I've tried adding salt to my MMF to reduce the sweetness and it tends to leave little salt crystals behind. I've tried dissolving it first, adding it at different stages, etc.
I tried popcorn salt and it worked fine but then I had a hard time finding it in stores--that's when the light bulb finally went off: grind it yourself! (duh!). I used my clean coffee grinder to turn salt into a powder.
My MMF
2 lbs powdered sugar
16oz marshmallows
1 t ground salt
1 T glycerine
1 dram LoRann butter flavor
It tastes like butter cream!
Thanks so much. I've got to make some fondant today and will try this out.
Anything to cut down on the sweetness
a whole dram of lorann, are you sure???
Yep! 1 dram = 1 t and the typical recipe for MMF calls for 2 t flavoring. It comes out perfect with the stronger dram of LoRann
Wow, I feel like a novice.....I didn;t even know what a 'dram' was.
May we use butter emulsion if we don't have the LorAnn oil?
Sure! But I've tried other butter flavorings and nothing is as good as LoRann.
Wilton and Magic Line are not strong enough (I used 2 teaspoons), Schillings doesn't have a very good butter flavor, and CK goes rancid very fast. I once ordered a bottle and it came to me already rancid even though the seal wasn't broken.
I buy twin packs here ($1 per bottle)
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Instead of grinding your own salt.. use popcorn salt. It is available at most stores near the popcorn. It dissolves almost instantly. A small container runs between 1 and 3 dollars, and lasts a very long time.
Thanks for the tip! I made my first MMF 2 weeks ago and I was not impressed with the flavor... Not even when I added extracts. I knew I needed the oils, but didn't know what flavors/ratios.
Instead of grinding your own salt.. use popcorn salt. It is available at most stores near the popcorn. It dissolves almost instantly. A small container runs between 1 and 3 dollars, and lasts a very long time.
Right. That's why I decided to grind my own--I can't find it in my town
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