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Christmas Craft Projects - Sugar Ornaments
What you need: : 3 tbs. egg white; 3 cups
white granulated sugar. Icing Recipe: 1 1/2 tbs. egg white; 1/8 tsp.
cream of tartar; 1 cup confectioners sugar. Food coloring. Petit-Four molds or
cookie cutters. Narrow ribbon. Cake sprinkles and or small candies.
What to do:
1. Whip 3 tbs. egg whites until stiff. Fold in 3 cups of granulated sugar.
2. Divide into 3 or 4 equal parts. Add a few drops of food coloring.
Note: Cover bowls with several layers of damp cloth when not in use.
3. Use petit-four molds or cookie cutters of different shapes and pack damp
sugar mix tightly into mold. Scrape off surface evenly with knife.
4. Turn out onto cookie sheet by tapping the mold or cutter. Take each
ornament shape and carefully scoop out the center of the form until a shell
1/4" thick is left. Note: Reuse the scraped out sugar mix (10
ornaments may be made with this recipe).
5. Place hollow side up on cookie sheet. Allow to dry overnight.
6.Sift sugar and cream of tartar. Add egg white. Set mixer at medium and
blend until thoroughly blended. Then turn to high speed. Mix until stiff points
form and hold. Note: Cover with several layers of damp cloth to keep soft
for several hours.
7. Make loops of narrow ribbon and knot the ends. Use icing to cement loop
between forms and seal edges of forms.
8. Divide remaining icing into small bowls and add different shades of food
coloring. Decorate with colored icing, candies, silver dragees, non pareils,
stars, etc.
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