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31 mai 2011 2 31 /05 /mai /2011 20:32

I used this rolled fondant to decorate some of my cakes that you can find here in my blog.

Cake Flowers, Castle Cake, Avatar Cake, Sponge Bob Cake and insha'Allah more to come.

A lot of people liked the decorations and wanted to have the recipe of the fondant.

Today, I finally found some time to publish it, especially for a person who recognizes herself, right "L-Z-A"?

 

Source: Wilton website

Ingredients:
  • 1 package (16 ounces) white mini marshmallows (use a good quality brand) (I used halal marshmallow, of course, it goes without saying)
  • 2-5 tablespoons water
  • 2 pounds (about 8 cups) sifted confectioners' sugar
  • 1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening
Makes:

About 2 pounds marshmallow fondant.

Instructions:

To make marshmallow fondant, place marshmallows and 2 tablespoons of water in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave 30 seconds on high; stir until mixed well. Continue microwaving 30 seconds more; stir again. Continue until melted (about 2 1/2 minutes).

Place 3/4 of the confectioners' sugar on top of the melted marshmallow mixture. Fold sugar into marshmallow mixture. Flavoring can be added at this point if desired. Place solid vegetable shortening in easily accessed bowl so you can reach into it with fingers as you are working. Grease hands and counter GENEROUSLY; turn marshmallow mixture onto counter. Start kneading like you would dough. Continue kneading, adding additional confectioners' sugar and re-greasing hands and counter so the fondant doesn't stick. If the marshmallow fondant is tearing easily, it is too dry; add water (about 1/2 tablespoon at a time) kneading until fondant forms a firm, smooth elastic ball that will stretch without tearing, about 8 minutes.

It's best to allow Marshmallow Fondant to sit, double-wrapped, overnight. Prepare the fondant for storing by coating with a thin layer of solid vegetable shortening, wrap in plastic wrap and then place in resealable bag. Squeeze out as much air as possible. Marshmallow Fondant will keep well in refrigerator for several weeks.

When not working with fondant, make sure to keep it covered with plastic wrap or in a bag to prevent it from drying out. When ready to use, knead fondant until smooth. Roll out fondant 1/8 in. thick.

To color fondant: If you need to tint the entire batch of fondant, add a little icing color to the melted marshmallow mixture before adding confectioners' sugar. For smaller amounts of tinted fondant, add icing color to portions of fondant as needed.

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17 mai 2010 1 17 /05 /mai /2010 00:05

Honey is present in many of our traditional sweets' recipes.
So what is better than making our own homemade honey.   

I have tried a recipe from a forum, it was not too bad, but the one I liked the most Kaouther's recipe.
Let's start with the recipe and the pictures.


 

Source: Kaouther

Ingredients:

2 cups of sugar (1 cup=250 ml, which is the American cup)
1 cup of water
A few drops of lemon (important)
Flavoring (vanilla, rose water, orange flower .... etc.)

Preparation:

Mix one cup of sugar with one cup of water. Place over medium heat.
Meanwhile, put the other cup of sugar in another saucepan, moisten with 2 Tbsp of water.

Put on high heat at the beginning and then reduce the heat and let it caramelize.
Pour the mixture gently on the sugar-water mixture. Be careful while pouring, it might splash in your face.
Stir, then add a few drops of lemon so it does not crystallize the honey and the aroma of your choice (I have not put it). Leave it over the heat ten minutes. Turn it off.

 

NB:
- Caramelizing the sugar is optional, it just gives the syrup the brown color of a real honey.
If you do not want to prepare the caramel, you can, from the start, mix the sugar with the two cups of water
- Do not leave it too long over the heat. The honey will thicken more as it cools down.

 

In this picture, I made it a little clearer.

 

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16 mai 2010 7 16 /05 /mai /2010 00:05

Today, I would like to share with you the recipe of the sweetened condensed  milk like Nestle (here, we have different brands, in addition to nestle).  

The result is guaranteed, besides the fact that the recipe takes only few minutes to prepare.
I always use this recipe to make my Basboussa with nestle that you can find Here.

 

Source: Nadia


 Ingredients:

1 cup (250 ml) powdered milk
2/3 cup (170 ml) sugar
1/3 cup (80 ml) boiling water

Preparation:

Dissolve the sugar in the boiling water with whisk and mix well.
Add the powdered milk and mix well, at least 2 minutes with a whisk.

You will get a liquid consistency (Mine was not too liquid).


 

After you leave it overnight in the fridge, you will get a sweetened condensed milk like the one we buy in supermarkets.

(I did not have to leave mine in the fridge. It was perfect and ready to use right away) .

 

And voila.

 

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15 mai 2010 6 15 /05 /mai /2010 00:05

 One day, I was looking for some Mediterranean recipes (in my book that I bought seven years ago) to try something a little different from our traditional dishes. When I got to the section about "Greece", I came across this recipe for homemade yogurt.  

So I decided to give it a try.  I bought yogurt and I got ready to make it. The result is more than satisfactory and it gives a liter of yogurt, masha Allah.

The recipe is extremely easy and requires little material: 1 yogurt, a bowl and some bath towels. 

 

 

 Source: The essential Mediterranean cookbook


Pour 1 liter of milk in a saucepan and bring to a boil over low heat.

Cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.



Remove the saucepan from the stove and leave aside until the milk is warm.

Add 1/4 cup (60 ml / 2 oz) of the plain yogurt to the warm milk.


 

Stir well and pour into a bowl and cover the bowl with plastic (I used a plastic bowl with its lid).


 

Wrap the bowl in a thick towel (I wrapped it in two thick bath towels). This method helps keep the heat inside the bowl which allows the culture in the yogurt to ferment the milk.


 

Leave in a warm place for 12 hours until the yogurt thickens.  

Do not leave it for more than 12 hours to avoid the excess of acidity.
Put in the refrigerator at least 4 hours before using.
And here is the result:


 

 

 

 To make another yogurt, you can use 1/4 cup of the same yogurt that you just prepared.
 This is a recipe to try and save.  

There's nothing better than homemade ingredients and dishes. Besides, you will make more a lot of savings.

 

 

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14 mai 2010 5 14 /05 /mai /2010 00:05

I would like to share with you the recipe of my homemade custard.
What is different is this recipe is that I use the whole egg, unlike other recipes where we use only the egg yolks.

Sometimes we are forced to make another recipe that contains only egg whites so we don't waste them.

Source: The Internet (I do not remember exactly from where)

Ingredients:

2 whole eggs
1/2 liter of milk
60 g of sugar
1 pack of vanilla sugar
30 g of cornstarch, the equivalent of 3 Tbsp

Preparation:

In a saucepan, mix the cornstarch and the sugars, add the eggs one after the other then dilute with cold milk.
Heat gently, stirring constantly then remove it as soon as it starts boiling.
Cool before using.

 

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