![]() I used about 10 sheets of gelatin (I'm not sure what silver gelatin is, but that's the type I bought from Amazon - even though I really hate giving Bezos more money I can't really shop around locally during a pandemic). I didn't want the white frosting to stand out against the greenhouse frame, so I colored it brown to match the gingerbread. I added a bit of extra water to thin it to the right consistency. 4 t powdered egg white 1/4 C water 3 C powdered sugar 1/4 t cream of tartar Instead of mixing the egg white powder with water, I sifted it with the powdered sugar, added a bit of salt and a pinch of cream of tartar, then added water to the mixture and beat it until it was well mixed. I do prefer the powder, though, since my kids like to eat the royal icing. They say to beat the egg white powder with water first, but that takes so long to incorporate the little lumps of powder into the water to make egg whites. I used a royal icing recipe from the back of my package of egg white powder. Some got slightly darker than others, but none tasted burned. Cutting after baking is more difficult, I learned, and it wasn't necessary for this recipe. I tried both cutting the dough before and after baking, when I wasn't sure if it would spread. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, roll out the dough on parchment paper, and trace your gingerbread house template. Feel free to chill the dough if it needs it, but I was impatient and worked with it right away. You can use your own recipe if you have another one you prefer, but here's what's in this one: 2 oz brown sugarĦ 1/4 oz flour Mix ingredients well in a mixer. It was nice and sturdy, and didn't spread in the oven. The gables I used were 45 degrees, and the roof pieces connecting the door area to the rest of the roof were cut at about 55 degrees. I had to use trigonometry to figure out the angle I'd have to cut two roof pieces so that they'd join properly, but a simpler design wouldn't need it. I started with a rough sketch, then used a ruler to mark out the pieces on cardboard from a cereal box. I left the supports about a quarter inch wide, and with the recipe I used, they weren't too fragile. I knew I wanted lots of big windows, so the gingerbread part would really be just a frame. I started by making a template for the gingerbread house on cardboard. ![]() Feel free to message me or leave a comment if you have a question about any parts of this. There were a lot of steps! I've condensed them as best I could for this, though. I ended up placing last (as in 50th) for about 40 hours of work, but I figure it's still worthwhile if I can show others how I made it, in case they want to make something similar. I figured that since the holidays were approaching, a gingerbread greenhouse would be a good way of doing that - and decided to make the entire thing edible (except for the lights). Since yield farming continues year round, however, I thought a greenhouse would be a good way to illustrate the fact that winter doesn't mean abundant yields have to stop completely. ![]() The platform uses farm and produce related metaphors on their site. They had a challenge in November that asked for creations (of any artistic form) that followed the theme of preparing a farm for a tough winter ahead. I recently joined a community for a cryptocurrency yield farming platform. ![]()
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