I saw a video of a professional baker making a **large** gingerbread cathedral. He intended to light the building from the inside. To give a warm glow to the windows, he simulated candlelit glass by crushing clear yellow hard candies and putting them in the window spaces of the wall sections before they were baked. [I think he used parchment paper to keep the candy from sticking to the baking sheet. Probably best to experiment before committing to your own house.] When the gingerbread was finished baking, the candies had melted to fill the window making a "pane." I imagine it would take careful handling to keep these windows whole and in place, but the final effect was gorgeous and memorable!
I saw a video of a professional baker making a **large** gingerbread cathedral. He intended to light the building from the inside. To give a warm glow to the windows, he simulated candlelit glass by crushing clear yellow hard candies and putting them in the window spaces of the wall sections before they were baked. [I think he used parchment paper to keep the candy from sticking to the baking sheet. Probably best to experiment before committing to your own house.] When the gingerbread was finished baking, the candies had melted to fill the window making a "pane." I imagine it would take careful handling to keep these windows whole and in place, but the final effect was gorgeous and memorable!