Do you remember the kids easy bake ovens? Inspired by childhood nostalgia, meet my easy bake heart garnish for my « clear intentions » cocktail. Or any cocktail really. I had a recipe in mind when preparing this garnish. Clearly, not really. You can make any shape you want to make though. The heart cookie cutter is what I have and was the inspiration here. You don’t need a cookie cutter either. In pastry school I did some free form stuffs on the silpat. Have fun. Be creative. Cheers to making a successful sugar garnish for your drinks!
Ingredients and Tools
Caullet Glucose Syrup – 2.2 lbs by Banshee
Heart shaped Wilton cookie cutter
Pam cooking spray
Kitchen scissors
Baking tray and silpat silicone mat
Method
Preheat the oven.
Place a silpat in a baking sheet. Oh and a silpat is a silicone baking mat used to line a baking tray making the stickiest of the stickiest sugary treats easy to remove.
Spray the inside of your heart cookie cutter with a non stick baking spray. Set on top of the silicone mat. Pour glucose syrup into the mold. If using a spoon or spatula, spray that too so the glucose syrup doesn’t stick. Some may ooze outside. Don’t worry, this is normal. I didn’t measure. I eyeballed. Not too thick not too thin. How is that for professional measuring. Bake 356 degrees Fahrenheit until bubbles. About 25-35 minutes.
Let it cool slightly. Not too much as the shape will break. Use scissors to trim the excess hardened baked sugar. Carefully.
Side note: dash of vanilla and food coloring flavorful and fun ways to elevate your easy bake garnish
Where to buy some of the goods seen in this post? Uhm, Blonde Behind the Bucket Storefront of course.
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