After securing the roof allow the entire thing to dry for at least 2 hours before continuing to decorate.
Gingerbread house roof tips.
If you wish to place flameless tea lights or other lights inside your house now is the time before your roof goes on.
Pecans are my favorite because they take up a lot of space and thus less of them are required.
The gingerbread is rolled out and cut into two peaked pieces two sides and two roof sections and then baked.
The gingerbread icing is meant to harden so that it does it s job well.
The icing is one of the most important components of your gingerbread house.
White icing holds the house together and adds some snow on the roof and on the tree at the doorway.
Assemble the gingerbread house with the royal icing.
Make beams out of gingerbread and support the roof with that she says.
I almost always use some sort of nut.
Put the roof pieces side by side with the underside up and the eventual exposed part of the roof down.
Allow your house to dry completely before you adhere the roof section.
Two maraschino cherries are the only extra dercorating item that is needed.
Look at the way houses are made real houses and that s where you ll put the supports for the roof.