Well, since the Food Network obviously has my house bugged, I felt compelled to try my hand at marshmallow making. It's actually pretty easy. You basically put together a sugar syrup, cook it up to 240, and mix it together with some gelatin really, really fast for about 15 minutes. Then pour it out into a pan, use some sugar/cornstarch to keep it from sticking, and let it sit for a while. You end up with something that looks like this:
That big poofy rectangle is officially the biggest marshmallow that I've ever met in person!
Next, you just cut the rectangle up into little squares and you end up with...
Homemade marshmallows!
These were pretty fun and easy to make. But spreading them out in the pan is an adventure. The stuff is incredibly sticky! I tried using an oiled rubber spatula, but I may as well have been using a giant sucker. They have to sit out overnight to set, so I was able to try one this morning (only one though, since I haven't had breakfast yet). It was pretty good! Definitely more homemade tasting than a regular marshmallow (although LilKat1 says it tastes the same. And yes, I gave my son a marshmallow to eat with his breakfast).
Next step: dip them in chocolate...mmmmmm...
2 comments:
oooooh yum!
How can you forget about ROASTING marshmallows???
I'll try roasting some and see how it goes. Think the edges will make them catch on fire easier? Might have to be more careful than with a round marshmallow.
One thing that Alton Brown did that I want to try was to put the marshmallow stuff into a piping bag, and squirt it onto a cookie. Then put another cookie on top to make a sandwich. Then dip it in chocolate and you end up with a Moon Pie. It looked good.
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