American Baker in Germany

 I decided I needed a jello recipe that would set up at room temperature, so I realized that would be thicker more like gummy bears. So, here's my homemade gummy bear recipe. Keep in mind that I will be using gelatin. If you don't want to use it, use a different recipe. Homemade Gummy Bears: 1/4 cup (50g) sugar 1 large or 3 small packages (27g) of unflavored gelatin powder about 1/2 tsp powdered citric acid (optional) 1/3 cup (85g) corn syrup, rice syrup or glucose 1/4 cup (70g) water or juice 2 tsp artificial flavoring (optional) food coloring (optional) Lots of optional ingredients, which depends on taste. Use the flavor you want to use, whether that comes from juice or artificial flavoring. Citric acid will add a sour top note. And food coloring depending on whether you want your gummies to be colorful or not. However, because most of the ingredients are clear, you won't need much coloring, if you decide to use it. Combine water, sugar and gelatin to a bowl and allow to ...

 Candy corn is something I remember from my childhood. I've always liked it. I know that's a controversial opinion. So, I was disappointed to discover that candy corn isn't available outside the United States. Then, last year, a friend of mine brought some candy corn from the US and after eating some, I realized it wouldn't be too difficult to make. It's really very similar to fondant. So, I tried a few variations until I got it as close as I could to store bought flavor. Homemade Candy Corn: 100g white fondant 1 tbsp honey 3/4 tsp vanilla extract or ground vanilla beans 1 tsp tylo powder powdered sugar to maintain consistency yellow and red gel food coloring Beginning with the white fondant, I kneaded it a bit and added the vanilla extract to it. Since vanilla extract is a liquid, it breaks down the fondant a bit and makes it very sticky. So, I added some extra powdered sugar until it returned to fondant consistency. Then I added the honey. Honey is even stickier t...