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Classic Coating

Cooks' Note:

You can also use plain cornstarch or potato starch. Coatings are a great way to add flavor and texture and to personalize your mallows. When the basic coating is made, scoop out what you need for a recipe and add a myriad of flavors using a whisk (or food processor for ingredients that need to be finely ground).

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 cup cornstarch or potato starch

Preparation

  1. Sift the ingredients together in a large bowl or combine them in a food processor. I tend to make several cups' worth at a time and store it in an airtight container; it keeps forever.

Reprinted with permission from <a nhref="http://astore.amazon.com/epistore-20/detail/1594745722" ntarget="_"new"">Marshmallow Madness!</a> by Shauna Sever, © 2012 Quirk Books Shauna Sever writes the popular baking blog Piece of Cake and is a host and reporter for food-related television. She also runs Bake Sale Bakery, a dessert catering business in San Francisco, where she lives with her husband and daughter.
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