Handmade Marshmallows

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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.
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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.

Yield:

4 servings

Added:

Monday, October 18, 2010 - 1:17pm

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