How to make sweet dough at home

We've all seen those wonderful cakes and cupcakes in the movies and pictures on the Internet - so beautiful that seeming unreal. The secret of their grace is fondant or sweet dough.




Here we will briefly give you a few tips on how to make yourself a fondant and how to fill it with natural products.

     For the dough you need:

'50 Glucose (or copper)
'30 Water
5 g gelatin
500g caster sugar
     Preheat glucose in a small saucepan on medium heat with the water. Add the gelatin to the resulting syrup, and stirred vigorously to prevent boiling. Cool slightly and add the thick liquid to powdered sugar until a uniform mixture. On a clean surface sprinkled with powdered sugar, refine the paste until it becomes homogeneous and soft, not sticky on your hands.

      If you want fondant in different colors, divide it into several smaller pieces and each of them, add color, as long Knead to combine the ingredients well.

      Wrap the dough in cling film and store in a cool, dry place or in the refrigerator for no longer than a week.

Here are the main natural products that you can use to color your fondant prepared by:

    YELLOW: one of the easiest to achieve colors. Dissolve turmeric in 1 - 2 tsp hot water and add to the dough.

    BLUE: for that color use than liquor "Blue Curacao".

    RED: You need only a handful of strawberries, you can pureed in blender and add to the fund. Besides color, this aromatic pulp and will add a wonderful aroma and taste your sweet dough.

    BLACK / GREY: to achieve it you will need charcoal, which can be purchased at any pharmacy. Dissolve one or two tablets in 1 tsp water and add to the fund.

     GREEN: required for this color is spinach. Cook it about 1-2 hours minimum amount of water, some of which use after reaching its dark green color.

     BROWN: add to fondant a little cocoa, dissolved in 1 tsp hot water.

     VIOLET: once again in a little water boil a handful of black mulberries or blackberries. Blend them and use the appropriate amount of puree to obtain desired shade.

     ORANGE: You need homemade juice 1 small carrot and orange juice for a good flavor and taste.

Note that the amount of sweet dough products should not be changed to get the best fudge. So if you use liquid coloring the dough, you can reduce the amount of water at his involvement.

     Best results you will get if you add the liquid dye instead of water even when mixing all the ingredients.

     WARNING: If you use natural "paint" your fondant, the shelf life of both sweet dough and modeled figures it is about 2-3 days if stored in dry and cool place or in the refrigerator.