Lemon-Vanilla Decorating Syrup

Name: Lemon-Vanilla Decorating Syrup
Yield: Approximately 2 cups (480 ml)
Ingredients: 2 vanilla beans; 2 lemons; 3 tablespoons (45 ml) cold water; 2 teaspoons (6 g) unflavored gelatin powder; 1½ cups (360 ml) simple syrup; 2½ ounces (70 g) granulated sugar

Preparation info

Approximately
2
cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Advanced Professional Pastry Chef

By Bo Friberg

Published 2003

About

Ingredients

2 teaspoons (6 g) unflavored gelatin powder
3 tablespoons (45

Garnish

Method

Sprinkle the gelatin over the surface of the cold water and set aside to soften.
Using a citrus zester, remove the zest from 1 lemon. Chop the zest finely. Extract the juice from both lemons and strain it. Combine the strained juice and the chopped zest; set aside.
Split the vanilla beans lengthwise. Scrape out the seeds and rub the seeds into the sug