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Its S’More time I Say!!

So maybe you won’t pack your tent this weekend, you can still enjoy a smore and wait for it – WITH YOUR OWN HANDMADE MARSHMALLOWS!!  Be warned, once you eat home made, you will never be able to eat another puffed ball of store bought mallowness again.

Here’s a recipe from Alton Brown that is perfect.
Ingredients

• 3 packages unflavored gelatin
• 1 cup ice cold water, divided
• 12 ounces granulated sugar, approximately 1 1/2 cups
• 1 cup light corn syrup
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• Nonstick spray

Directions

Place the gelatin into the bowl of a stand mixer along with 1/2 cup of the water. Have the whisk attachment standing by.

In a small saucepan combine the remaining 1/2 cup water, granulated sugar, corn syrup and salt. Place over medium high heat, cover and allow to cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Uncover, clip a candy thermometer onto the side of the pan and continue to cook until the mixture reaches 240 degrees F, approximately 7 to 8 minutes. Once the mixture reaches this temperature, immediately remove from the heat.

Turn the mixer on low speed and, while running, slowly pour the sugar syrup down the side of the bowl into the gelatin mixture. Once you have added all of the syrup, increase the speed to high. Continue to whip until the mixture becomes very thick and is lukewarm, approximately 12 to 15 minutes. Add the vanilla during the last minute of whipping. While the mixture is whipping prepare the pans as follows.
For regular marshmallows:

Combine the confectioners' sugar and cornstarch in a small bowl. Lightly spray a 13 by 9-inch metal baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Add the sugar and cornstarch mixture and move around to completely coat the bottom and sides of the pan. Return the remaining mixture to the bowl for later use.

When ready, pour the......continue here.

About Caron:  Caron is one of the blooms of Two Blooms Design Studio Est. 2002. She is the dreamer, production manager and the social media wannabe. Caron is married to the word adventure and she will never stop dreaming.

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What do you do when you are stretched for time? You have so much to pack into a week and so little time?

This past week I was involved with Maker Cities (a new Etsy prototype) and their first one was launched in Victoria. It was a week of free workshops for the community to learn about Etsy. Workshops such as: “How To List on Etsy,” “Building Your Brand,” “Listings, Tags, How To Get Found on Etsy,” “Sea Glass Jewelry Workshop,” “Beginner & Advanced Photography,” were some of the many offerings. They also had a lovely launch party on Thursday night in the Fort Commons.

Caron and I were out every night this week, I continued to blog during the craziness and to top if all off we had the Moss Street Paint-In yesterday where we were selling our line of Organic Apothecary.

I was learning so much this week and dying to implement new ideas but I had to keep growing, learning and being present (see my post about being present here). It was one foot in front of the other and the knowing that eventually and end would be in sight.

Today I’m teaching the “Photography for Beginners” and looking forward to sharing my knowledge with others.  It’s also been wonderful to meet so many new people who live in my city and have a passion for creating unique handcrafted items.

Catch up on all our bloom worthy news.

About Michelle
Michelle is one of the blooms and founder of Two Blooms Design Studio Est. 2002. She is in charge of production, designing all of our labels in house, photography, customer service, alchemist behind all of our scent blends, designer, creator and pretty much whatever else needs to be done.