Baking's a Drag S1E5 “I Taste Hot Glue” It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, Lea Ven Detta style. Glitter, booze, breakups, and disasters in the kitchen, it’s just like holiday season at my house! Join Lea and her husband, Vancouver Drag King Adam Zapple, on their journey to holiday gingerbread creations. It’s a race to the best house, and Lea’s got her red heels on!
From all of us to you and yours, best wishes and happy baking!
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Host: Lea Ven Detta
Special Guest: Adam Zapple
Created by: Brendan Mainusch
Director/Editor: Matt Baker
Producer: Roz Young
Gingerbread House Recipe
INGREDIENTS
HOUSE
5 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
3 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp kosher salt
1 cup vegetable shortening
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup molasses
ROYAL ICING
4 large egg whites
1 tsp cream of tartar (not tartar sauce)
6 cups powdered sugar, sifted
Water, as needed
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat the oven to 350F and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt. Grease the bottom and sides of a heavy-bottomed pot with nonstick spray. Melt the shortening in the greased pot over medium heat. Add the molasses and sugar, bring to a boil, then turn off the heat. Gradually stir in 4 cups of the flour mixture, 1 cup at a time, until fully incorporated.
Dust a work surface with flour. Carefully turn the dough out onto the floured surface and work in the flour mixture. Once the flour is incorporated, shape the dough into a 12-inch log and cut into portions for your house elements. Roll out the pieces of dough to about ½-inch thick and set on a prepared baking sheet, spacing about 1 inch apart as the dough will expand while baking. Bake for 12-15 minutes, until they have hardened and baked through. Let cool completely.
Make the royal icing: In a large bowl, beat the egg whites and cream of tartar with an electric mixer until frothy. Gradually add the powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, until the icing is smooth and thick.
Assemble, decorate, and enjoy!
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