The recipe for marshmallows
Zephyr is produced by beating fruit and berrymass with sugar. Then, a shaping filler (pectin, agar syrup or gelatinous mass) is added to this mixture. This delicious treat can not only be bought in a confectionery store, but also prepared independently. Those who do not know how to make home marshmallows will benefit from these simple recipes.
Classic marshmallows
This is the simplest recipe for making delicacies, which includes ingredients that are the basis of any home marshmallow. For its preparation you need to prepare the following products:
- gelatin - 30 g;
- water - 300 ml .;
- baking soda - 1 tsp;
- sugar - 1 kg;
- citric acid - 1 tsp.
Preliminary it is necessary to pour gelatin with water(100 ml.) And leave to swell for one hour. The remaining 200 ml. water should be poured sugar, put the syrup on the fire and boil for 5 minutes, then pour gelatin into it and beat it with a mixer until white (10-15 minutes). After this, it is necessary to pour into the capacity of citric acid and continue beating for 5 minutes, add soda and whisk for another 5 minutes.
Ready-made mass with a confectionery bagsqueeze out on a flat dish (it is convenient to use a pan covered with food film or foil for this purpose) and refrigerate for several hours.
Apple-vanilla marshmallows
This recipe for marshmallow is different from classiconly in that it adds apple sauce and vanilla sugar. The process of preparation of apple-vanilla marshmallow practically does not differ from the classical recipe.
To make it, you need the following ingredients:
- gelatin - 40 g;
- sugar - 1 kg;
- baking soda - 1 tsp;
- apple juice - 300 ml. (or water);
- citric acid - 1.5 tsp;
- sweet and sour apples - 2 pcs .;
- vanilla sugar - 20 g.
Preliminary preparation of gelatin and sugarsyrup is the same as in the recipe for cooking classic marshmallows. While sugar dissolves and gelatin swells, you can start preparing apples. They need to be cleaned, cut into small pieces, put on a baking sheet, sprinkle a little sugar and bake in the oven until cooked. Baked apples are cooled and rubbed through a sieve or mashed in a puree blender.
To the boiled sugar syrup is addedgelatin and apple puree. The resulting mixture must be whipped until the zephyr mass becomes white (usually 10 minutes is enough). Then it is necessary to introduce citric acid and continue beating for 5 minutes. The last in the mass are introduced soda and vanilla sugar, and whisking should continue for another 5 minutes. The resulting marshmallow mass was left to be molded using a confectionery bag and placed in the refrigerator for several hours.
Make marshmallows at home is not difficult. In addition to apples and vanilla sugar, any puree made of berries or fruits can be used to make this airy treat.
Marshmallow in chocolate
You can also prepare marshmallows in chocolate. To prepare this delicacy is better suited to the classic version of the recipe without fruit additives. To cover the marshmallow with chocolate, you need to dip the frozen marshmallow into the melted chocolate and put it in the refrigerator for a while, which is necessary for the full hardening of the chocolate glaze.
Zephyr is not only very tasty, but alsoa useful treat, because it contains substances (pectin), which help to cleanse the body of toxins. A marshmallow, prepared independently, is even more useful, because it does not have any artificial colors and preservatives.
