Blood Orange + Clover Honey Marshmallows
- 1 1/2 teaspoons corn starch
- Pinch salt
- 2 teaspoons confectioners' sugar
- 3 egg whites, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 tablespoons unflavoured gelatin
- 1/3 cup fresh squeezed blood orange juice
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon fresh grated blood orange zest
- 2 tablespoons clover honey
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar (for coating)
- In a small bowl, whisk together corn starch, salt & confectioners' sugar. Line a 9 x 13" baking pan with parchment paper. Butter the bottom + sides & coat entire pan cornstarch/sugar mixture; set pan aside.
- Place egg whites in stand mixer bowl, fitted with whisk attachment.
- In a small bowl, sprinkle gelatin over blood orange juice (gelatin granules should be evenly damp).
- In a medium size, heavy-bottom saucepan, combine granulated sugar, orange zest, honey and 1/2 cup water. Bring to a boil over med-high heat, carefully brushing down sides of the pan as needed. As soon as the mixture starts boiling, insert a candy thermometer. When syrup reaches 230 F, start beating the egg whites on med-high speed. Continue whites until the cooking syrup mixture reaches 245 F. {Note: if the whites begin to form soft peaks, turn off the mixer until syrup is ready.}
- Remove syrup from heat and quickly whisk in gelatin/juice mixture until completely dissolved.
- With the stand mixer running on med-high, slowly add about 2 Tablespoons of hot syrup to the egg whites (this will temper the eggs). Turn the mixer to high speed & slowly stream in remaining syrup. Add almond extract and continue beating until the meringue is just cool to the touch.
- Spread meringue into prepared pan, using an offset spatula to smooth out the surface. {Note: try to work fast, as the meringue will begin to set rather quickly.} Let the pan sit, uncovered, at room temperature for about 2 hours.
- Sprinkle work surface with 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar. Run a knife around edges of the pan and turn marshmallow onto surface. You can slice marshmallows into squares, or use various cookie cutters. If marshmallows are too sticky, toss them into a bowl of confectioners' sugar (about another 1/2 cup) until coated. {Note: loosely covered, marshmallows can be stored at room temperature for about two days.}
corn starch, salt, sugar, egg whites, unflavoured gelatin, fresh squeezed blood orange juice, sugar, orange zest, honey, almond, sugar
Taken from food52.com/recipes/33696-blood-orange-clover-honey-marshmallows (may not work)