Best Royal Icing For Gingerbread House Recipes
ROYAL ICING
This is a recipe for the classic icing used to decorate cut-out sugar cookies and gingerbread houses. It hardens quickly, so be sure to cover any you're not using with plastic wrap, gently pressing the wrap into the surface of the icing to prevent a crust from forming.
Provided by Melissa Clark
Categories cookies and bars, dessert
Time 10m
Yield Enough for about 4 dozen cookies
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the sugar, egg whites, cream of tartar and salt. Whisk until stiff and glossy.
- To tint the frosting, divide into small bowls. Cover the ones you aren't using with plastic wrap; the frosting dries out very quickly. Use a rubber spatula to stir in desired food coloring. Though not necessary, it makes life easier if you make two versions of each color - one that is thick to pipe the outline on the cookie, and one that is thinned out slightly with a little water to flood the outline.
- Transfer frosting to piping bags fitted with very small round tips (sizes 1 to 2 work best). Pipe frosting onto cooled cookies and let set, at least 2 hours. Or use a pastry of paint brush to decorate cookies with the frosting.
ROYAL ICING FOR A GINGERBREAD HOUSE
This recipe will see you through assembling and decorating a 6-by-7-inch gingerbread house with plenty left over for snowdrifts and other essentials.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories dessert
Time 10m
Yield about 2 cups
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Combine the confectioners' sugar and meringue powder in a large bowl. Add the vanilla, the peppermint extract if using and 5 tablespoons water and beat on medium-high speed with an electric mixer, scraping down the sides as necessary, until the icing forms thick and glossy peaks, about 2 minutes, adding up to 1 tablespoon more water if needed. Divide the icing between 2 piping bags, one fitted with a small plain tip and the other fitted with a large plain tip.
ROYAL ICING III
A recipe for Gingerbread House icing.
Provided by Veronica
Categories Desserts Frostings and Icings Cookie Frosting
Time 10m
Yield 64
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- In a bowl, sift together confectioners' sugar and cream of tartar. Using electric mixer, beat in 2 beaten egg whites for about 5 minutes or until mixture is thick enough to hold its shape.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 23.4 calories, Carbohydrate 5.9 g, Protein 0.1 g, Sodium 1.8 mg, Sugar 5.8 g
ROYAL ICING I
Perfect icing for your gingerbread houses!
Provided by Diane
Categories Desserts Frostings and Icings Cookie Frosting
Yield 32
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Beat egg whites in a clean, large bowl with mixer at high speed until foamy (use only grade A clean, uncracked eggs). Gradually add sugar and lemon extract. Beat at high speed until thickened.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 63.3 calories, Carbohydrate 15.6 g, Protein 0.5 g, Sodium 7.1 mg, Sugar 15.4 g
THE FLUFFIEST ROYAL ICING
Royal icing is the classic sweet glue that holds together gingerbread houses and provides a glossy medium for elaborate cookie decorations. Many recipes call for egg whites or cream of tartar or both, but meringue powder (available online or at specialty food stores) offers gloss, stability and creaminess without the use of raw eggs or other ingredients. This recipe was developed by Georganne Bell, a professional cookie-decorating teacher in Salt Lake City who doesn't like traditional vanilla sugar cookies. The icing takes coloring easily, and pipes nicely from an icing bag or even a plastic bag with a corner snipped off.
Provided by Kim Severson
Categories dessert
Time 10m
Yield About 5 cups, enough for about 5 dozen small cookies
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Place meringue powder and water in the bowl of a standing mixer and swirl them together. Using the whisk attachment, mix on high for 3 minutes until the mixture is frothy. Scrape down the sides.
- Add confectioners' sugar and mix for 2 minutes, being careful to start slowly and then gradually increase speed to high so the sugar doesn't fly all over the kitchen, scraping down the bowl as necessary. Add vanilla or other flavoring (and gel food coloring if desired), and mix on medium speed for about 30 seconds. Transfer to an airtight container until ready to use. The icing will keep, refrigerated, for about 2 weeks.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 385, UnsaturatedFat 0 grams, Carbohydrate 98 grams, Fat 0 grams, Protein 0 grams, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 7 milligrams, Sugar 96 grams
ROYAL ICING II
This recipe is the 'glue' that holds gingerbread houses together, and makes it still edible.
Provided by Kristen Pontier
Categories Desserts Frostings and Icings Cookie Frosting
Yield 48
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Beat all ingredients at low speed for 7 to 10 minutes, or until icing forms peaks. Tip: Keep icing covered with a wet kitchen towel at all times. Icing can dry out quickly.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 43.4 calories, Carbohydrate 10.8 g, Protein 0.2 g, Sodium 2.7 mg, Sugar 10.3 g
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