Hey guys it's Bettie from BakerBettie.com and welcome back to another video!
Now today I have a new recipe tutorial for you and I'm going to be walking you
through step by step how to make homemade marshmallows. Now if you've
never made homemade marshmallows before I really encourage you to give this a
try because it's actually a very simple
process and homemade marshmallows are nothing like the kind you buy in the
store. They're so soft and tender and fluffy and they taste so much better
than any store-bought variety in fact I used to think that I didn't even like
marshmallows and that was because I had never tried a homemade marshmallow. I
love to put these in my hot chocolate. I love to toast them up and just eat them
as a snack or on a s'more. They're so delicious we are going to be making a
vanilla bean version but you can actually flavor these with all kinds of
things. So let's go ahead and dive into the recipe. We're going to start by
combining a half cup of powdered sugar and two tablespoons of cornstarch and
just whisk those together. This mixture is going to be used throughout the
process to coat the marshmallows and prevent them from sticking. Next we're
going to prep our pan so spray a 9 by 13 inch baking dish with nonstick spray and
then coat it liberally with the powdered sugar cornstarch mixture. I'm using my
tiny sifter but you could also use a regular sifter or even just a spoon. Pour
a 1/2 cup of cool water into the bowl of your stand mixer and sprinkle 3/4 ounce
packages of plain a powdered gelatin over the water. You can use a fork to
make sure all of the gelatin is saturated. Now we're going to let that
sit while we prepare the sugar mixture and this is called blooming your gelatin
which just ensures that it will melt evenly when the hot liquid is added. Now
in a medium sauce pot combine 2 cups of granulated sugar with a 1/2 cup of water
1/4 teaspoon of salt and 1/3 cup of light corn syrup. Now we're going to turn
the heat on to medium and let this come to a boil. You don't want to turn the
heat up too high or it's going to start caramelizing your sugar. Now ideally you
want to put a candy thermometer in your pot because we need the temperature to
come up to the softball stage which is somewhere between 234 and 241 degrees
Fahrenheit but my candy thermometer broke while I was shooting this so I'm
going to check the temperature with my meat thermometer which is not ideal.
Sugar syrup is incredibly hot so you don't want to get your hands this close
to it while it's boiling be very careful. Now once the sugar has come up to
temperature turn off the heat and carefully pour it all at once into your
mixing bowl where your gelatin has been blooming. Now go ahead and place it
immediately in your stand mixer and fit it with your whisk attachment and turn
it on to medium speed. Now I should warn you that at this point you're likely
going to start smelling a faint odor coming off the mixture and this is from
the heated gelatin. It is completely normal and I promise it will subside as
you continue mixing and the gelatin starts cooling down. Mix on medium speed
for about 4 minutes until the mixture starts to thicken slightly. Now at this
point you can add any extracts or spices that you want to flavor your
marshmallows with. I am adding some vanilla bean paste into mine and you
could also add gel food coloring at this point if you do want to color your
marshmallows. Now turn the mixer up to high speed and allow it to whip for
another six to seven minutes. The mixture will
begin to thicken up significantly and it will cool down completely. Once your
mixture is the consistency of marshmallow fluff immediately pour it
into your prepared pan. Work quickly as the mixture will begin to set.
Now I like to use an oiled offset spatula to smooth marshmallow out but
you can also use an oiled rubber spatula. This is a very sticky job but just keep
working it until it is smoothed out into a fairly even layer. Dust the top of
the marshmallow with more powdered sugar mixture and cover with a piece of
plastic wrap. They will need about four hours at room temperature to set
completely. When the marshmallows are ready dust the counter with powdered
sugar mixture and transfer them out of the dish onto the work surface.
I think kitchen scissors are the best tool to cut the marshmallows but a knife
will work also.
Once the marshmallows are cut dust them with even more powdered sugar and toss
to coat them so that they don't stick to each other. If you love toasted
marshmallows you are going to love toasting up these fluffy homemade ones
and you absolutely cannot beat a homemade marshmallow and a cup of hot
chocolate. Now I really hope you enjoyed this recipe tutorial and if you did go
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