HOW TO MAKE MARSHMALLOW CHICKS

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How to Make Marshmallow Chicks

Transform your kitchen into a flurry of festivity by making your very own Easter

marshmallow chicks. Making these adorable treats is not difficult, but you may

need some preliminary practice using a pastry bag to ensure that you get the

shapes you want. To hone your skills, fill a large pastry bag with vegetable

shortening and practice forming shapes -- with a little effort you'll be a

decorating expert in no time! Use this step-by-step tutorial to make fun-shaped

marshmallow treats for any holiday! We used the following recipe to make

marshmallow chicks: 's Famous Marshmallows

1 cup confectioners' sugar for dusting

2 cups white sugar

1 tablespoon light corn syrup

1 1/4 cups water, divided

4 tablespoons unflavored gelatin

2 egg whites

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1.......

We used 's Famous Marshmallows recipe to make approximately 25 marshmallow

chicks. The ingredients you will need are sugar, light corn syrup, eggs,

unflavored gelatin, water, colored sugars and vanilla extract. The cooking

materials you will need are a large pastry bag, a whisk, an electric mixer, a

candy thermometer and waxed paper.

2.......

In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, stir together sugar, corn syrup and

3/4-cup water. Bring the mixture to a boil. While boiling, attach a candy

thermometer to the pot so that the tip is immersed in the liquid, but not

touching the bottom of the pot. Watch the temperature carefully until it reaches

the hard-ball stage -- when the thermometer reads 250 to 260 degrees F (121 to

129 degrees C).

3.....

While the sugar mixture is heating, place the remaining water in a metal bowl

and sprinkle the gelatin over it. Place the bowl over simmering water and stir

until the gelatin is dissolved and the mixture becomes liquid. Keep this gelatin

mixture warm until the sugar comes to the proper temperature. As soon as the

sugar mixture reaches the hard-ball stage and you remove it from heat, carefully

whisk in the gelatin mixture. Meanwhile, use an electric mixer to whip the egg

whites into soft peaks (You can tell that eggs have reached the soft-peak stage

when you take a spoon, dip it in and out of the egg mixture, and a peak is

formed that is soft enough to quickly bend over.).

4.......

Once the peaks have formed, set the electric mixer to medium-speed and slowly

pour the sugar mixture into the bowl of whipped egg whites. When pouring the

sugar mixture into the mixing bowl, never let the stream of liquid grow larger

than a pencil's width. Once all of the sugar has been incorporated into the egg

whites, add the vanilla extract and continue mixing at a medium-speed until the

mixture cannot become any fluffier. Add any additional colorings or flavorings

at this time.

5........

Line a flat surface with waxed paper and sprinkle it with a generous coating of

sugar. Use a large pastry bag with at least a 1/2-inch opening or tip. Carefully

spoon the sticky marshmallow fluff into the bag and twist the top closed. Pipe

the body of the chick shape first by making a thick line on the paper. Hold the

bag at a 45-degree angle to the surface so that the piping will stand tall.

6........

When the body is long enough, pipe backwards on top of the body, and then make a

little head. Quickly pull the bag away to form the beak. If the

marshmallow is not holding its shape very well, let the fluff cool a little bit.

This will allow the gelatin to begin to set and the mixture will thicken.

7......

Place little candies onto the marshmallow chick's head to make eyes (if you

like) and sprinkle colored sugar over the chick's body. To coat the marshmallow

chicks completely, let them set for 30 minutes before buttering your hands (for

easier handling) and rolling them in bowls full of colored sugar.

8.......

Let the marshmallow chicks rest for approximately 4 hours to allow them time to

fully set. Homemade marshmallow chicks look adorable in everyone's Easter egg

basket and they make an attractive centerpiece for any festive table!

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