SHF31# Neutral Territory - Marshmallows
Sugar High Friday is a blogging event created by Jennifer the Domestic Goddess. This month it is being hosted by sevenspoons with a theme of Shades of White. There seemed to be so many possibilities. I pondered crunchy meringue, milky pannacotta, snowy icecream or creamy cheesecake.
In the end, I settled for fluffy marshmallows. My recent foray into honeycomb got me thinking about confectionary. It's fun to make, it's good to eat and it's an always appreciated gift. So I am keen to expand my repertoire and marshmallows seemed like a good next step.
I searched for a recipe and found this one on Epicurious. It has so many glowing reviews I had to give it a go.
It was actually very easy. The only thing that went wrong was that I accidently used flour instead of icing sugar to line the tray and dust the top of the marshmallow. What an idiot I am -LOL. I had two identical dusters sitting on the benchtop, one with flour as I had just finished rolling out pastry, and one with icing sugar. But it was completely fine. The marshmallow came out of the pan beautifully. I ensured that there was a thick layer of flour (icing sugar) over the bottom of the pan. The flour on top formed a very fine dry layer which I just sliced away.
I took a tip from the reviews on Epicurious and used a pizza cutter to slice up the set marshmallow. It worked brilliantly, but there is simply no getting away from the fact that it is a sticky job.
As for taste, they are really good. I added an extra teaspoon of vanilla extract. I think you could add almost any flavour you want - cinnamon, lemon or say almond. The texture is denser than store bought marshmallows but I enjoyed that.
I used the marshmallow to create three different treats. Some I rolled in a mix of icing sugar and cornflour (see photo above). I found using straight icing sugar added too much sweetness. I think the idea would be to mix the two to your own taste.
For the rest I rolled half in toasted coconut. The other half I dipped in melted milk chocolate. After all what doesn't taste even better with a dose of chocolate.
In the end, I settled for fluffy marshmallows. My recent foray into honeycomb got me thinking about confectionary. It's fun to make, it's good to eat and it's an always appreciated gift. So I am keen to expand my repertoire and marshmallows seemed like a good next step.
I searched for a recipe and found this one on Epicurious. It has so many glowing reviews I had to give it a go.
It was actually very easy. The only thing that went wrong was that I accidently used flour instead of icing sugar to line the tray and dust the top of the marshmallow. What an idiot I am -LOL. I had two identical dusters sitting on the benchtop, one with flour as I had just finished rolling out pastry, and one with icing sugar. But it was completely fine. The marshmallow came out of the pan beautifully. I ensured that there was a thick layer of flour (icing sugar) over the bottom of the pan. The flour on top formed a very fine dry layer which I just sliced away.
I took a tip from the reviews on Epicurious and used a pizza cutter to slice up the set marshmallow. It worked brilliantly, but there is simply no getting away from the fact that it is a sticky job.
As for taste, they are really good. I added an extra teaspoon of vanilla extract. I think you could add almost any flavour you want - cinnamon, lemon or say almond. The texture is denser than store bought marshmallows but I enjoyed that.
I used the marshmallow to create three different treats. Some I rolled in a mix of icing sugar and cornflour (see photo above). I found using straight icing sugar added too much sweetness. I think the idea would be to mix the two to your own taste.
For the rest I rolled half in toasted coconut. The other half I dipped in melted milk chocolate. After all what doesn't taste even better with a dose of chocolate.
Labels: marshmallows, Sugar High Friday, white
posted by KJ @ 6:18 pm
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