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Royal Icing (glue) info
1 egg white
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1-2 cups confectioners sugar

To make a gingerbread house, you need the following:

a stand mixer using a paddle
3 mixing bowls
baking trays
piping bag
piping tips (at least one round tip)
scissors
knife
cardboard for templates
1/4 sheet silver or golden cake board
candies for decorating

Gingerbread dough
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 1/2 teaspoons allspice
8 oz butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup molasses
2 tablespoons lemon juice

Next: make the gingerbread dough