Actually…
…now that I think about it, some gelatin may be exactly the thing I need to give me the stand-up cube shape for my vanilla slices. Thanks, Belinda! Did you intend to be a genius when you wrote me this morning?
…now that I think about it, some gelatin may be exactly the thing I need to give me the stand-up cube shape for my vanilla slices. Thanks, Belinda! Did you intend to be a genius when you wrote me this morning?
Hey Joe, have you ever made haupia? It’s usually made with just cornstarch, coconut milk and sugar, though apparently a type of arrowroot was used as the thickener originally. The first time I tried it I (and everyone I fed it to) was vastly surprised that there was no gelatine in it. I’ve made it a few times (in the form of sweet potato haupia pies – although I couldn’t find the traditional Okinawan purple sweet potatoes here so used orange) and it came out smooth, thick, creamy and cold. It kept a clean edge when sliced and wasn’t rubbery, although I expected it to be. I’m excited to see how close the texture of snot blocks is to haupia. Snot blocks… *chuckles*
Hi Jeannine!
I’ve never even heard of that! Fascinating. Where is haupia from?
– Joe
Hawaii. Just Google sweet potato haupia pie and check it out. Like I said, mine were made with orange sweet potatoes, so they don’t have the purple and white thing going, but they tasted great. Haupia can also be chilled in a sheet and cut into cubes to eat as a sort of pudding/candy/sweet.
I shall investigate! Thanks Jeannine!
– Joe
Go for it joe, those suckers need to be able to bounce off the table top to be truely authentic. Cheers Rick
Ha! OK, Rick I’ll do my best!
Cheers,
– Joe