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hsmom Forum Pro
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Posted: Nov 17 2008 at 9:02am | IP Logged
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Anyone care to share their marshmallow making experience. I was hoping to make some today for the first time and realized I don't have gelatin. I found some recipes without it but it didn't seem to be the norm. Has anyone made them without gelatin????
Thanks in advance!
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Mary G Forum All-Star
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Posted: Nov 17 2008 at 11:02am | IP Logged
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Two years ago, we made marshmallows from a recipe in Martha Stewart's magazine and they were hard to do, but this recipe sounds more doable.
Re: the gelatin -- you need it to make the marshmallows stay to shape; I think otherwise you'd end up with marshmallow fluff (which may not be a bad thing if you want to mix it into hot cocoa or something?)
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Posted: Nov 18 2008 at 6:06pm | IP Logged
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Thanks Mary, these turned out really good and it was easier than I thought it would be. This recipe is a keeper.
Thanks bunches.
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Posted: Nov 18 2008 at 7:19pm | IP Logged
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We received home made marshmallows last year at Christmas. They were YUMMY!! I may have to try this.
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Thanks for posting the recipe! My kids can't have food dyes, and I couldn't find any store marshmallows that didn't have blue in them, so I've been kicking around the idea of making them.
Now that I know someone ELSE has done it, I might have the courage to try!
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Posted: Nov 19 2008 at 6:45am | IP Logged
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One word of caution about the recipe. It says to whip for 12 minutes, it only took about 2-3 minutes to get to that stage, I was skeptical that it had whipped up so quickly so I continued to whip another couple of minutes. Had I whipped much longer it would have been too set to spread in the pan. I also did not use parchment paper, just greased and sugared the sides and bottom of the dish.
We toasted them last night!
P.S. Milehimama, I made them for the same reason, I couldn't believe the stuff in marshmallows my dd couldn't have.
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I tried these last year and they went miserably wrong. A friend made some and they were awesome.
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Posted: Nov 19 2008 at 10:07am | IP Logged
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How can a marshmallow go miserably wrong? :)
No matter the texture, it probably still tasted good!
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Posted: Nov 19 2008 at 1:23pm | IP Logged
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The only thing I can think of is that the thermometer didn't accurately measure the temperature?????
What did you end up with?
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Posted: Nov 19 2008 at 2:04pm | IP Logged
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I made this recipe from Baking Bites blog last Christmas.
They were simple enough to make. They turned out great.
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