Homemade marshmallow

I have experience with agar .... not a single printed word, not even abusive articles.
The final diagnosis: well, it's in the forest.

We are so unlucky with agar. Not that they are imported. But I really want a bird ...

We are so unlucky with agar. Not that they are imported. But I really want a bird ...

I can't complain about my quality, Eden Agar Agar, Seaweed Gelidium, Product of Japan.
"Agariste" than the Japanese can no longer be.
Somewhere there is a trick, while I can not understand what it is.

By the way, where are the photos of marshmallows? And I don't know about agar anymore ... and soaked it for a long time and boiled it, all the same, plastic threads float.

By the way, where are the photos of marshmallows? And I don't know about agar anymore ... and soaked it for a long time and boiled it, all the same, plastic threads float.

The one that, according to your recipe, your daughter instantly took to the hostel, there is no marshmallow on sale here, so the delicacy is exotic.
And what I got today with agar and applesauce ... in general, it was not worth photographing,

Conclusion: continue experimenting with agar. Since I have three packages of it, I need to put them somewhere, maybe in the process something decent will turn out.
Once again about your recipe: such a marshmallow, only in chocolate, during my childhood my mother brought from St. Petersburg business trips, a pleasant memory,

By the way, where are you from? I could not decipher these abbreviations in the profile :) I will not experiment with agar now. First I'll tune in, read something else

A personal correspondence in the subject is not punished?
...
So you have to portray the pastry chef herself, by the way, homemade food is very much appreciated. Nonsense, when you were invited to a restaurant, but if the hostess herself put the chicken in the oven at home ... it's YES, respected, then. I'm not kidding, it's true.

yes .... then I would have raised my self-esteem ... probably .... because I don’t know how to cook, but I can do something.

eh is not punished, of course, but you are punished?

[Alexandra]

it dissolves strangely and slowly, boils for half an hour, but the flakes float anyway.

The agar that dissolves and gels worse in flakes, so it must be soaked for 30 minutes before boiling, then the flakes will swell and dissolve. It is not necessary to boil it for a long time - 3-5 minutes is enough. And if there are still lumps left, then it is better to strain them. And then you need into it pour in warm mass requiring gelation. But powder agar does not need to be soaked, it swells so well. All this I learned from the advice Alexandra (although I haven't tried agar yet).

Personally, I will not swear. Moderators can move to the desired topic if they see fit. What is good about our forum is communication. I already seem to have known many of them for a hundred years.
We have a theme let me introduce myself And there is still Let's get acquainted visually

[Alexandra]

The agar that dissolves and gels worse in flakes, so it must be soaked for 30 minutes before boiling, then the flakes will swell and dissolve. It is not necessary to boil it for a long time - 3-5 minutes is enough. And if there are still lumps left, then it is better to strain them. And then you need into it pour in warm mass requiring gelation. But powder agar does not need to be soaked, it swells so well. All this I learned from the advice Alexandra (although I haven't tried agar yet).

I soaked it, for a start, and then boiled it with molasses, as suggested. Maybe you only needed to use sugar?
The syrup was yellowish in color from the molasses.I strained it, but I had to wipe all the "thick" through a sieve, that is, after cooking the agar did not dissolve. Maybe you need to put cereals "for the night"?
Well, agar is not given to me, gelatin and pectin did not cause such problems,

and after cooking the agar did not dissolve. Maybe you need to put cereals "for the night"?

Here HERE and then a couple of posts about "complex" agar. Maybe you have just that? Well, or similar?

It seems normal, like this.


Praise him unusually, like a super-duper.

manna, touche,
I told you how to deal with powdered agar, pure white fine powder
Here in the photo through the packaging you can see that these are flakes.
I won't tell you anything about flakes: flowers:

No, I want to add that in general, outside conversations are not welcome here either. But we do not scold or beat much for this. Or, over time, we delete or transfer to the appropriate topic. (if there is one)

I'm leaving, I'm leaving ... I'm leaving!

I'm leaving, I'm leaving ... I'm leaving!

No, about agar in the subject I have it in general in the form of polyethylene noodles.

[Alexandra]

Alexandra, the message above has nothing to do with you! This was about talking about Americans and their way of life (in terms of nutrition). And about agar is just the topic.

Lyuda, did I send Tatiana the right way? Something good mood, I praise myself: D Kulichi are baked, the light is constantly turned off, but where ours did not disappear.

Tanyusha, don't worry !! Peki Easter cakes. After Easter we'll figure it out !! Let's rake it up, pull it apart in our burrows.

Made for the competition

oh, I used this recipe to make marshmallows in my student years. I wanted something sweet and my friend gave me the recipe. good marshmallow turns out.

And today they wrote to me from another site that they add soda to it and it turns out more magnificent. Have you tried that?

Giraffe, I specially registered to tell you a big big, just thank you so much for the marshmallow recipe. I did it for the first time in my life, I used to think it was very difficult, but everything turned out to be very easy and fast. the marshmallow turned out to be very tender and tasty. I did it at 2 am, and in the morning I was ready.
I managed to photograph the remains.

I am very glad for two things at once: firstly, that everything worked out for you, and secondly, that thanks to this you have entered our friendly Khlebopechkin family. Welcome! I also wanted to make a marshmallow with such chocolate stripes.

Thanks again, the recipe is universal, today I made it with agar-agar, it turned out amazingly, I had to conjure up with agar, however,
I do not make marshmallows, but sweets, pour them into molds, dip them in chocolate and get Bird's Milk, beyond praise. This is the second time the child brings this as a gift to the DR, the locals are delighted, there is no such thing here.

This is how our people show the whole world that Russians are not only vodka and bears. But in fact, I am very glad that the recipe was to my taste., And even in this version.

Yes Yes. You can't even imagine how successful Russian homemade baked goods are!
(Is it okay that I'm on you?)
Purchased gifts are always second class, which means that a person is not very dear to you, if you are too lazy to do something. Or buy something really not trivial.
But food, and even homemade, is considered a manifestation of great respect, I'm not kidding.
I've baked the Drunken Cherry cake so many times that I can do it with my eyes closed. Changed only the design, then pink fudge on top, then chocolate icing ... Success is always.

Thanks to all the girls from the forum, I even made a couple of jars of jam as a gift, plums with dark chocolate and peaches with white. Again, under the order for DR. Like this.

I don't mind switching to "you" at all. Try to do more Cherries in chocolate After I made it for the first time, my husband personally skimmed the bones and cooked 4 kg of cherries. And then and more than once I picked with ice cream in general fly away for mine.

Eh, cherries do not grow in California, except that they are very small and do not quite look like cherries.
But peaches, cherries, all sorts of plums of 20 different types - yes. And grapes and berries.
That's what I'm going to do,

Well, that's what you just don't recognize on our website

[- Well, how are you being fed here? Enough?- Enough, comrade general! Even remains!- How? What do you do with the leftovers?- We finish eating, comrade general! Not even enough! (c) soldier's bike]

I made marshmallows according to a similar recipe when my sons were still young. And he did it many times. In the early 90s.
The recipe for the original components was almost one to one with the one described in the topic. In terms of quantity ... I don't remember already. That recipe remained on my personal disk zones on the now-decommissioned VAX 8600.

Because - from memory.
My differences, which may come in handy here.
1. Boil the syrup (not marked here) until the state of the "glass" thread stretching from the test spoon.
2. I painted over it (sometimes when I wanted to) with the help of syrup from blackcurrant or strawberry jam. Literally a couple of Art. spoons thrown in before beating.
3. The mass after beating turns out to be very sticky and it's a whole problem to work with it .. Having suffered with sugar. powder, lubrication and forms switched to a simplified technology.
I bought waffle cakes, put the mass on one, covered and pressed the other on top. After setting and hardening, for designness, the excess that got out from the sides was then cut off in a circle. A knife with a blade heated in boiling water. Well, about the scraps - a pun

- Well, how are you being fed here? Enough?
- Enough, comrade general! Even remains!
- How? What do you do with the leftovers?
- We finish eating, comrade general! Not even enough! (c) soldier's bike

3. The mass after beating turns out to be very sticky and it's a whole problem to work with it .. Having suffered with sugar. powder, lubricant and molds

I have no such problems at all. The mass is normally deposited and removed without any powder and lubrication. Maybe this is the problem?

1. Boil the syrup (not marked here) until the state of the "glass" thread stretching from the test spoon.

I have no question of any thread, the syrup does not boil down even to a soft drop. Yesterday I just did it again, tomorrow I will show the photo.

[giraffe]

giraffe
I must and I will try, following your recipe one to one... Maybe it won't stick too.
(The sons have grown, the grandson is one for now. My homemade ice cream approves, but I am marshmallow him haven't done it yet.)

And today they wrote to me from another site that they add soda to it and it turns out more magnificent. Have you tried that?

I tried to add a pinch of soda, I won't do that anymore. The mass was whipped and the deposited marshmallows grabbed much longer: instead of 40 minutes, it took me 1.5 hours to complete everything. At first there was a soda aftertaste, but after an hour or two I no longer felt it. In all other respects, the marshmallow turned out as usual. As they said, I did not notice any additional tenderness. I will do as usual.
PS: I made two portions in one day with the same products, only added soda to one. So the experiment is "clean".
But what happened

[giraffe]

giraffe, thanks for the recipe! Delicious! Accept the report:
🔗 In half the portion, I added a little juice from several pomegranate seeds.

Tanya, finally I got to your marshmallow!
what to say? I fell in love with marshmallows! earlier she did not particularly respect him, she could eat in the absence of anything else and the presence of a strong desire for sweets. The child sat down on the marshmallow.
It is done easily, but it turns out awesomely tasty and very tender.
About whipping in a food processor. I decided to try it, although I remembered that they wrote about failure. So that's it. Nothing happened, I beat it with a mixer. BUT I understood why it didn’t work out - in the combine, hot air has nowhere to go when the mass cools down. And when beating with a mixer, there is no lid and the mass cools faster and peaks are obtained. So the conclusion is ONLY BY THE MIXER.
You just need to practice making beautiful marshmallows. How are you doing? using a nozzle or is there a certain way?

I made such a marshmallow 2 years ago, with a blender, so I, poor thing, almost started to smoke, it was very hard for him, now I'm going to get a mixer for this tasty treat)))

I made such a marshmallow 2 years ago, with a blender, so I, poor thing, almost started to smoke, it was very hard for him, now I'm going to get a mixer for this tasty treat)))

Well .... why can't you use a blender?
and if instead of lemon juice to take another juice?
and tell me please ... how much citric acid do you need to take ... to get a glass of lemon juice?

spent so much time in the subject .. really liked the recipe because of the "simplicity" ... and now what? no juice ... mixer too ...

well, I have never used a mixer, I don’t know how much they can withstand the load, but my blender was very hot while I whipped it all up, the second time I’m really afraid to burn it. maybe if you take a smaller portion, then it will be faster in time and not overheat so much.

And I beat the marshmallows with my hands with two wire whisks.

[Creamy]

Creamy, yes, you need to erect a monument for such a feat. I remember it was in the distant past, there is no desire to repeat

and if instead of lemon juice to take another juice?
and tell me please ... how much citric acid do you need to take ... to get a glass of lemon juice?

What other juice? And why a glass of lemon juice? I have written that I took about a tablespoon of lemon juice, and I take citric acid by eye, a pinch, as it turns out, and a drop of water so that it dissolves.

maybe if you take a smaller portion, then it will be faster in time and not so overheat.

Well, yes, this recipe is designed for my mixer. And before they did it for 3 kg with an electric drill with a homemade nozzle. It seems I still have it.

izumka, marshmallows are just lovely. I would not have thought of a grenade. Now I'm on fire to do it. Daughter with friends on the 11th at least burst. There are already so many plans for her birthday now and the marshmallow is being added.

You just need to practice making beautiful marshmallows. How are you doing? using a nozzle or is there a certain way?

Tomorrow I'll take a picture of my attachments and show them.

And I beat the marshmallows with my hands with two wire whisks.

When in the early 90s I was closely engaged in marshmallows (my sons were just very consuming age), I whipped it with a hand mixer-skewer with two forks (the container from it is still in constant operation). And then my wife bought a multi-mixer Brown, I began to interfere with them and ruined them on the first try. Hai from his wife was - it is better not to remember. ;) Well, just two days have passed since the purchase - they changed without sound after a week, having determined what cut off the plastic gears. After that, he continued to make marshmallows as before - only by hand.
Now I plan to return to the marshmallow for my grandson and therefore fell into thoughtfulness about what to interfere with. It is necessary from the old hand to look for something that has fled somewhere
A good idea about the drill, I revive the paint with an old drill with homemade mixers - a great experience. The only pity is that I have left the low-speed drill at my dacha this winter. And the usual one, I'm afraid, will spit up the whole kitchen.

We'll have to go into the bins of the Motherland and look for a drill attachment, it is homemade, it didn't spit. And I can't say anything about the speed of the drill

We'll have to go into the bins of the Motherland and look for a drill attachment, it is homemade, it didn't spit. And I can't say anything about the speed of the drill

I made a drill mixer today specifically for marshmallows. Separate from those for paint. I bent it out of a galvanized handle from a worn-out bucket. Next week I'll try to please my grandson. According to your prescription. My old one was very tricky.
By the way, I also found my old whisk from the Soviet era, with a handle - a rotary drive of as many as three forks. In the distant bins there is a container under the stove oven.Well, there is also a Brown multi-mixer as the last reserve.

But I don't have any forms. How to stamp these marshmallows? According to my previous method of packing the marshmallow mass between two wafer cakes, I don't want to somehow. And cakes are not sold at every step as before.

Here, I found a drill attachment that my father made. Sorry for the appearance, it has not been used for 100 years. This is an impeller from a milk pump from a milk shop. Stainless steel.

100 years ago, we planted marshmallows using such a homemade nozzle and a bag made from kitchen oilcloth on a cloth basis.

Now I use these attachments and use a milk bag. I cut off the corner and insert the nozzle. It's convenient for me: used-threw

And my daughter likes a syringe press

[Tatyana]

Here, I found a drill attachment that my father made. Sorry for the appearance, it has not been used for 100 years. This is an impeller from a milk pump from a milk shop.

That was my first reaction - it was an impeller from a centrifugal pump!
Painfully familiar construction. I have three such pumps in the business. Two Italian in Skhodnya and one Russian in the country. I beg your pardon, I dump sewage with them.

Understood thanks, Tatyana... I was, most importantly, interested in whether there is an organization of two streams in your mixer, as in a mixing nozzle of two whisks. I see no. Well, okay. So my homemade loop mixer should also work well.
My wife gets in the way in my kitchen. The third day I am going to try, but everything does not work. Now I’m thinking, maybe, since I’m waiting, I’ll first buy a culinary bag? with nozzles.

... Now I’m thinking, maybe, since I’m waiting, I’ll first buy a culinary bag? with nozzles.

And what, still not? I do not believe...

And what, still not? I do not believe...

But somehow I myself am not a sweet tooth (maybe from the fact that I grew on honey and already fulfilled my norm for sweet;)). The sons have grown up, the grandson is now ripe, but one for now.

These are my stirrers.
For mixing with a drill, the same as for mixing with paint, only the hook is cleaned.


This is the old Soviet one. I used marshmallows for her back in the early 90s.

Well, I tried it. Twice.
Everything seemed to work out, but.
I still can't overcome problems with molding. The reasons for the unsuccessful first time seemed to be understood and eliminated, but the file did not disappear, but only moved.
But the resulting marshmallow itself is significantly better in quality than the one I did in the early 90s. I liked not only my grandson. And it is done much faster. I will continue.