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How to make spun sugar
Give your desserts and pastries a professional finish worthy of any restaurant with some elegant spun sugar decorations. While spun sugar looks incredibly intricate, this step-by-step guide will show you that it’s actually really easy to make using your stand mixer.
Setting up
This recipe makes enough spun sugar to serve 6, making 3 large nests or baskets. It takes 35 minutes to make. Here’s what you’ll need:
Ingredients
200g water
250g caster sugar
Oil, for greasing (sunflower works well)
Tools
Cooking Chef XL
Stir tool
The very high temperatures used to produce spun sugar mean you need to use extreme caution when working with hot sugar. It can cause severe burns if it comes into contact with skin, even when the sugar does not appear to be hot. Always handle with care, and ensure that both the sugar and your mixing bowl have cooled completely before cleaning. For this reason, it is not advisable to make this recipe with children.
Ingredients
200g water
250g caster sugar
Oil, for greasing (sunflower works well)
Tools
Cooking Chef XL
Stir tool
The very high temperatures used to produce spun sugar mean you need to use extreme caution when working with hot sugar. It can cause severe burns if it comes into contact with skin, even when the sugar does not appear to be hot. Always handle with care, and ensure that both the sugar and your mixing bowl have cooled completely before cleaning. For this reason, it is not advisable to make this recipe with children.
Mixing the sugar and water
Fit the stir tool to your Cooking Chef XL. Add the caster sugar and water to the bowl and fit the splashguard. Mix on speed 1 for 1 minute.
Heating the mixture
Remove the stir tool. Cook the mixture at 160°C for 2 minutes (speed off). Remove the splashguard and cook at 18°C for 16 minutes (speed off). Leave to cool for 5 minutes.
A cukor pörgetése
Olajozz be egy nagy tálat. Mártsd a villát a cukorszirupba és keverd meg. Vedd ki a villát és tartsd 15 cm-re a beolajozott tál fölött. Gyorsan mozgasd a villát oda-vissza a tál szélei fölött, hogy több fényes cukorszálat hozz létre.
Ne feledd, hogy bár a cukor nem tűnik forrónak, valójában az, ezért nagyon óvatosan kell kezelni.
Ne feledd, hogy bár a cukor nem tűnik forrónak, valójában az, ezért nagyon óvatosan kell kezelni.
Formák készítése
Mártsd és fröcsköld a szirupot még háromszor vagy amíg a cukorszirup el nem fogy. Miután megdermedt, óvatosan emeld fel és formázd golyókká vagy fészkekké.
Kosarak készítéséhez csorgasd a szirupot keresztben egy beolajozott merőkanál hátoldalán. Hagyd megdermedni, majd óvatosan emeld le.
Spirálok készítéséhez tekerd a szirupot egy beolajozott kanál nyelére. Miután megdermedt, óvatosan emeld le.
Kosarak készítéséhez csorgasd a szirupot keresztben egy beolajozott merőkanál hátoldalán. Hagyd megdermedni, majd óvatosan emeld le.
Spirálok készítéséhez tekerd a szirupot egy beolajozott kanál nyelére. Miután megdermedt, óvatosan emeld le.
Spun sugar tips
- For best results, spun sugar should be used as soon as possible after it’s made, as any contact with heat or moisture will cause it to melt and begin to lose its shape. It can be stored for a short amount of time in an airtight container, but ideally you should make it just before serving.
- Because of spun sugar’s susceptibility to moisture, avoid making it when it’s humid, as it will quickly become soft and droopy.
- Cover the area immediately around where you are working with newspaper to catch any sticky sugar spills.
- Due to the incredibly hot temperatures involved, allow the sugar and bowl to cool completely before cleaning and ensure children stay away from the hot sugar syrup.
