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How to cook sweet

Sugar fondant is widely used in the decoration of confectionery products and has many variants. Using the basic recipe, you can, adding some ingredients to change the flavor and color fondant. The main advantage lies in its greater plasticity, in contrast to icing, due to the slow hardening. You can prepare the fondant at home is not worse than professional pastry chefs, if you strictly follow the recommendations.

You will need

- Sugar 200 gr
- Water 100 ml
- Citric acid on the tip of a knife (about 1/10 tsp)

Instruction

Place sugar in a small pan and fill it with hot water.
Boil sugar syrup on a small fire with moderate heat.

In the finished syrup add the citric acid crystals and stir until dissolved.
Chill the syrup, stirring constantly, lowering the pan in a bowl of cold water to body temperature.

Whisk the cooled syrup until a homogeneous white mass.
When the mixture starts to change the structure on the loose, the whipping will stop.
Ready sugar the fondant used for decoration of confectionery, slightly heated, for uniform application.

Note

It is necessary to properly cook the syrup, to give this matter special attention, since this depends directly on the result. To get the desired willingness to take a little of the syrup on the spoon and dip in a bowl of cold water.
Try to mash the hardened syrup. He is ready, if not stick to hands and allows you to roll a soft ball.

Useful advice

Ready-made fondant can be stored in the refrigerator, wrapped in cling film to avoid drying.
Before using it will need to be heated to a temperature of 40-50 C with continuous stirring.