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February 13th, 2011

agar agar marshmallows

1 1/4 teaspoon agar agar powder
2 tablespoons cold water

1/4 cup light agave syrup
3/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup water
2 egg whites
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste

mix agar agar and the 2 tablespoons of water into a bowl

while in a small pot mix the 1/4 cup water with the light agave syrup and sugar. place in candy thermometer, whisking occasionally, leave until heat has reached ‘hard ball’

in mixing bowl with whisk attachment beat the two egg whites until stiff.

when the hot syrup has reached temperature take off from heat and add the agar agar blob and mix until dissolved.
while  egg whites are beating on high, slowly add the hot syrup to them.

beat on high for 5-10 minutes or until stiff peaks form, using a spatula scrape down the sides periodically to make sure its getting well incorporated.

line a 9×9 pan with cling film and oil it, dust it with a half and half mix of rice flour and icing sugar

also you can cover a pan with  a silpat or cling film and dust with that half and half mix

fill a piping bag with the marshmallow fluff and pipe into tubes on the pan. sprinkling with the half rice flour and icing sugar

put the rest in the 9×9 pan and sprinkle with the rice flour and icing sugar mix

cover both with cling film and refrigerate for 2 hours at least before cutting into shapes

September 18th, 2010

chocolate cupcakes with chocolate enrobed marshmallow topping

makes 24 cupcakes
dairy free as usual

super moist chocolate cupcakes

3 cups of all purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup cocoa
2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons white vinegar
2 cups cold water
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March 22nd, 2010

Vanilla Marshmallows(blue agave nectar)

marshmallows with agave nectar instead of corn syrup

3 packages unflavored gelatin
1 cup ice cold water
1 1/2 cups sugar
3/4 cup blue light agave nectar
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
1/4 cup icing sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch

pour 1/2 cup of cold water in your mixing bowl with the gelatin

put the other 1/2 cup of water with the 1/2 cup sugar, and 3/4 cup agave nectar in a pot on the stove at a medium heat

in the mixing bowl put the salt and the vanilla bean paste as well.

place your candy thermometer in the pot on the stove.
once it has reached a temperature of 240F remove from heat.

pour slowly into the mixing bowl on a low mix speed. put the cover guard edges on your mixing bowl and crank up to high speed for 20 minutes. (it spits hot sugar all over the place if you don’t have the guard edges for your bowl.)

while that is mixing
mix the 1/4 cup icing sugar and 1/4 cup corn starch together in a container

cover your pan with cling wrap and oil it, and cover with sugar/corn starch mixture.

once the mallow is all whipped up
plop it into the cling wrap sugar dusted pan.

dust the top with the sugar/corn starch mix as well, and cover with cling wrap.
and put in the fridge over night!

slice up to whatever size you want, and roll sides in the leftover sugar/corn starch mix. store in an air tight container.