Spun sugar - is it posh candy floss?

[humbersloop]

Flushed with the success of a new cook's blow torch and some creme brulee. I fancy having a go at making this for pudding baskets/tops.

I've watched a good few of the vids over on you tube -anyone here actually tried it? And can you make it in different colours?

Tia

[humbersloop]

^ trying not to hijack choc pots thread

[jackthehat]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_candy

I imagine, on a domestic level, if you added food colouring to ordinary granulated sugar, it *ought* to be successful........but don't quote me on that!

:o)

[woofgang]

you have to be careful with the temperature. Spun sugar tends to be golden because the temp difference between white molten sugar and the point where it turns is a very small one.

[humbersloop]

Cheers jack, I was thinking about red colouring on those lines so we'll see.

Woof, also take your points on choc pots thread about mess and doing it outside - whenever it stops raining! - seems a sensible suggestion.

One vid used what looks like a simpler way for producing angel hair. They'd cropped away the bowl and retaining band from a whisk to produce a cage-like tool that spun several strands at once.

Poundland beckons...

[woofgang]

if its red, the golden colour would probably blend in. use very small amounts of intense colour to dye the sugar before melting it.

[humbersloop]

Now that's a thought, Ta woof.

[woofgang]

Humbersloop hasn't posted.....i wonder what state the kitchen is in??????

[humbersloop]

Rained off. :(

[ojread2]

don't use food the liquid colours, use pastes or powder