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Gingerbread House Dough

Gingerbread House Dough Ingredients: shortening, vegetable, household, composite sugars, granulated molasses spices, cinnamon, ground spices, ginger, ground leavening agents, baking soda salt, table wheat flour, white...

Gingerbread House Dough

Ingredients:
shortening, vegetable, household, composite
sugars, granulated
molasses
spices, cinnamon, ground
spices, ginger, ground
leavening agents, baking soda
salt, table
wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched

Directions:
In a 5 quart pan, heat shortening, sugar and molasses on low, stirring constantly until sugar is dissolved.
Remove from heat.
Add cinnamon, baking soda and salt.
Stir in flour, 1 cup at a time, until dough can be formed into a ball.
Using remaining flour, lightly flour a wooden board.
Turn dough onto the board; knead until even in color and smooth (not crumbly or dry), adding more flour if needed.
Form into a log.
Cut into 5 equal pieces; wrap in plastic wrap.