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Basic Desserts
Recipes - Petal Paste Recipe
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Basic Desserts
Recipes
- Petal Paste
Ingredients
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10ml gelatin
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25ml cold water
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10ml liquid glucose
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10ml white vegetable fat
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450g icing sugar, sifted
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5ml gum tragacanth
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1 egg white2
Method:
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Place the gelatin
, water, liquid glucose and white fat in a heatproof
bowl over a saucepan of hot water until melted,
stirring occasionally. Remove the bowl from the heat.
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Sift the
icing sugar and gum tragacanth into a bowl. Make
a well in the centre and add the egg white and
the gelatin mixture. Mix together to form
a soft malleable white paste.
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Knead on a
surface dusted with icing sugar until smooth, white
and free from cracks. Place in a plastic bag or wrap
in clear film, sealing well to exclude all the air.
Leave for about two hours before use, then knead
again and use small pieces at a time, leaving the
remaining petal paste well sealed.
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