Quick And Easy Way To Dry Ri Snowflakes. Is This Safe?
Decorating By Someonesmommy Updated 22 Dec 2008 , 8:56pm by Someonesmommy
I have to make 3 coconut cakes with snowflakes on it so I needed to find a way to dry them QUICK! I have a large clothes dryer that has a rack to put in for drying tennis shoes or delicate items. It stays in the middle so that they don't tumble. I used some of the leftover RI icing I had and did a few snowflakes to try out, put them on a half sheet pan with the parchment and put them on the rack in the dryer. I put the dryer on the lowest heat setting and ran it for about 15 minutes. They dried perfectly and in no time at all.
What I'm wondering is would this still be safe to put on a cake? There isn't any dryer lint on them and the snowflakes are for cakes that go to family parties.
What do you experts think?
, What I was thinking maybe if we put them on the oven on very low temp. they would dry faster.
I think that is really ingenius! It doesn't come in contact with anything that wouldn't be food safe, I don't see why not...but only because it isn't for a paying customer. You can't rationalize drying edibles in the dryer to a client!! hahaha
LOL!! Sorry this made me laugh. Very clever idea though!!
Well, to be honest, it wouldn't be my first choice...........An oven set on it's lowest temp (about 170 F, these days), would probably do about the same. A convection oven with the fan on would also mimic the process.
Another option is a small food dehydrator and they can be purchased for about $40, including shipping.
Rae
I don't think the dryer would be a good place to dry food items. This is one of those sounds like a good idea at the time things. Just think what would the local health inspector say or do if they heard this. I know it may only be for friends and family but I don't know that I would do it.
I have been having a hard time getting my fondant leaves and some fondant penguins to dry. Would the food dehydrator work for that? I have to definatley try it with the royal icing, would have never thought of that.
You know...I always have those ideas...sounds good at the time, but.......ya know! LOL
Stupid me never even thinking about it, I have a food dehydrator in the back of a cabinet!
Thanks for mentioning that! I think that would be better than the clothes dryer! LOL
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