you choose and beat until peaks form be careful not to over whip your royal icing or it will crack as it dries. In a large bowl beat confectioners sugar water meringue powder and cream of tartar with an electric mixer at low speed.

Stir well with a flexible spatula before using. I used this icing to put together a gingerbread house made with real heavy gingerbread and it worked wonderfully. To stick a gingerbread house together start by lining up two adjoining walls and marking their location on the base.

1 pound about 3 3 4 cups of confectioner s sugar be sure to sift it to get all the lumps out 2 large egg whites. 200g egg white. Add half of a cup of powdered sugar at a time until the icing becomes thick.

In a bowl beat the egg whites until frothy. 3 tablespoons meringue powder. 1500g icing sugar.