Did you know that the Egyptians made marshmallows by hand with sap from the marshmallow plant, not gelatin? Yes, there really is a marshmallow plant. Here is a recipe for making marshmallows using marshmallow root for those purists among my readers.
Did you, also, know that you can make marshmallows from the juice from a can of chick peas? This was news to me. I asked my girls what aquafaba was? They cried out in unison the juice from chick peas. If you want to know all the amazing things aquafaba can do look here. Wow!! My daughters have been studying veganism for a long time and I appreciate their efforts to learn and then to teach me.
My first attempt at making marshmallows turned out to be quite an unfortunate event. I switched recipes and found a YouTube video that showed a recipe that worked. I do not have a mixer so this was all done using a whisk. It was not as hard as it was imagined.
My daughter leaves for her camping trip tomorrow and I promised her that I would make her vegan marshmallows. It is already 10:00 p.m. when I started my second attempt not knowing if it would be profitable. Homemade Vegan Marshmallows Ingredients 1 C sugar 1/2 C white corn syrup 1/2 C water + 1/4 C water 1/2 C aquafaba 2 t agar agar 1/2 t xanthum gum 1/2 lemon or lime juice cornstarch and icing sugar mix for dusting Step 1 In a small saucepan place 1/2 C water and agar agar, stir gently and set aside. Step 2 In large heat-proof bowl mix aquafaba, xanthum gum, and lime or lemon juice. Blend with hand mixer or whisk for just a couple of minutes until the mixtures fills out and sticks to the beaters/whisk. Step 3 Add 1 T of your sugar and beat/whisk until stiff and shiny. Set aside. Step 4 In a second small saucepan put the remainder of the cup of sugar, white corn syrup, and 1/4 C water. Place over high heat until boiling then turn down heat to medium and let cook until the soft ball stage or, if you have a candy thermometer boil until temperature reaches 250 degrees Fahrenheit/120 degrees Celcius. Step 5 Place agar mixture on high heat and turn down to medium once boiling and boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat. Step 6 Slowly add the sugar mixture to the aquafaba mixture while continually beating/whisking. Trust me this does work, even though the sugar mixture is still hot. Beat well for 2 or so more minutes. Step 7 While continually mixing add the agar mixture - this will be more of a challenge because it is more solidified. Get someone to help spoon it in for you. Keep beating until the bowl is no longer warm to the touch. Mixture will form ribbons when the beaters/whisk are lifted. Step 8 Line a small 8" baking sheet with parchment paper (up the sides, too) and dust with cornstarch/icing sugar. Pour marshmallow mixture into pan and smooth the top. Dust the top with cornstarch/icing sugar. Allow to cool overnight. Step 9 Turn onto dusted cutting board and slice with dusted knife. Step 10 Enjoy!! Note Hover over the pictures to see what step is represented. For more details watch the video below.
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I will be posting videos soon of me making the cheese and the pizza, which is now in the oven. Oh sooo good!!!! It is getting late and I wanted to find a quick pizza crust to make that had good reviews, too. My Favourite Vegan Pizza seemed to fit the criteria. A tweak by jentastic suggested sprinkling italian seasoning on the dough, a suggestion I followed. Pizza dough: 1 1/2 t yeast 1 C water 1 T oil 2 1/2 C white flour (use only 2 C to start) I mixed these all together. Then kneaded for a minute or so. A rolling pin is real handy to spread the dough to the corners of a rectangular cookie sheet. I covered this with plastic wrap and let sit for 15 minutes while I prepped the vegetables. For the pizza toppings I used this site for their recipe. Again great reviews. I am getting so hungry!!! Ingredients for toppings: !/2 each of yellow, orange, green pepper 1/3 of a red onion a generous amount of button mushrooms - I love mushrooms and the buttons were huge. :) some fresh basil they say to use salt but I try to keep it down to a minimum. Italian seasoning for sprinkling on the dough 1/2 - 3/4 C pizza sauce Slice all the vegetables thinly. Set in groups. First the onions were 'roasted' lightly in oil in a frying pan, then the peppers were added, and finally the mushrooms. Saute until all vegetables until lightly roasted. I used a jar of pizza sauce (smart way to save the leftovers) and spread about 1/2 to 3/4 C on the dough. Spread the roasted vegetables on top evenly and top with cut up fresh basil leaves. This smells so delicious!!! Out of the oven was not such a safe place - devoured in minutes. :) Note: I added some salt to the top to help bring out the flavours. It was a bit bland upon the first tasting. That sentiment did not last long. |
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