Piping Marshmallows

I know gelatin isn't exactly vegan, but it's an option. I put these in a gallon bag with the corner cut out and make small blobs or shapes. You can create different colored marshmallows by using pomegranate or some other juice. We've also boiled spinach in a small amount of water, made a paste, and used that to dye them green and shape them into trees. You can add 1/2 tsp vanilla or 1/4 vanilla and 1/4 peppermint flavoring. This came from the Martha Stewart website. She uses it for making peeps.

1) In an electric mixing bowl, sprinkle
1 envelope (2 1/2 tsp) gelatin over
1/3 cup water
let soften for 5 min
2) In a small saucepan, combine
1/4 cup water
1 cup sugar
stir over med high
Heat until sugar is dissolved. STOP stirring, brush down any crystals on side of pan.
Clip on a candy thermometer; raise heat to high. Cook syrup without stirring until it reaches 244 degrees (firm-ball stage). Immediately remove pan from heat.
With mixer on low speed, slowly and carefully pour syrup into the softened gelatin. Increase speed to high; beat until mixture is very thick and white and has almost tripled in volume, about 15 minutes. Add vanilla; beat to incorporate.
Generously dust an 8 x 12-inch glass baking pan with confectioners' sugar. Pour marshmallow mixture into pan. Dust with confectioners' sugar; let stand overnight, uncovered, to dry out.


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