Recipe: Homemade Marshmallows

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From: Nancy.Chicago

Marshmallows

2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon glucose or light corn syrup
1 1/2 cups water
4 tablespoons gelatin
2 tablespoons orange-flower water
food coloring -- optional
flavorings -- optional
2 egg whites -- stiffly beaten
powdered sugar
cornstarch

over medium heat, combine the sugar and the glucose with 3/4 cup water. Stir until dissolved. Bring to a boil. Do not stir. Boil until sugar reaches 260 degrees.

In another pan soften gelatin in remaining 3/4 cup of water and orange-flower water for five to ten minutes. Place pan over gentle heat until dissolved. Add coloring and flavoring, if using.

Whisk the dissolved gelatin mixture into the syrup. Whisking continuously, gradually pour this into the stiffly beaten egg whites. Continue beating until the marshmallow mixture is a white opaque mass that is thick enough to hold its shape.

Lightly oil a pan that is 8x12 dust the pan with a combination of cornstarch and powdered mixed in equal amounts. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and smooth with a small spatula. Let set several hours. Loosen around sides of pan and turn out on a heavily powdered sugar surface. Let set for an hour. Cut into shapes and dust with powdered sugar. Let crust over for an hour or so.