Some things allow us to plunge into childhood. Favorite Soviet cartoons, creamy ice cream, teddy bear and lollipop. With what rapture every child enjoys this unpretentious, but so beloved delicacy. In our childhood, candy was most often in the form of a cockerel or star. For many, such sweets are childhood memories.
Lollipops are currently experiencing their rebirth. Retro style is now in fashion. In addition, such sweets can be easily prepared at home with your own hands. This can be fun for the whole family. In addition, the composition of home-made delicacies will be completely known to you, which can not be said about industrial-made lollipops . You can make sweets from classic caramel, or you can add any toppings, food coloring or flavoring. The shape of the candy can be completely different for your taste. To give the candy the desired shape, you will need special forms for candy. It is in them that liquid caramel will be poured, from which, when frozen, a desired treat will be obtained.
A variety of molds for making candy
In our childhood, the forms for lollipops were of the same type - metal. They were made of heavy alloy. Finding those very forms now is a great success. Such things are sold only in flea markets, or you should look for such a culinary retro attribute from collectors of antiques. However, do not despair if a metal mold for making candy is not found. There is a great alternative for her on the modern market.
New generation molds are made of special silicone. Silicone is a product of new technologies. Due to the unusual structure, various objects of any shape and color are obtained from it. The special formula of silicone gives it unique properties. Silicone molds can withstand temperatures from -35 ° C to + 230 ° C without loss of strength. They are very practical, lightweight and look very aesthetically pleasing. Food- grade silicone is absolutely safe for health. In such forms it is possible to make not only lollipops, but also pastries, chocolate and other sweets, soap and bath bombs, and freeze ice. Moreover, when baking, the contents of the form do not stick to it and do not burn, even if you do not lubricate it first with oil.
Recommendations for using silicone molds
In order for silicone molds for candies to last longer, some recommendations should be observed:
- Before the first use, do not wash the mold with an abrasive substance. You just need to clean it with a sponge dipped in soapy water to dissolve the factory grease. After drying, the mold is ready to use.
- Do not put the mold on open fire, as this will lead to fire.
- You can’t cut the finished confectionery directly in the form, you can spoil it. The shape with cuts or scratches is unsuitable for use.
- Before use, the form must be lubricated with oil.
- After removing the finished product from the mold, it should be washed with a mild cleaning agent, avoiding mechanical damage.
If you follow all these simple recommendations, then the silicone molds for making candy will serve faithfully for a long time and will bring pleasure from using a modern kitchen device.
Which form is preferred?
As for the shape of sweets, they can be very diverse. There is room for imagination. Forms for Lollipops "Cockerel" is now rather retro. Modern technology allows you to give the candy the shape of animals, toys, floristic fragments, the characters of your favorite cartoons, and many others.
Some housewives do without any special devices and use ordinary glasses as a form. Even ice-making molds, which are equipped with refrigerators, are used. All these things are suitable, although the lollipops are pretty uniform.
Homemade lollipops recipe
The composition for making lollipops at home is very simple. You need to take 9 parts of water, 9 parts of sugar and one and a half parts of table vinegar (9%). Pour water into a saucepan and bring to a boil, pour sugar in a thin stream and cook until completely dissolved over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Then you need to add vinegar and cook until the mixture acquires a golden color. You can add food coloring and flavoring to the composition, or you can do without them. Then we pour the resulting hot mass into the prepared forms.
Do not forget: candy molds should be clean, dry and oiled in advance. Without waiting for complete solidification, you will need to stick sticks. We take out the frozen candies from the mold and enjoy the handmade sweets. Bon Appetit!