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Marshmallows

Makes
25

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Step 1:

    In a medium saucepan, add sugar, salt, glucose and water.

  2. Step 2:

    Heat slowly till the sugar is dissolved.

  3. Step 3:

    Bring to the boil and boil to the soft ball stage (118°C)

  4. Step 4:

    Beat egg white to stiff peak

  5. Step 5:

    Stir the gelatin into the boiled sugar

  6. Step 6:

    Pour the syrup into the egg white, beating continuously until the mixture becomes thick and creamy.

  7. Step 7:

    Beat the vanilla extract and colouring in with a wooden spoon.

  8. Step 8:

    Sift 100ml of icing sugar and 50ml of corn flour and sift a layer over the base of a 20cmx20cm baking tin

  9. Step 9:

    Pour the marshmallow into the tin and top with remaining sifted icing sugar mix.

  10. Step 10:

    Leave to set firm

  11. Step 11:

    Turn out onto a cutting board, cut into squares and dust the cut sides with more icing sugar.