tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044381755026606664.post6695575024610238466..comments2024-03-06T00:11:41.491-08:00Comments on The Bake-Off Flunkie: Starting the Gingerbread CastleTiffiny Felixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12499334112784136033noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044381755026606664.post-14504115060696974292012-12-17T12:03:26.901-08:002012-12-17T12:03:26.901-08:00Sorry I'm slow getting back to you. I made pou...Sorry I'm slow getting back to you. I made poured sugar for the windows, but you can also use butterscotch candies. To use the candies: leave your cooked piece on the foil. Unwrap a candy and put it in the center. Put it back in the oven until it melts and fills the space; it doesn't take very long, so be sure to watch it. You have a few precious moments after it comes out of the oven to use a toothpick to coax the melted candy into corner if you need to. To make the poured sugar, I used this: http://www.recipes.ultimategingerbread.com/search/label/Windows If you're not comfortable working with the melted sugar (it is *so* hot), for sure the butterscotch will work great.Tiffiny Felixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12499334112784136033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044381755026606664.post-1336050601505797552012-12-04T06:29:56.649-08:002012-12-04T06:29:56.649-08:00How did you make the sugar windows? I looked at yo...How did you make the sugar windows? I looked at your finished castle post and I still couldn't figure it out. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044381755026606664.post-23490194133825599322012-02-07T11:39:17.532-08:002012-02-07T11:39:17.532-08:00This castle is amazing! I love the idea of using s...This castle is amazing! I love the idea of using soup cans to stabalize the walls while the "glue" sets. My daughters and I will be entering a contest at the end of the year and I'm looking now for ideas and inspiration. You've offered much of both. Thanks for having this site up for us to look through.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044381755026606664.post-74996877395457186762012-02-04T12:15:00.394-08:002012-02-04T12:15:00.394-08:00@Anonymous--here is the post with the finished pic...@Anonymous--here is the post with the finished pictures. Thanks for visiting :) http://bakeoff-flunkie.blogspot.com/2009/11/king-crabs-holiday-castle.htmlTiffiny Felixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12499334112784136033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044381755026606664.post-24412042057547215932012-02-04T08:25:46.572-08:002012-02-04T08:25:46.572-08:00wat does it look like when it is finshed???wat does it look like when it is finshed???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044381755026606664.post-64732324107566651162010-10-15T22:20:56.398-07:002010-10-15T22:20:56.398-07:00@Lizzy, I'm so sorry it's taken me so long...@Lizzy, I'm so sorry it's taken me so long to reply to this! I have a template I made out of poster board. If you'd really like to have it I can try to scale it down and scan it to a pdf. You can email me at tiffinyfelix[at]yahoo[dot]com.Tiffiny Felixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12499334112784136033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044381755026606664.post-33569028385000072702010-08-15T13:20:10.160-07:002010-08-15T13:20:10.160-07:00Do you have a template you used to make this castl...Do you have a template you used to make this castle? My sister and I do gingerbread constructing at Christmas, and yours is my favorite castle I've seen. I'd love to recreate it, even at a smaller scale. :)Lizzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044381755026606664.post-30665561852548243262010-03-09T07:16:34.299-08:002010-03-09T07:16:34.299-08:00@Anonymous, Thanks for coming by :) You can see pi...@Anonymous, Thanks for coming by :) You can see pictures of the finished sandcastle here http://bakeoff-flunkie.blogspot.com/2009/11/king-crabs-holiday-castle.html, but there aren't any instructions on how to construct it. There are way too many steps, and much of it I made up as I went, and some of it I had to re-do, and several things I would do differently if there was going to be a "next time". Thanks again, and good luck with your project :)Tiffiny Felixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12499334112784136033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044381755026606664.post-51076783181960799632010-03-08T22:09:35.978-08:002010-03-08T22:09:35.978-08:00Hi, I love your tips and recipe for a gingerbread ...Hi, I love your tips and recipe for a gingerbread castle but you've barely begun...where's the rest of the instructions and finished product? I'm writing from Scotland; my son Finn has to build a 3D Scottish castle for his school project....Help! jane@glendoick.com: Jane Cox, Perth, Scotland, UK.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044381755026606664.post-82504759262120358852009-12-23T08:10:25.445-08:002009-12-23T08:10:25.445-08:00Juniper, thanks for stopping by and double-thanks ...Juniper, thanks for stopping by and double-thanks for your comment! Have a wonderful Christmas and enjoy your gingerbread house-making! :)Tiffiny Felixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12499334112784136033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044381755026606664.post-91868413764881205702009-12-22T23:15:03.300-08:002009-12-22T23:15:03.300-08:00While researching gingerbread doughs and looking t...While researching gingerbread doughs and looking through reviews and came across yours with your blog address listed. You look like quite a cook! We have always made gingerbread houses growing up, with stained glass windows and slivered almond and chocolate roof tops. This year we are making it in Malta, shall try this recipe. Thanks and happy I came across your blog, will be visiting again.Juniperhttp://capersandolives.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044381755026606664.post-42881682816273650512009-12-11T10:49:26.201-08:002009-12-11T10:49:26.201-08:00Anonymous, what do you mean by "dried out&quo...Anonymous, what do you mean by "dried out"? Are you using royal icing? Royal icing is supposed to get hard, but is that different than what happened to your icing?Tiffiny Felixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12499334112784136033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044381755026606664.post-2941654671261230722009-12-11T10:37:28.103-08:002009-12-11T10:37:28.103-08:00I live in the The Rocky Mountains at an altitude o...I live in the The Rocky Mountains at an altitude of over 8000 ft. I have now made two gingerbread houses and although I sprayed this year's with a preservative coating, the icing/cement still dried out within days. Any tips from anyone? HELPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044381755026606664.post-54395698647418677292009-11-19T21:56:25.747-08:002009-11-19T21:56:25.747-08:00I love gingerbread creations! can't wait to s...I love gingerbread creations! can't wait to see it finished! Love the outhouse, and your daughter's barn too:)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06072961274277978490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044381755026606664.post-49625023900929220162009-11-16T01:50:27.749-08:002009-11-16T01:50:27.749-08:00I've always always always wanted to make a gin...I've always always always wanted to make a gingerbread house!! This one looks very professional. Also, I noticed that you are a Foodie Fights winner! CONGRATULATIONS!!!Danger Kittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00163698806505039179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044381755026606664.post-9587323546764657792009-11-11T17:17:43.958-08:002009-11-11T17:17:43.958-08:00I've always wanted to make my own gingerbread ...I've always wanted to make my own gingerbread house (notice I said house...I could never even dream of a castle!) I look forward to seeing your finished product!Veronicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10672799486603136520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044381755026606664.post-7611849901552841762009-11-07T22:55:22.352-08:002009-11-07T22:55:22.352-08:00I look forward to seeing your finished project! G...I look forward to seeing your finished project! Good luck!Loreta Wilsonhttp://www.ultimategingerbread.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044381755026606664.post-33279416992222045752009-11-07T18:18:11.546-08:002009-11-07T18:18:11.546-08:00Tiffiny this is amazing! I am sitting here in wow ...Tiffiny this is amazing! I am sitting here in wow mode. I can't wait to see how it all turns out!!!<br /><br />Anyway, about the three columns there are free sites to grab html to edit yours into three. We used one, but I can't remember which. However they are all about the same. <br /><br />You can even make it easier by googling three column google blogger and pick a template that is already done. They are free or very near free.<br /><br />LauraThe Cooking Photographerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227831809462588981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044381755026606664.post-75848829299329762322009-11-07T13:12:30.357-08:002009-11-07T13:12:30.357-08:00Amanda, it is a *ton* of work, so it's good it...Amanda, it is a *ton* of work, so it's good it's only once a year. By the time the festival comes around I've forgotten how I just about died the year before ;)<br /><br />Barbara, I love to watch the FN contests, too! I don't know how they get them done in the 6 or 8 hours they're given...it takes time for the royal icing to dry between stages...it's crazy! :)Tiffiny Felixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12499334112784136033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044381755026606664.post-12266532441716106492009-11-07T12:16:24.682-08:002009-11-07T12:16:24.682-08:00I've always wanted to do this, but figured I w...I've always wanted to do this, but figured I was too impatient! Can't wait to see the finished product. I love watching gingerbread house contests on the Food Network- and we have one here in town that I never miss.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10038190964528332030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3044381755026606664.post-83808347693319574982009-11-07T04:11:15.712-08:002009-11-07T04:11:15.712-08:00WOW! Impressive, that's a lot of work! Can'...WOW! Impressive, that's a lot of work! Can't wait to see the finished product :)Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16967409222170903614noreply@blogger.com