Re: Fondant- Questions

by Samoo_Skittle on Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:28 am

Hi Pam,

When I make my fondant I use glucose syrup and not liquid. I was just wondering if you would recommend the liquid better than the syrup? It turns out fine with the syrup, but the syrup is a pain in the butt to use, as it is stick and messy.
I have also never used the microwave for fondant, so I'm going to give that a go too!!

by Pam at Applegum on Thu Jul 24, 2008 5:21 am

Hi Samoo,

I think you will find that your glucose syrup and liquid glucose are the SAME thing - You can heat a spoon up to make getting it out of the jar easier.

by Samoo_Skittle on Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:38 am

Ohh...Thanks Pam. I have never thought of heating up the spoon!! I will give that a go!!!

by Alice on Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:09 am

You can heat the jar of liquid glucose for about 10 seconds too, it is then easy to use. If pouring cut it off with a knife using the top of the jar as a guide. Make sure if you wet the spoon, you dry it too as the water can set up mould in the glucose.

by Samoo_Skittle on Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:48 pm

Alice!!