How To Use Plastic Icing Bags

Leave yourself enough empty space at the top to knot clip or tie off with rubber bands.

How to use plastic icing bags. Simply fold the lowerbottom corner of the bag up to the opposite corner of the top of the bag and secure the line with duct tape. Roll the plastic from where the frosting is. Once youve done this step you can fill the bag.

When youre ready to fill the bag grab a tall glass or quart container to stabilize it. Lay it out on your counter and dump a generous dollop of your. Basically you simply put royal icing into neat little plastic wrap pods before putting the pod or bullet into the icing bag.

Bring the tip to where you want the center of the swirl to be. Baking basics videos. Pull the frosting pouch up just a little to be able to squeeze the frosting into the tip of the bag.

Heat a bottle cap over a candle until it becomes soft and malleable. Also I neglected to use a coupler and so the plastic wrap got all in the way of the star tip and it didnt work. Begin by measuring out a small piece of plastic wrap size depends on how much icing you plan to bag place a dollop of icing in the center fold the two opposite corners together diagonally seal the edges then use both hands to spin pod away from your body twisting the ends into a tight seal.

With a spatula take a bit of frosting and place it in the center 1 away from the edge. Fold down the top of the bag over the side of the glass to make a cuff. Twist the top shut and youre all set to pipe and re-use the bag.

Take one side of the plastic wrap and fold it over to the next side matching up the edge your frosting will now be enclosed on the side of the plastic wrap Step 3. Tips you will need. Grab the coupler piece and separate it into two pieces.