Hi Folks -
My first attempt at maple cream failed.. and I need some advice.....
First thing I did was google some instructions from some cooking site.. (which may have been my biggest mistake) Should have come here first.
At the end, I do have a product that is Creamy in Colour,.... Quite smooth and tasty, but did not "Set up"... it is more pourable than spreadable...
This is what I did.... Please tell me what I should have done... Thanks
1. Put an empty pot in an ice bath.
2. Heated 1.5 qts of medium syrup up to 235 F without stirring.
3. Poured the 235 deg syrup into the empty pot in the ice bath.
4. Waited, without stirring, for the syrup to go down to 100 F
5. Removed pot from ice bath and began stirring...
5B - I actually used a small paint mixer like the image, in my dewalt drill, at very low speed, as to not whip too much air into the product.
6. Product went creamy coloured at about 45 minutes, but never set up... and never went from shiny to dull. (as the instructions said should happen in about 1/2hr) I gave up after about 1.5 hours...
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