Handmade Marshmallows
By: Emily Jelassi
Published: Monday, October 18, 2010 - 1:17pm

Ingredients




3 envelopes Knox gelatin
1/2 cup cold water
2 cups granulated sugar
2/3 cup corn (or cane sugar) syrup
1/4 cup water
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Preparation

1 In the bowl of an electric mixer, sprinkle gelatin over 1/2 cup of cold water.  Soak for 10 minutes. 2 Combine sugar, syrup and 1/4 cup of water in a small saucepan.  Bring to a boil and boil hard for exactly 1 minute. 3 Pour boiling syrup into bloomed gelatin and mix at high speed. 4 Add the salt and beat for exactly 12 minutes.  Add the vanilla and incorporate into mixture. 5 Scrape into a 9x9-inch pan lined with oiled plastic wrap and spread evenly.  (Note: lightly oil hands and spatula or bowl scraper.)  After pouring mixture into the pan, take another piece of plastic wrap and press into pan. 6 Let mixture sit for a few hours (at least 2).  Remove from pan and dredge the slab in confectioners' sugar and cut into 12-20 equal-sized pieces with scissors.  Dredge each cut piece in confectioners' sugar.

About


This is a really easy (and delicious!) recipe for handmade marshmallows.  A word of warning though...  After you've tasted a handmade marshmallow, you'll never be able to go back to store bought.
You can easily substitute other extracts for the vanilla.