Have you made your own marshmallows?

[luvwinnie]

If so, could you share the recipe you used? Thanks!

 

[Robinrs]

Tyler Florence made some on the Food Network Christmas show... looked great but way too complicated for me!! http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_35072,00.html

 

[luvwinnie]

Thanks. I saw that one and it got mixed reviews.

 

[ButchJohnson]

sounds interesting, aren't they primarily powdered sugar and egg whites?

 

[chobie]

Yes, and last year I suffered degree burns, but only very tiny ones. And they did not turn out right!

But I've made them before many times and they have been wonderful. The recipe I used is from Rosie O'Donnell magazine (remember that?) and it calls for gelatin, corn syrup, water, sugar, egg whites and a vanilla bean.

I'm going to try Tyler's recipe this week because it does not involve boiling the sugar and water to extreme temperatures, but I'm skeptical about the results because most marshmallow recipes call for boiling the sugar, water and corn syrup to the soft ball stage.

 

[lovemygoofy]

I found this recipe. It seems easy but I don't know how good it is. My gran used to make her own marshmallow and it's no where easy and messy.

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/recipe_views/views/15797

 

[luvwinnie]

Thanks, all. CHobie, let me know how Tyler's works for you!

 

[chobie]

Thanks, all. CHobie, let me know how Tyler's works for you!

I will and let me tell you a homemade marshmallow is delicious. They are also pretty cheap to make and yet they sell them for outrageous prices through mail order catalogs.

 

[chamonix]

Our local health food co-op has them all the time, made right there in their kitchen. They use the Martha Stewart recipe, it's really easy. We always have these on hand, they are sooo much better than the packaged kind, and dd eats smores as her dessert all the time.
INGREDIENTS
2 1/2 tablespoons unflavored gelatin
1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract
Confectioners' sugar (for dusting)

Combine gelatin and 1/2 cup cold water in the bowl of an electric mixer with whisk attachment. Let it stand 30 minutes.

Combine granulated sugar, corn syrup, salt and 1/2 cup of water in a small heavy saucepan; place over low heat and stir until sugar has dissolved. Wash down sides of pan with a wet pastry brush to dissolve sugar crystals.

Clip on a candy thermometer; raise heat to high. Cook syrup without stirring until it reaches 244 degrees (firm-ball stage). Immediately remove pan from heat.

With mixer on low speed, slowly and carefully pour syrup into the softened gelatin. Increase speed to high; beat until mixture is very thick and white and has almost tripled in volume, about 15 minutes. Add vanilla; beat to incorporate.

Generously dust an 8 x 12-inch glass baking pan with confectioners' sugar. Pour marshmallow mixture into pan. Dust with confectioners' sugar; let stand overnight, uncovered, to dry out.

 

[ButchJohnson]

Speaking of the use of marshmellows heres a pretty cool, very tasty recipe.


Take Crescent rolls, before you wrap them up, put several marshmellows inside, sugar and cinnamon, wrap them up with those inside and they make a really cool, kinda cinnamon roll but the marshmellows melt and it makes them a little different than your typical cinnamon roll. This is probably one of my favorite things to do with marshmellows.

Yes I am a guy, I just like to cook! (In case some of you were wondering)

 

[kimisabella]

I made a batch last week from a recipe in our local newspaper, but I wasn't too happy how they came out. Too thin. I'm going to make another batch using Tyler Florence's recipe. I think I'm going to make the marshmallows and the hot coca mix he made and put them in clear baggies w/bows and give them as favors when I have my xmas party this weekend.

 

[kimisabella]

Speaking of the use of marshmellows heres a pretty cool, very tasty recipe.


Take Crescent rolls, before you wrap them up, put several marshmellows inside, sugar and cinnamon, wrap them up with those inside and they make a really cool, kinda cinnamon roll but the marshmellows melt and it makes them a little different than your typical cinnamon roll. This is probably one of my favorite things to do with marshmellows.

Yes I am a guy, I just like to cook! (In case some of you were wondering)

That's a great idea, I bet you could omit the sugar and cinnamon and put chocolate instead and make a smore!