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why is MMF so sticky

post #1 of 5
4/2/12 at 11:32am
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I have always used the same recipe for marshmallow fondant and now for some reason it is sticky. I cant smooth it with a fondant smoother. the smoother just sticks to the fondant. and it sticks to my hands bad when making animals when it used to not stick. I tried adding more powderd sugar and then it became crumbly.

what could possibly be the problem
Slow and steady wins the race.... as long as the cottage food law says in place.
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post #2 of 5
4/2/12 at 11:50am
Not sure why it's more sticky suddenly, I only use MMF and I never use the full 2lbs of powder sugar either cause it does it crumbly. Did you happen to move? Like to a new state where the weather is different? What I do when I'm ready to use the MMF is I knead the MMF in sections with a little bit of shortening to keep it from sticking to my hands, this is also when I mix in any colors. After the MMF is made I never use powder sugar, I always use cornstarch when I roll it out. HTH!
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post #3 of 5
4/2/12 at 12:10pm
i have added too much water once, and it made the mmf sticky...that could be the problem. except i was able to fix it w/ adding more ps.
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post #4 of 5
4/2/12 at 12:25pm
Has it been more humid recently? That will affect everything. Try using a little shortening or glycerin.
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post #5 of 5
4/2/12 at 3:30pm
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i live in texas where the weather goes crazy. we have not moved. that day in paticular there was a bad storm outside. and i was out of my normal flavoring that is thicker so i had to go with a thinner flavoring. maybe I will try one with the same flavoring but less water to see if that was it.
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