Culinary Institute of America

Gum Paste

Preparation info
  • Makes

    1

    lb
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
top 1000Baking & Pastry: Mastering the Art and Craft
Baking & Pastry

By Culinary Institute of America

Published 2015

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Ingredients

Ingredient U.S. Metric
Gelatin, granulated ½

Method

  1. Bloom the gelatin in the water for 5 to 10 minutes. Melt over a hot water bath.
  2. Add the glucose and shortening. Warm until all the shortening melts. (The mixture should be hot.)
  3. In a 5-qt/4.8-L bowl, sift together the sugar and the gum tragacanth. Add the gelatin mixture all at once and mix until it comes together.
  4. Blend in a mixer with the