Not everyone knows that the marshmallow is nativeRussian dessert, which was first prepared in the XV century. The benefits of this delicacy are explained by the chemical composition of the berry or fruit puree, which underlies the sweetness. Since the berries are almost not subject to heat treatment, vitamins and minerals are stored in the dessert in full. That is why you can affirmatively say that the marshmallow is not only tasty, but also very useful. Moreover, it is not difficult to prepare a delicacy.
In our article we will discuss how to make a currant from currants at home. To do this, we offer different options for its preparation: on the air, in the oven and in an electric dryer.
Traditional recipe for tasty pastila
No need to make this delicacyyou can not add sugar to dessert so that it becomes even more useful. The only thing you need to stock up - patience. At home, cooking sweets will take almost a week.
The recipe for homemade currants from currants is to perform the following actions:
- Berries are thoroughly washed and cleaned from tails and leaves.
- Currant is transferred to a colander and dipped in a pan with hot water for 5 minutes. This must be done to make the berries softer.
- After the water is drained, the cooled currant is brought to a state of mashed potatoes with a blender.
- A pot of berry puree set on the stove andcook over low heat until its contents are halved by volume. In warm mashed potatoes add 100 g of sugar (based on 1 kg of currants).
- In the meantime, prepare a baking sheet for pastes. To do this, it is carefully covered with cling film.
- Slightly cooled mash is laid out on a baking sheet, which immediately goes to the sun.
- The marshmallow is dried for 4 days on one side, after which it needs to be turned over and continued drying for another 2 days.
- Pastille can be considered finished when it stops sticking to hands.
How to cook pastila in the oven?
No less delicious dessert of berry puree cancook according to the following recipe. For starters, currants (1 kg) in a saucepan are filled with 100 ml of water and boiled for 10 minutes. Then soft berries are ground in a blender or passed through a meat grinder. After that, the resulting mass is ground through a sieve. The result should be a smooth mash. Now you need to add 300 g of sugar and whipped 1 egg protein. To stir thoroughly.
The oven warms up to 100 °.The baking sheet is covered with parchment, and berry puree is laid on it. In the oven, the marshmallow currant is baked for 2 hours, after which it should be removed for 1 hour and left at room temperature. Repeat similar actions 3 more times. For the last time, leave the pastille on the table in the room until it is completely dry, then turn it over to the other side and dry it for another hour.
Blackcurrant pastille in electric drier
Appetizing rolls of sweet treats, richly sprinkled with powdered sugar, can be prepared according to the following recipe. PBlack currant astila is made from ripe and soft berries, with almost no added sugar (2 tbsp. spoons). If desired, this ingredient can be completely eliminated.
The first is prepared berry puree.To do this, the currants are thoroughly washed and crushed with a blender to the desired consistency. The resulting mass should be boiled for 5 minutes and, if necessary, add sugar at this stage. Now the mash is laid out on parchment, which is immediately transferred to the dryer tray. The currant of currant is prepared for about 5 hours. She has to get tough and stop sticking to her hands.
Red Currant Pastila
Useful delicacy with wonderful sweet and sourtaste is obtained according to the following recipe. For starters, berries (1 kg) are cleared of twigs and leaves, put into a saucepan and boiled with a small amount of water (100 ml) for about 20 minutes. Hot currant is ground through a sieve, combined with sugar (600 g) and boiled down to a thick state. After that, the mass should be cooled and thoroughly whipped with a blender.
Paste of red currant is dried in an electric dryer for at least 12 hours. If necessary, you can hold it a little on the air, and then still dry it.
The most useful pastila
At home, the marshmallow currant for thisrecipe is prepared in a cold way, that is, without heat treatment of berries. This allows you to save all the useful vitamins that are contained in the currants, in full.
To prepare the fruit candy berries are crushedblender or minced. Then, in the resulting puree, you can add to taste a couple of tablespoons of sugar. The mass is quite thick, so it can not be boiled down. Baking tray is covered with baking paper, currant puree is laid on top. The marshland should be dried in the sun, and in order for insects and dust not to sit on it, it is recommended to cover the baking sheet with gauze. After 1-2 days, the dried bed turns over to the other side. Ready pastila rolls into a roll and wrapped in parchment.
Secrets of cooking
The following recommendations will help to make a delicious black currant candy:
- To dry the marshmallow as quickly as possible, spread the berry puree on the parchment should be as thin as possible.
- If you prefer to dry the treat in the oven, do not forget to periodically remove the baking sheet and leave it in the air for at least 1 hour.
- Ready pastila can be stored the whole winter. To do this, it rolls into rolls and wrapped in parchment or ready-made layers are layered with the same baking paper.
