Recipe for homemade 'mallows

Here is the recipe for the marshmallows from my previous post! Be creative, use a sugared cookie cutter and cut out fun shapes and roll in colored sugar....

Vanilla bean marshmallows

Adapted from Thomas Keller

3 envelopes knox gelatin

1/2 cup cold water

2 cups granulated sugar

2/3 cup light corn syrup

1/4 cup water

1/4 tsp salt

1 Tbsp vanilla bean paste (or extract or other extract like lemon or orange)

confectioners sugar for dredging

In the bowl of an electric mixer, sprinkle gelatin over 1/2 cup cold water. Soak for 10 min.

In a small sauce pan combine sugar, corn syrup and 1/4 cup water. Bring to a boil and boil hard for 1 minute. Turn mixer on to high speed and pour boiling syrup into mixture. Add the salt and beat 12 min. Mixture should be fluffy, glossy and stiff. Stir in vanilla (or other flavoring) until incorporated. Scrape into lined pan and spread evenly. Cover with oiled plastic wrap.

*Tip* Lightly oil spatula or scraper and use the oiled plastic wrap to cover and use hands to push and spread fluff evenly.

Let mixture sit for a few hours before cutting. Remove top layer of wrap and turn out onto a surface dusted with confectioners sugar. Remove remaining wrap and dust entire surface with sugar. Cut the slab into pieces (I usually get 36 cubes) with a serrated knife. It helps to dust the knife and/or clean it periodically. Dredge each mallow in sugar. Enjoy your mallow in a cup of hot chocolate, dipped in melted chocolate or just like it is.