What is the best icing recipe for Freddie?

What is the best icing recipe for Freddie?

Icing Consistency is very important to success when using Freddie.  If icing is too thin, it will spread and run off the cookie.  If it is too thick, it will not flood fill inside the outline.  The instructions and recipe below is one way to achieve the proper consistency.  However, any recipe or technique that produces a similar consistency will also work.  Finally, there is a range of acceptable consistency.  There is no need to make it perfectly the same every time.  The calibration we recommend before starting a job with any new batch of icing will measure the spread of the icing and automatically adjust some settings.  Others are adjusted automatically.

Ingredients

48g meringue powder (1/3c)     (Brand = Royal Batch Meringue Powder)    
175g (3/4 cup) water. Tip! Start with slightly less water.  You can always add more.
2 lbs powdered sugar (907g)

 
Note:  This will be enough to fill two icing tubes and ice approximately 35x 3.5” cookies
 
Making Icing
 
1. Measure out 1/3c (48g) of meringue powder.  Add 175g (3/4 cup) of warm/hot water.  Whisk briskly until it is mixed up completely and the mixture is frothy.

2.  Add 2 lbs. (907g) of powdered sugar.

3. Mix it up for two minutes with the power mixer.

4. After mixing, you may need to stir in any powder from the sides/bottom into the mixture using a spatula.

5. Pour the mixture into a sealable container and let it sit covered for several minutes to let the bubbles come to the surface.  After the bubbles come to the surface you can pop them with the spatula. 

 
Recommended Icing Thickness.
Icing should be “flood” consistency, instead of outline or dip consistency. You’ll know you have achieved the proper consistency if when you cut the icing with a spatula it takes 15-20 seconds to settle. Or if you spoon out the icing and let it drop back into the bowl it should come off the spoon in ribbons.  

Note:
We recommend Royal Batch Meringue Powder for best results.  Use of other brands may result in a different consistency.  To achieve the proper consistency you may have to adjust the amount of water.

Article ID: 092925

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