Today, jelly is one of the most popular desserts made with gelatin. It can be served as an independent dish, serve as decoration of cakes or pastries, and can also be used to create various figures, for example, flowers or animals. Every culinary specialist knows how to make jelly, and those who are faced with this for the first time should adhere to some tips and tricks on the technique of its manufacture.
Such a dessert can be prepared both from fresh and frozen berries and fruits, syrups and juices, jam or milk with the addition of gelatin or agar-agar. Before making jelly, you need to soak it in advance for half an hour in water before making jelly, and then proceed to create a dessert. At the same time, jelly is prepared in various forms, which, after cooling, are dipped in hot water and shaken so that the jelly does not deform, and spread on cooked dishes.
You need to know some rules for serving dessert. So, fruit jelly is served with cream, and milk jelly is served with fruit syrup. If fruits are added to gelatin, they must be finely chopped. Dessert is stored at temperatures up to 14 degrees for one day.
Before making gelatin jelly, it is necessary to understand what it is and whether there are other substances that replace it.
Gelatin is a product consisting of dried and crushed animal tendons and bones. When using this thickener, it is necessary to strictly follow the instructions for making jelly.
Another sticky substance is pectin, which is a plant product, so dessert can quickly harden even at high temperature. And finally, agar-agar is a product formed from algae and is a polysaccharide. Recommended before making jelly. using agar-agar, check its glue-like properties, since its quality can be different.
Thus, jelly is not only a delicious dessert, but also has a number of positive properties. Its use has a positive effect on the human bone-cartilage system. Pectin, which is part of it, removes lead and other heavy metals from the body , and agar-agar stimulates the prostate gland, helps cleanse the body of toxins and toxins.
Let's look at an example of how to make jelly for a cake.
For this purpose, you need half a glass of powdered sugar and water, half a teaspoon of gelatin, a few drops of lemon juice and one teaspoon of wine.
First of all, it is necessary to soak the gelatin in water for several hours, then add powdered sugar, lemon juice and bring to a boil, while the resulting foam must be removed. After several minutes of boiling, the broth should be cooled to room temperature and add wine and food color to it. The cooled jelly is poured into molds and put in a cool place until completely solidified. The finished product can be used both as a decoration for cakes, and to design the cake itself from it. At the same time, the jelly cake is poured with non-hot chocolate and decorated with various sprinkles.
Many will find it interesting how to make jelly from tea. To do this, you need to take tea, favorite fruits, sugar and lemon. In this case, all the ingredients are added to taste. Gelatin is soaked according to the instructions on its packaging. Lemon juice, sugar and gelatin are added to strong tea . Sliced fruit is poured with cooled tea and placed in a cold place to harden.
Thus, to make jelly tastier, lemon juice or wine is added to it. Choosing utensils for the preparation of this dessert should not be aluminum, since it can contribute to the acquisition of an unpleasant taste of jelly.
Adhering to all the rules and tips for making desserts, you can get a tasty and beautiful dish that will delight not only the chef, but all his guests.