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But what about creating your own 3D biscuit creation? Here's a simple and very cute biscuit beach house you can make at home - a sweet way to do a seating plan at a summer barbie or a dinky treat to accompany some homemade lemonade. So whilst the summer may be slowly coming to an end but you can still embrace all things sunshine (and showers), sand and beaches. ![]()
Step 1: make your biscuit dough - you can use our gingerbread biscuit dough recipe, but only half the quantity. Flavour the dough with some lemon zest to add that summery scent.
Step 3: you can use our template if you like, we just made it from cardboard, cut around each panel making sure you don't stretch the dough. You'll need two of each panel. ![]()
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Step 13: once the side panels have dried and the structure seems sturdy, you can add the roof. Pipe a line on the apex of the roof, then add the two roof panels, holding them in place for around 3-4 minutes, so they can dry. ![]()
Step 14: to finish off, you'll need to cover all the biscuit areas with your line icing. Add a blue line to the roof to cover the seam. ![]()
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At Biscuiteers we have always enjoyed creating wonderful and rather large structures out of biscuit. Our life size gingerbread house for Charlotte Olympia and the Christmas Window for Selfridges Lost London cityscape spring to mind.
How to make mini houses for mugs
31 August 2014
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5 minutes
It's biscuit week on The Great British Bake Off, our favourite kind of week, and a little bird told us they're making 3-D structures.
Step 2: on a surface dusted with cornflour roll out your dough by placing a layer of parchment on top of the dough. Using a rolling pin roll out the dough to approximately 0.4mm thick.
Step 4: carefully lift each panel from the worktop onto a parchment lined baking tray. Space each panel around 4 cm apart, as they may spread whilst cooking.
Step 5: bake in the oven for 14 mins, or until the biscuits look a golden brown colour.
Step 6: remove the biscuits from the oven and let cool completely.
Step 8: you'll need to add a blue line icing border around the outside of all the biscuits to stop the white flood icing from escaping. Let the icing dry for 10 minutes at room temperature, then flood the front and back panels with white flood icing.
Step 9: on your side and roof panels use your white and blue flood line icing to create a striped effect.
Step 10: put all the biscuits back onto the baking tray and pop in an oven heated to 50°c, or the lowest temperature your oven can go to.
Step 11: you can add some details, like a fishing rod, life raft and maybe a bucket and spade.
Step 12: now it's time to construct your house. Using your white line icing, pipe a line on the longer side to each of the side panels, then attach to the front panel and back panel. Let this dry for 10 minutes.