Cute marshmallow snowmen will fit perfectly into the winter surroundings holidays. In addition, the preparation of such a treat will A good reason to have fun with your children. Thanks soft and The delicate structure of homemade marshmallow literally melts in your mouth. Also makes snowmen special with the fresh mint flavor inside each of них. Time: 9 час. one 5 minutes. Difficulty: easy. Quantity: 12 candies. Recipes used. volumetric containers: 1 cup (tbsp.) – 240 ml. 3/4 cup (st.) – 180 ml. 1/2 cup (tbsp.) – 120 ml. 1/3 cup (st.) – 80 ml. 1/4 cup (st.) – 60 ml. 1 tablespoon (tbsp.) – 15 ml. 1teaspoon (tsp) – 5 ml.
Ingredients for the recipe:
- 1 tbsp. powdered sugar, plus additionally for sprinkling the mold and cookie cutter dipping
- 3 packs of non-flavored gelatin powder (approximately 3 tbsp.)
- 1.5 tbsp. Sahara
- 1 tbsp. light corn syrup
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp peppermint extract
- 1/3 Art. corn starch
- 12 black domed marmalade candies with liquorice
- 6 marmalade sweets in the form of straws
- 6 sticks of salted straw, broken in half
- 12 small orange dragees, for example, “Tick Tac”
- 1/2 tbsp. dark chocolate, chopped or drop-shaped pieces
- Special equipment: 12 sticks for candy; the form for baking measuring 28 by 38 cm .; thermometer for caramel; round cuttings for cookies with a diameter of 2, 3 and 4 cm .; confectionery small tip bag
Recipes with similar ingredients: dark chocolate, corn molasses, powdered sugar, mint extract, marmalade, salted straws, jelly beans, gelatin, starch, marshmallows, marshmallows
Recipe preparation:
- Sprinkle a 28 cm baking dish onto 38 cm sugar powdery. Pour 1/2 tbsp. cold water into the mixer bowl with nozzle for whisk and pour, evenly distributing, gelatin.
- Meanwhile, to make marshmallows, combine in small stewpan sugar with corn syrup, salt and 1/2 tbsp. water. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook periodically shaking the stewpan, but not stirring, until the thermometer for caramel will not register a temperature of 115 ° C (6-7 minutes).
- While the mixer is operating at low speed, slowly pour in sugar syrup in a gelatin mixture. Once done, increase speed to high and whisk until the mass becomes bright white with the formation of stable peaks, and the bowl does not cool, remaining barely warm at the bottom (8-10 minutes). Add peppermint extract and mix. Spread the mixture on the prepared form, even out top and sprinkle generously with powdered sugar. Leave as it is on night before further cutting.
- When you are ready to collect the snowmen, put together small sieve 1 tbsp. powdered sugar with corn starch. Plentifully sprinkle a working surface with a part of the resulting mixture and twist one piece of marshmallow plast on top. When removing from the mold you you will need to hold it with a curved pastry shovel and with your fingers. Sprinkle both sides of the formation with a mixture of corn starch. Using pre-immersed in powdered sugar round cuttings with a diameter of 2 cm, 3 cm and 4 cm, cut 12 marshmallows of each size. Sprinkle circles on all sides the remaining mixture with corn starch. Note In case of very high humidity air on the day of preparation, you can lightly grease the cuttings for Cookies with vegetable oil to make marshmallows easier to carve. If the circles are too sticky, sprinkle them additionally a mixture of powdered sugar and corn starch.
- Collect snowmen on sticks for candy, starting with marshmallows of the largest diameter. String on licorice top marmalade candy to simulate a hat. Cut marmalade sweets in the form of straws with scissors cut in half. Roll out the resulting harnesses with a rolling pin so that they become flat scarves for snowmen. Tie them up. Insert straw sticks into marshmallow middle circles, as if they were hands. Made from orange sweets make noses.
- Melt the dark chocolate in a small bowl, including microwave at 50% power in 15 second intervals and stirring at intervals (45 seconds – 1 minute). Stir the mass until completely homogeneous and place in a pastry bag with a small round hole in the tip. Set on the surface of each snowman chocolate eyes, mouth and buttons.