French · Pastry

Pulled Sugar

Name: Pulled Sugar
Total time: 13 h 13 min
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 330 g sugar cubes, cane sugar preferred; 130 ml water; 65 g glucose syrup; 10 tartaric acid solution, drops, added with a dropper near the end; alcohol-based food coloring, a few drops, if coloured sugar is wanted, to taste

Sugar, water and glucose cooked to 165°C, then poured out, folded and stretched until it turns pearly and satiny. This is the base medium for ribbons, flowers and other sugar showpieces.

YieldServes 8
Hands-on1 h 15 min
Total13 h 13 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

330 gsugar cubes, cane sugar preferred
130 mlwater
65 gglucose syrup
10tartaric acid solution, drops, added with a dropper near the end
to tastealcohol-based food coloring, a few drops, if coloured sugar is wantedoptional

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
Vegan

Contains

Corn (maize)
Grapes
Annatto
Insects (any)
Carmine (cochineal)
Alcohol

Taste

Sweet

Texture

Crisp

Equipment

Stovetop
Probe thermometer
Kitchen scale

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weekend project
Entertaining

Effort

45–90 min active
Over 3 hours total
Difficulty 5
Needs advance prep

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: low
Carbs: moderate
Fat: low
Fiber: low
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: low

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