Recipe - Home-Made Marshmallows

1 tablespoon Unflavored gelatin;
(gelatine)
5 tablespoon Cold water
1 pn Salt
1 One half cup Sugar
7 tablespoon Hot water
Food coloring of choice
Toasted coconut

Place unflavored gelatin, cold water and salt in mixing bowl. Place sugar
and hot water in saucepan and bring to boil. Pour hot mixture over gelatin
and stir until gelatin has dissolved. Beat until thick and white (It will
increase greatly in volume. I use my KitchenAid stand mixer and this part
can take anywhere from 1015 minutes beating at 7 or higher be patient
it's worth it!)

Add coloring and mix until desired color is achieved. Pour into buttered
8x8 pan (or 13x9 if you want more, thinner marshamllows). Let stand until
set. Cut into squares with a hot knife and toss with toasted coconut. The
result is softer than commercially produced marshmallows, but ohso
yummy!!

I have added different types of flavorings with success such as strawberry
extract, coconut extract and mint extract. Add flavoring when you add the
coloring

Posted to MMRecipes Digest V4 #6 by "Pat Mitchell" pattm@execpc.com on
Feb 8, 1999