INGREDIENTS
1/3 cup sugar,
1 tablespoon cornflour,
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice,
1/4 cup water.
METHOD
Mix sugar and corn flour in a small saucepan, gradually add juice then water. Stir over high heat until mixture boils then thickens. Colour as desired using liquid or powder
Dont take your eye off the ball whilst making it or it goes lumpy you have to stir it all the time. It keeps for weeks in the fridge
HOME MADE PIPING GEL RECIPE
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Permalink Reply by Lisa Seidling on
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Thanks for sharing this recipe. I can't wait to try it. Buying the store bought stuff gets expensive.
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Permalink Reply by Cindy Zoesch on
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thanks for the recipe! is the sugar granulated or powdered?
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Permalink Reply by art deco cakes by galidink on
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gradulated sugar ; ) you are making a syrup type thing ! it needs to cook !
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i think you can use the grandulated sugar for this one also , it works better , since you heat it just like any other syurp,
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Permalink Reply by Cyn on
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"...gradulated sugar ; ) you are making a syrup type thing ! it needs to cook !..."
This can be made sugar-free.
This particular recipe is not like making a syrup--it's liquid thickened with cornstarch (cornflour)
If you boil it too long it will break and get runny. Potato starch will work as well, you use a little less, and it's clearer and stays thick longer--less likely to break if you overcook it.
There is also a product called ClearJel Instant, a modified food starch that will thicken your liquid instantly without lumps and withstands higher heat and longer cooking as well. I found it online and it was reasonably priced. This is the site I bought it from--this site is a great source of spices, salts, etc. They often give free excellent vanilla beans with an order, and a free sample of any spice as well.:
another source: ClearJel
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i said LIKE making A syrup TYPE ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! did not say making SYRUP !and i know cornflower thickens !! thank you for the SUGAR FREEE
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Permalink Reply by Lynette Dlamini on
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hey everyone
so i tried the homemade gel last night without much success. I think as Cyn explained, if you heat it for too long it will become runny? Mine had a think hair gel type of text but when mixed with the gold dust mixture, it browk apart.
I've attached pics of the the different stages of the process - maybe someone can explain what I did wrong?
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the homne made !gel is to be mixed with colors not dust ! , the( piping icing )gold is with the dust ! 2 diffrant recipes
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I made the homemade gel first then coloured with white food colouring....then I added the gost dust and sugar mix (the other recipe u provided) and added the gel to the gold with the dust mix? is this wrong?
I thought you add the gold mix to the home made piping gel?
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yes , they are 2 diffrant recipes ! one is just gel , if you want the gel gold i would think you need disco dust ! the luster dust is for the piping gold icing ! only use the aztex luster dust for the gold piping icing recipe ! lol ,
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Permalink Reply by Diane Loualid on
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Is the corn flour you use called cornstarch too? Diane
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yes !
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