[Sca-cooks] Sugar Plate/Paste; Stained Glass Sugar

[Cindy M. Renfrow]

I've done the former method for small 'windows', but as you say the colors
blend if you try to do a large stained glass 'window this way.

Please explain to everyone why crushed clear candies work well, but
granulated colored sugar does not melt. Also, what have you found to be the
best way of baking these? If baked directly on the pan these will stick &
break. Do you use  parchment paper? Greased or ungreased aluminum foil?

Cindy


>The first method makes it tricky to do large areas of "glass".  The
>second method Is used to make windows in gingerbread houses that you glue
>in place with royal icing.  In my experience, it's quite a pain to mix
>different colours together in a pattern, the edges blurr any way.  If
>your design is made of easy enough components, you can cut them to shape
>and attatch with icing.  You could even backlight it with a candle to get
>a real stained glass window effect!
>