Marshmallow

Name: Marshmallow
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 3 teaspoons natural vanilla extract (or other flavouring such as rose syrup, orange blossom water, coffee extract, etc.); 175 g (6 oz) glucose or sugar cane syrup (see note); 2 egg whites; 450 g (1 lb) sugar; 1 pinch salt; 80 g (2¾ oz) icing (confectioners’) sugar; 35 g (1¼ oz) powdered gelatine; 240 ml (8 fl oz) water; 4½ teaspoons cornflour (cornstarch)

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
40 min

Appears in

New York Cult Recipes

By Marc Grossman

Published 2013

About

Home-made marshmallow is a real treat. As for other home-made versions of typically mass-produced foods, making your own means you can ensure the quality of the ingredients and customise the recipe to your liking.

Ingredients

80 g (2¾ oz) icing (confectioners’) sugar
4½ teaspoons cor

Americas
United States
New York
Confectionery

Method

The Tin

Combine the icing sugar and cornflour. Oil a 25 cm (10 inch) square cake tin and sift about three-quarters of the sugar–cornflour mixture over the oiled surface.

The Mixture

Sprinkle the gelatine over half the water. Place the sugar, glucose syrup and the remaining water in a saucepan over medium