Peppermint Baubles

Name: Peppermint Baubles
Prep time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 1 medium egg white; 1/4 tsp. peppermint extract, we used Dr. Oetker American Peppermint; 300 g icing sugar, plus extra to dust; Red food colouring gel or paste

If you don’t fancy candy cane stripes, you can keep them all white (or choose another solid colour).

By The GH Kitchen TeamPublished: 11 October 2023

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These baubles are an economical and beautiful way to do gifting this festive season.

If you are a fan of these, then we have lots more homemade gifts you can make at Christmas time.

Cooking note: plus overnight drying and hardening

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Yields:

Prep Time:

1 hr

Total Time:

1 hr

Cal/Serv:

Ingredients

1 medium egg white
1/4 tsp. peppermint extract, we used Dr. Oetker American Peppermint
300 g icing sugar, plus extra to dust
Red food colouring gel or paste

Directions

1. Step 1Line 2 baking sheets with baking parchment. In a bowl using a balloon whisk, beat the egg white and peppermint extract until light and frothy. Sift in icing sugar and stir with a spatula or wooden spoon until combined (the mixture will be stiff). Spoon 1/2 the mixture into a separate bowl and mix in a little food colouring to get a fairly solid shade.
2. Step 2Lightly dust a work surface with icing sugar and knead each colour (separately) until smooth. Wrap red mixture in clingfilm.
3. Step 3Roll out the white mixture to a rough 10 x 18cm rectangle. Cut lengthways into 5mm thick strips. Loosely cover with clingfilm to prevent drying out. Repeat with red mixture.
4. Step 4Working quickly (and keeping as much covered as you can), arrange strips side, alternating colours and lightly pressing together to stick. Don’t worry if a strip breaks, simply squeeze back together with a little water.
5. Step 5Using a rolling pin, gently roll out the striped rectangle to about 3mm thick. Stamp out shapes using festive cutters, re-rolling and stamping trimmings (the colours will merge the more they are rolled). Transfer to the lined sheets. Stamp a rough 5mm hole in the top of each bauble using the tip of a piping nozzle or metal straw.
6. Step 6Leave at room temperature overnight to dry and harden. To display, thread food-safe string or ribbon through the holes and hang.

TO STORE

Keep in an airtight container at room temperature, or on display for up to 3 months.

Per bauble:

Calories: 87
Protein: 0g
Total fat: 0g
Saturates: 0g
Carbs: 22g
Total sugars: 21g
Fibre: 0g

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