Sweet witch house

COOK TIME
180 mins

TOTAL TIME
180 mins

Ingredients

Directions

1. 1

   For the dough, heat honey, butter, sugar and 1 pinch of salt while stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Put the mixture into a bowl and let it cool down. Stir the eggs one by one into the honey mixture.

2. 2

   Mix 500 g flour, cocoa, baking powder and gingerbread spice and sieve onto the mixture and knead it. Wrap the dough in foil and chill for at least 2 hours.

3. 3

   The paper templates for 2 roofs (approx. 15 x 20 cm; see fig. 1), for 2 sides of the house (approx. 6 x 15 cm) and 2 gable sides (approx. 15 cm wide, 20 cm high and 6 cm high at the sides; see fig.

4. 4

   2) create. Preheat the oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/circulating air: 175 °C/gas: level 3).

5. 5

   Roll out the dough on a little flour 5-6 mm thin. Place templates on the dough and cut out parts. Cut out one round and one square window and door from each side of the gable. From the dough scraps for the chimney.

6. 6

   Cut out 4 squares (3.5 x 3.5 cm) Spread all the dough pieces on two baking trays lined with baking paper. Bake one after the other in a hot oven for about 15 minutes. Let all pieces cool down.

7. 7

   For the icing, beat the egg whites until stiff, while pouring in icing sugar. Pour the icing into a freezer bag and cut off a small corner. Glue behind the windows with some transparent paper.

8. 8

   Then first glue the sides and gables of the house together, spraying the edges of each with cast iron. Leave to dry for 30-40 minutes, the cast must be really firm. Then fix the roof tiles with the casting.

9. 9

   Also allow to dry for 30-40 minutes.

10. 10

    Put together squares for the chimney with cast iron, let them dry, cut them diagonally at one edge and glue them to the gable. Glue the door to the house with cast iron. Leave to dry. Decorate the roof and gable of the house with icing drops or flowers.

11. 11

    Stick nuts and sugar pearls onto it and let it dry.