FONDANT -VEGETARIAN WAY

Ingredients

  -Powdered Sugar 

– 8 Cups Cream 

– 1/2 CupGlycerin 

– 2 TbspHoney 

– 1/2 Cup  Liquid glucose/Powder Glucose or Butter

 – 4 Tbsp Agar/China Grass

 – 3 Tbsp Salt 

– 1/2 Tsp (Omit if using salted butter) Corn Flour 

– For Dusting Food Colors

 – Powder or Gel Paste

Method

Soak the China Grass in the cream for 10 mins..

Drop that to a non stick  pan and cook that in low flame until everything is well mixed and no traces of China grass are seen.

Transfer it to a bowl, making sure every-bit is out. Add in the butter and mix well.

Add honey, glycerin. Beat it really well. (If use salted butter , omitt salt)

Add about 3 cups of sugar and mix that really well with hands, after its mixed well. Add another 3 cup and mix well.

Transfer the fondant to the working surface. Now add more sugar if you feel its not stiff enough, and knead for 4-5 mins. Depends upon the weather.

Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for a minimum of 10 hrs. After that, keep for a hour in counter top so that it comes to room temp.

Start kneading the fondant in a corn flour/powdered sugar dusted surface. Knead for a couple of mins. Fondant is ready

To color the fondant, take gel colors or powder colors and incorporate that really well. Add more sugar/corn flour if it gets sticky and if the color is not vibrant, add more color

One can store upto a month in refrigerator.