Star-shaped cookies are a great addition to your New Year's or Christmas table. Marzipan stars will decorate the birthday cake. It is best to cut them according to the pattern. But on the festive table, the stars will not necessarily be five-pointed. The number of rays can be any, as well as their length.
It is necessary
- - paper;
- - drawing tools;
- - dough;
- - marzipan mass;
- - icing sugar;
- - food colorings;
- - rolling pin;
- - a sharp knife;
- - aluminum can.
Instructions
Step 1
Make a pattern. It is better to take a thicker paper, especially if you are going to cut out a lot of stars. For a five-pointed star, draw a circle and draw 1 radius from the center. Using a protractor, divide the central corner into 5 equal parts and draw 4 more radii. This will be the length of the beam.
Step 2
Divide each corner between adjacent radii in half. Draw lines through these points and place equal segments on them from the center. Connect the obtained points with the intersections of the radii with the circle. Cut out the star. Since the shape of the sprocket will change slightly during baking, greater accuracy in this case is not required. You can even divide the corners by eye.
Step 3
Sprinkle flour on the table. Roll out the dough to make a flat cake about 0.5 cm thick. Apply a pattern and cut out the stars with a sharp knife. It is better to take a knife with a thin blade. After that, you just have to put the finished figures on a baking sheet and bake the cookies in the oven.
Step 4
You can also make a reusable mold, and in the form of any figurine. Make a pattern out of cardboard according to the described method.
Step 5
Cut off the lid and bottom from the aluminum can. Thin aluminum can be cut very easily even with ordinary scissors. Separate or cut the seam and straighten the side surface.
Step 6
Cut a strip about 2 cm wide from the resulting sheet. Bend it to fit the pattern. Connect the ends with a metal clip with an ordinary stationery stapler. If the length is not enough, cut another strip and attach it to the first one. With this homemade mold, you can cut as many stars as you like.
Step 7
Marzipan stars are cut in much the same way as from dough. Mix the marzipan mass with powdered sugar in a ratio of about 4: 3. Divide the resulting "plasticine" into parts and add food coloring.
Step 8
Roll out the tortillas. It is more convenient to cut out marzipan with a mold, although it is possible with a sharp knife. If you want to decorate the surface of a homemade cake with a large star, cut it out according to the pattern. In this case, the surface of the top cake can be greased, for example, with jam or jam, and a star can be put on top.
