White, fluffy, and sweet — Marshmallows! I saw this book at the library, and had to try my hand at making marshmallows. First, you boil it:
Next, you whip it. The air you whip into it turns it from clear to white:
And finally, you get marshmallows!
The marshmallows are… [still setting up for a few hours.. coming later]
As for the book… I wouldn’t recommend it. The way they wrote the recipes is annoying. First you have to make the base, and boil it up to 240F degrees. But, you use 5 1/2 cups of sugar plus 2 cups of water for this, and then you only use 1 1/2 cups of it in each recipe. So once it hits 240F, you let it cool for 15 minutes. Then you make the second stage using 1 1/2 cups of the first stage, and bring it up to 250F. Its even 90% the same ingredients from stage 1 to stage 2. Why not just do it all together? Now I’ve made a batch, and have like 4 cups of the base just sitting there! Agh!
I’ll have to make chocolate cake and marshmallow frosting soon. I think its easier, and just as tasty.
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