Mushmellows

My little peanut adores marshmallows. Which are made of corn syrup, food starch, preservatives, and artificial flavors. So I decided to knock his socks off and make some homemade for him. Here's the recipe:

1. Dissolve 3 envelopes of gelatin in 1/2 cup of cold water and set aside.
2. Grease a 9x13 glass dish with oil and place a piece of parchment on bottom. Grease parchment.
3. In a medium saucepan, heat 2 cups sugar, 1/2 cup corn syrup, and 1/4 teaspoon salt with 1/2 cup water, Boil to soft ball stage.
4. While sugar syrup is heating, bring 2 large egg whites with 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract to stiff peaks on a stand mixer.
** you may need to take sugar off heat if it's reached the right temperature or slow the whipping of the whites. The idea is to time it so the sugar and whites are ready at the same time**
5. Take the sugar syrup off the heat and gently stir in gelatin. It will fizz and bubble. With the mixer on the lowest speed, very carefully pour the hot syrup down the side of the mixer bowl, into the whites.
6. Whip until fluffly and cooled, about ten minutes.
7. Spread marshmallow into prepared dish. Grease a sheet of parchment yo place over the top. Let stand over night, or until set.
8. Remove parchment and sprinkle confectioners sugar over top. Spread with clen fingers to cover top. Use paring knife to loosen edges and sprinkle more confectioners sugar into sides. Invert and peel off bottom parchment and again sprinkle with confectioners sugar. Place marshmallow sheet on cutting board and cut out shapes. Roll shapes into confectioners sugar to coat.


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