My First Batch Of Mmf....it's Kinda Hard?!???
Decorating By mdutcher Updated 11 Sep 2006 , 11:11pm by Wendoger
I made my first batch of MMF 2 days ago. It seemed to be going great. I sealed it up tight and left in on the counter. I used a small portion today for accessories for a cake, and it's kinda hard. It is rolling out ok, but when I go to fold it, it cracks and breaks. Is there a way to fix this? I need the rest to cover some small cakes I'm doing in 2 days and want to know how to make sure it doesn't crack and break when I go to cover them. Any help would be great!!! 
I've only made one batch of MMF and I haven't used it yet - it's still sitting on my kitchen counter from a week or so ago (wrapped in saran wrap) but it's as hard as a rock. I've heard that zapping it in the microwave for a very short period of time helps soften it up.
Sorry I couldn't help more.
Suzanne
What I did with my hard MMF is stick it in the microwave for a few seconds. If I have only a small piece that I will need I only microwave it for a few seconds. If I am using the whole recipe, I will microwave it longer, maybe a minute. This will make it so that it's not hard and it will be really easy to roll it out. Try not to get it too warm though. Good luck.
Ok!!!! Duh, that makes tons of sense!! 
Thank you. I hope that will make it easier to add the color!! I was kneading the crap out of it today, and it was just a small amount!! I ended up putting a touch of water in it...which made it a little sticky, so I thought I'd ask you guys for advice! Thanks, everyone here is so helpful!!!!!!!!! 
I made MMF for the first time last week, so I know where you're comin from! Mircrowaving does make it softer and easier to work with. I followed the suggestions of other posts and added the color in when I was melting the marshmellows. I also greased EVERYTHING (bowls, rolling mat, etc) so it wouldn't stick. Good luck : )
I had the same problem yesterday. I put mine in the microwave for about a minute (I had a large batch). I also had the same problem kneading in the color, so I put it in my kitchen aid mixer with the dough hook attachment. I was surprised how well it blended in the color.
However, next time I will add my color during the melted marshmallow stage. Much easier!!! Good luck!!!
You would have to make the color a little darker than you actually want it because the powdered sugar will lighten it up some. You could also try adding the color in as soon as you finish making your fondant when it's nice and warm. I made 5 batches of fondant 3 days ahead of when I needed them and made the mistake of not tinting them until the day of. The fondant was so hard and was very difficult to tint. Good luck!
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