The Marshmallows are wonderful and a huge hit with the ladies monthly outing. I found the dried strawberries at my local Trader Joe's, the first batch had one oz of strawberries and tasted pretty good. The second batch I used 2 oz, and it was much better. I think the 6 oz may be too much for the recipe and too expensive. Word of caution, be careful of your honey selection, find a complementing honey flavor for this recipe. I used Tupelo Honey, it had a very strong honey flavor, until the second day when it started to mellow.
Strawberry Marshmallows
Dried strawberries give these fluffy treats a remarkably deep fruit flavor.
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Credit: Michael Kraus
Canola oil, for greasing
1 1⁄2 cups sugar
3⁄4 cup light corn syrup
1⁄4 cup honey
3 tbsp. unflavored powdered gelatin,
softened in 1/2 cup cold water
1⁄2 tsp. red food coloring
6 oz. dried strawberries, minced
1⁄3 cup plus 1 tbsp. cornstarch
1⁄2 cup confectioners' sugar
1. Grease an 8" x 8" baking pan, line bottom and sides with parchment paper, and grease paper. Grease a rubber spatula; set aside.
2. Combine sugar, syrup, honey, and 1⁄2 cup water in a 2-qt. saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a simmer; cook, without stirring, until syrup reaches 250° on a candy thermometer. Remove from heat; let cool to 220°.
3. Meanwhile, bring 1⁄2 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan. Place bowl of gelatin over boiling water; whisk until gelatin becomes liquid. Transfer to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk; add food coloring. Add cooled sugar syrup to gelatin; whisk on high speed until mixture holds stiff peaks, 5–6 minutes. In a small bowl, toss together strawberries and 1 tbsp. cornstarch; add to marshmallow mixture; mix to incorporate. Pour mixture into prepared pan; smooth top with oiled spatula; let cool until set, 5–6 hours.
4. Combine remaining cornstarch and confectioners' sugar in a bowl and transfer to a strainer; dust work surface with mixture. Slide a knife around edge of pan to release marshmallows; remove from pan. Dust cornstarch mixture over top. Using a slicing knife dusted with cornstarch mixture, cut marshmallows into forty 1 1⁄2" squares. Toss marshmallows with remaining cornstarch mixture.
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I agree with the other reviewer that 6 oz dried strawberries would be way too much! 2 oz (2 pgs of Trader Joe's dried strawberries) was perfect. Also, I measured and 3 Tbsp gelation = 4 envelopes (or 1- 1oz pack). Finally, and most importantly, don't turn the mixer on HIGH while pouring in the syrup as it will make a big ole' mess and lots of the syrup will simply end up on sides of bowl. Carefully, pour in syrup on LOW on the side of the bowl!
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