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Homemade Marshmallows
Ingredients
- Vegetable oil, for brushing
- 3 Tbsp. plus 1½ tsp. unflavored gelatin
- 3 cups granulated sugar
- 1¼ cups light corn syrup
- ¼ tsp. salt
- 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 1½ cups confectioners’ sugar
Directions
Brush a 9 x13 inch glass dish with vegetable oil, line with parchment, allowing it to hang over the sides, and brush lightly with more oil. Put sugar, corn syrup, salt, and ¾ cup water into a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Cook without stirring until mixture registers 238°F on a candy thermometer, about nine minutes. Put ¾ cup cold water into the bowl of an electric mixer; sprinkle with gelatin and let soften five minutes. With mixer on low, whisk hot syrup into gelatin mixture. Gradually raise speed to high; beat until very stiff, about 12 minutes, and add vanilla. Pour into prepared dish, and smooth with a spatula. Set aside, uncovered, until firm, about three hours. Sift 1 cup confectioners’ sugar onto a work surface. Unmold marshmallow and remove parchment. Using a sharp knife brushed with oil, cut marshmallow into two-inch squares. Sift remaining confectioners’ sugar into a small bowl and roll marshmallows in sugar to coat.
This recipe is adapted from MarthaStewart.com.
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