Anyone Make Their Own Gumpaste?

Decorating By Mom2Rebecca Updated 21 Jul 2009 , 5:20pm by Charmed

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Mom2Rebecca Posted 21 Jul 2009 , 12:52pm
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I bought some GumTex and had mixed it with MMF to make a bow, but it never got firm. I have been reading I should make my bow with 50/50, but I dont have any premade gumpaste. There are directions on the side of the Gum Tex bottle. Anyone make their own gumpaste? Any tips on trying it? Or should I just try the bow again with MMF and more gumtex?
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Charmed Posted 21 Jul 2009 , 1:45pm
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Do you mean that you just added the gumtex powder to your MMF? I always make the recipe on the side of the gumtex and make the dough and then mix it with fondant .

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Mom2Rebecca Posted 21 Jul 2009 , 2:08pm
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Thanks, charmed. I did just add the Gum Tex to my MMF, I thought I read I could do that.
I needed to hear from someone who uses the recipe on the side of the gumtex bottle and that it works, sounds like you do? Do you mix a 50% mixture of your fondant with 50% of the gumtex mixture? How long will it take to harden up?

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dsilvest Posted 21 Jul 2009 , 3:50pm
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You can make the gumpaste and then mix it with the fondant or add a bit of gumtex or tylose directly to the fondant. Either way works.

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PinkZiab Posted 21 Jul 2009 , 4:02pm
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I do make my own gumpaste for flowers (Ron Ben-Israel's recipe), but for figure modeling and such I just use fondant mixed with CMC (tylose).

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kokopuff Posted 21 Jul 2009 , 4:02pm
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Can you get the tylose at walmart? I think I saw it there once but it could have been something else.Also when mixed with the mmf is it edible or does it get as hard as reg.gumpaste?

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Charmed Posted 21 Jul 2009 , 5:20pm
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Walmart doesn't have tylose, you can buy it from global sugar ar online. I mix my gum paste with fondant and how long it takes to dry? it depends on the temperature and humidity and the thickness of the piece.

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