Question I had the other day and too embarrassed to ask 
My first MMF had dust marks on it from the sugar I rolled it out on.
It was pink.
What do you do about this dust?
Or was it the cornstarch? (got the tip to use mixture of pow sugar and cornstarch for rolling out on).
Also read where one lady uses muslim material to roll out her fondant.
What is the best way?
Thanks!
I will either use a pastry brush to get the sugar off or use shortening on my surface to roll it out on- but if you're trying to make pieces that you want to dry I think it takes a little longer with the shortening.
Amber
so crisco is ok with mmf, not just purchased fondant?
A couple of questions pop to mind... for all of you who use Crisco to roll your fondant.... Even a very thin coat.. how does it affect smoothing the fondant once it is on the cake? do you have problems using the fondant smoother or your hands as the grease spreads? If you have to add some other decoration made of fondant, will it still be easily attached by brushing on a bit of water?
I was taught to use a small amount of icing sugar when rolling fondant and I was also taught to place the fondant on the cake so that the the bottom (which is touching the powdered sugar) is placed on the cake. i.e. when rolling the fondant, the top layer on the work surface is always the top layer on the cake. I always do this, and therefore do not have any problems with the powdered sugar leaving marks on the top.
ciao
Crisco is definately the way to go. It's so much less mess. It works so much better too. Thanks to the one with the original idea! Before I started using the crisco though, someone on here said you could get the sugar or the cornstarch off of the fondant by brushing it with a clear vanilla or almond. What ever you have on hand that has alcohol in it should work.
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