What does it mean in a Recipe to "steep the gelatin"?
I'm making macaroons and I wanted to know what exactly this means and for how long generally do I need to steep gelatin?
Best Answer
Steeping the gelatin is the same as just soaking it in cold water. Because the structure of the gelatin is now changing, an other word for this is steeping. You need to steep the gelatin until its softened (when using leaves). This will normally not take more then 10 minutes, but just look at the package the gelatin comes in to see what they recommend, and compare with what the recipe tells you. (I don't have experience with powder gelatin).
Pictures about "What does it mean in a Recipe to "steep the gelatin"?"
Bavarese alle Pesche - Peaches Bavarian (eng sub) [HD]
More answers regarding what does it mean in a Recipe to "steep the gelatin"?
Answer 2
Gelatin comes normally in two forms, as sheets (2gr) or powder. The sheets have to be hydrated in cold water for about 10 to 15 minutes, then taken out of the water and put into a hot liquid.
The powder has to be hydrated in a cold liquid and then heated.
You can calculate the amount of powder by multiplying the number of sheets by two (2 gr).
Sources: Stack Exchange - This article follows the attribution requirements of Stack Exchange and is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Images: Daniel Torobekov, Yan Krukov, Brett Jordan, Brett Jordan