Vegan Marshmallows

Every time I bake something my girlfriend requests that I make it vegan. I usually just scoff at her and remark that "You're not even vegan! I don't think you're even vegetarian. No!" At which point she typically counters that "vegan deserts are yummy."

So, the other day when I got it in my head to make kosher marshmallows, her months of pestering finally bore fruit and I thought to myself, "What is more kosher than vegan?"

But how does a person make vegan marshmallows? One quick Google search answered this question with an awesome "open-source recipe." This recipe resulted in one mighty good marshmallow (vegan or not).

I present to you this gift of marshmallow goodness that those of the strictest dietary preference and religious convictions can enjoy. It doesn't matter if you are vegan, vegetarian, pescaterian, Presbytarian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist or Jedi.

Warning: This is a fast moving and messy process. This is not for the faint of heart. 

Step 1 Ingredients

You will need:

For the fluff

5 tablespoons soy protein isolate 90%
2 teaspoons Baking Powder
1/4 teaspoon xantham gum
3/4 cup cold water

For the goo

1.5 cups raw sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon Genutine Vegetarian Gelatin (if you happen to be in SF, make an appointment and go to the showroom. It is awesome).
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

For coating

vegetable oil (to coat pan)
2 tablespoons vegan powdered sugar
2 tablespoons corn starch

Comments

[seamster]

Ha ha! Love the shots of your bare feet reflecting in the Kitchenaid bowl.

[randofo]

Is that against health codes?

[MillenniumMan]

Of course not.

He's already bare-foot and in the kitchen.
If he were a woman and pregnant he'd be right at home now ;D

[dread]

If anyone considers this part of the thread inappropriate just flag it as such (as I have done).

[bettbee]

Here I think the thesaurus entry for provincial says it all:

Main Entry:	provincial
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	countrified; limited
Synonyms:	bigoted, bucolic, country, hidebound, homegrown, homespun, insular, inward-looking, local, narrow, narrow-minded, parochial, pastoral, petty, rude, rural, rustic, sectarian, small-minded, small-town, uninformed, unpolished, unsophisticated
Antonyms:	citified, liberal, metropolitan, modern

Fittingly, I also got boorish from the same thesaurus entry:

Main Entry:	boorish
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	crude, awkward
Synonyms:	bad-mannered, barbaric, bearish, cantankerous, churlish, cloddish, clodhopping, clownish, clumsy, coarse, countrified, gross*, gruff, ill-bred, ill-mannered, impolite, inurbane, loud, loutish, lowbred, oafish, ornery, out-of-line, out-of-order, provincial, rough, rude, rustic, swinish, tasteless, ugly, uncivilized, uncouth, uncultured, uneducated, ungracious, unpoised, unpolished, unrefined, vulgar
Antonyms:	charming, cultured, exciting, polite, refined, sophisticated

Gotta love dictionary.com

[MillenniumMan]

I'd be far more impressed once you picked up a real thesaurus, ran your index finger over each word trying to sound out each one without making a third grade error every five or six seconds. Doing a cut and paste off another website doesn't cut it for me.

Now, please go back to the Family Guy message boards and complain about how evil the creators are for making fun of downs syndrome, m'kay sweetie...

Besides, what I said in the previous message is something I don't belive in. I always insist that women wear shoes, it makes it harder for them to get blisters when they walk around.

[bettbee]

Awwww, how cute, you think I was trying to impress you! You poor little thing.

[MillenniumMan]

Ok, feminist rhetoric aside, what are you doing next friday night (besides me)?

I know tavern on the green is closed up, but I hear Gordon Ramsey is opening up a new Hell's Kitchen nearby.

What can I say, I like harsh women. :)

[bettbee]

Well thanks for the invitation! As tempting as it might be to meet a guy who knows how to put the "diss" back in dysfunctional, I must regretfully decline.

Good for you, though, for knowing what you want in a woman. I think it's only friendly to point out, however, that while extreme social behavior (such as barefoot and pregnant jokes) may bring out the harsh in many women, you may inadvertently net quite a few who are only harsh in response to what bugs them. I suspect that you want a lady who is naturally abrasive even when happy.

[moogoogaipan]

Lighten up! Jeez...

[SpiroExDeus]

People. What part of I'bles 'Be nice' rules is this conversation following?

[seamster]

I'm pretty sure you're okay to cook barefooted.

If you were to actually use your feet to mix the ingredients... well, that's just kind of gross.

[articice]

the grapes for whine has been smashed by bare foot for.. ages.

[corey_caffeine]

the Egyptians used their feet to mix bread dough and came up with leavened bread. take that modern society!

[robotguy4]

Unless you use this...

[red-king]

 that thing is awesome! why does it have no ratings or comments?

[kkeene]

Here is a link to the vegan gel which is needed. I wonder what else would be a suitable and less expensive replacement?
http://www.le-sanctuaire.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=ls&Product_Code=4MGtineX9303&Category_Code=

[bjames4]

where can you order Genutine Vegetarian Gelatin???

[randofo]

http://www.le-sanctuaire.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=ls&Product_Code=4MX9303&Category_Code=Gelling

[bjames4]

thanks, i was going to say thats the same blank page, but if i go to a different one of their pages then back i can see it...

[MillenniumMan]

These aren't marshmellows. They're supposed to be cylindrical shaped and powdery on the outside and in bags or piled up to look like a big fat guy in a blue hat stampeding on fifth avenue chasing the Ghostbusters...

[bettbee]

LOL - with such a grand name, you have a rather provincial outlook

pro·vin·cial  [pruh-vin-shuhl]

–adjective
3. having or showing the manners, viewpoints, etc., considered characteristic of unsophisticated inhabitants of a province; rustic; narrow or illiberal; parochial: a provincial point of view.

–noun
7. a person who lacks urban sophistication or broad-mindedness.

[NuMystic]

It's dangerous to spend time posting and reading comments on the internet if you have a poorly functioning funny bone. (even if you don't think something is funny, being able to at least recognize an attempt at humor is a useful skill)

Since you seem to be most fluent in cut-and-paste-from-grammar-sites-ese, I'll switch over to your tongue of choice.

hu·mor (hyoo-mer)
n.
1. The quality that makes something laughable or amusing; funniness: could not see the humor of the situation.
2. That which is intended to induce laughter or amusement: a writer skilled at crafting humor.
3. The ability to perceive, enjoy, or express what is amusing, comical, incongruous, or absurd. See Synonyms at wit1.


sar·casm (sär-ka-zem)
n.
1. A cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound.
2. A form of wit that is marked by the use of sarcastic language and is intended to make its victim the butt of contempt or ridicule.
3. The use of sarcasm. See Synonyms at wit1.
[Late Latin sarcasmus, from Greek sarkasmos, from sarkazein, to bite the lips in rage, from sarx, sark-, flesh.]

[bassclarinet23]

Sugary, puffy, and snow white. Seems like marshmallows to me. :) Perhaps you need to be more diverse in your marshmallow consumption? :)

[hyakuraiju]

I think vegan gelatin is referring to 'agar-agar powder'.

[randofo]

No it is not. See the link in Step 1

[doomsdayltd]

these are very different i should give them a try but i have one question how the h%ll do you get vegetarian gelatin?

[randofo]

See the link in Step 1

[neuro98]

Looks good! Better use organic/non-GMO soy, though, because with so much soya in one serving, you don't want any weird allergy-causing xeno proteins in the mix.

[articice]

What are the possible replacements for xanthan gum?

[randofo]

The original recipe called for guar gum, but I couldn't find that anywhere around here.

I looked up online that xantham gum was an appropriate substitute for that. I'm not sure if there are any more substitutes.

[Ziggythewiz]

Jedi do not eat soy protein isolate.

[articice]

neither they eat xanthan gum!!

[62 Projects to Make with a Dead Computer]

"Fortunately, you can replace the soy protein with just about any sort of non-animal protein and still consider it to be vegan."

[Minneh89]

 I've never made marshmallows before, but your recipe looks very tasty and has left me wanting to try, haha.

I don't mean to come off sounding stupid, but what's the difference between vegan marshmallows and a regular marshmallow recipe, or even the bagged ones in the store (other than taste, obviously).  My google search isn't coming up with a recipe that has anything that would be blatantly "non-vegan".

[bettbee]

Hi, Minneh89

It's mainly the gelatin. Gelatin is totally meat.

[articice]

actually it's totally bones ;)

[randofo]

Gelatin is usually made from animal parts.

As well, typical powdered sugar sometimes involves use of animal bone as a filter during the production process.

[Minneh89]

 Oh!  I wasn't aware of the use of animal bone in sugar production.  Thank you!

[brie.oberle]

 I have found that it is easier to get uniform and attractive finished marshmallows if you turn the whole pan of mallow out onto a counter dusted with powdered sugar, and cut them with a pizza cutter dipped in the powdered sugar mixture.