The holiday tradition of gingerbread houses — called “pepperkake” in Norway — has crossed the sea to Norway House in Minneapolis for the second annual Gingerbread Wonderland exhibit.
Inspired by the long-standing Gingerbread City exhibit in Bergen, Norway, local bakers have created iconic local structures out of gingerbread for this display — go and see their sweet interpretations of the James J. Hill House, the U.S. Bank Stadium, the Mill City Museum and other local institutions.
Community members — bakers of all experience levels — are also invited to contribute a house, structure or building from the Twin Cities to add to the display. Drop off your contributions at Norway House by Nov. 18 between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Contact Rachel Peterson at rachel@norwayhouse.org or 612-423-9094 if you need to schedule a drop-off outside of those hours. (Also: If you plan to create one of the Twin Cities’ iconic buildings, please connect with Rachel to make sure you don’t duplicate efforts with another baker).
For photos of the 2015 exhibit, dough and icing recipes and a downloadable PDF of a gingerbread house pattern, visit http://norwayhouse.org/gingerbreadwonderland/.
Details: The second annual Gingerbread Wonderland exhibit will be at Norway House, the Nordic blue building at 913 E. Franklin Ave., Minneapolis, from Nov. 22-Jan. 8. $5 general admission for age 13 and older (free for members and children 12 and younger). More info at http://norwayhouse.org/ or call 612-871-2211.
Special note: The Pioneer Press’ food and lifestyle expert Nancy Ngo, as well as other local foodies, will help judge the “Best of Show” from all entries.
