Help..using Clay Gun For Bird's Nesting Twigs..
Decorating By cakequeen50 Updated 2 Aug 2007 , 4:23am by i_heart_pastry
Everytime I use the "hair tip" for the clay gun, as the gumpaste or fondant is coming out of the end, it quickly adhers to itself so I can't get the strings apart. If I use pwd. sugar to keep it apart, it is tougher to get out of the gun. What am I doing wrong. I do have the icky clay gun that kills your hands but the different gun won't fix my problem. I have to make the "twigs" like for a bird's nest and want the strings separate.
Any advice?
thanks, I'll try the cornstarch. I also use the crisco, I figured that was why it was sticking to itself when it came out.
You may have already tried this, but when you push the plunger, hold the gun vertically so that the strings come straight down. Then use your fingers to pull each separate strand off the gun.
I would probably rub a bit of crisco onto the disc rather than cornstarch in this case, to keep the fondant pliable and moving easily out of the gun.
Good luck!
Bec
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