🧈 Silk Gel: creating textures and innovative plant-based butters
In modern cooking and molecular gastronomy, texture is everything. Whether structuring an emulsion, creating a creamy base or turning oil into stable plant-based butter, Special Ingredients Silk Gel is an ideal ally for professional chefs and pastry chefs.
What is Silk Gel?
Silk Gel is an innovative plant-based gelling and stabilising agent.
It modifies the consistency of fatty liquids, creating velvety, stable, creamy textures without changing flavour.
Its professional formulation suits hot and cold applications, providing consistent, high-quality results.
Benefits of Silk Gel
- 🔬 High stability: maintains structure across varying temperatures.
- 🌱 Entirely plant-based: ideal for vegan recipes.
- 🧈 Versatile: makes emulsions, creams and natural oil-based butters.
- 👨🍳 Easy to use: integrates into sweet and savoury preparations.
- ⚖️ Precise, predictable dosage: ideal for professional catering.
Applications
Silk Gel is used throughout modern gastronomy:
- In contemporary patisserie for light ganaches or plant-based butters.
- In gourmet cooking to stabilise sauces or dressings.
- In mixology to give body to liquids or aromatic toppings.
Why choose it?
Unlike other thickeners or gelling agents, Silk Gel leaves the finished product’s colour and aroma unchanged. The result is natural, elegant and professional, with a silky, creamy mouthfeel.
👉 Discover Special Ingredients Silk Gel in our official store:
Silk Gel collection
Ingredients used in this recipe
🧈 Silk Gel: creating textures and innovative plant-based butters
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In modern cooking and molecular gastronomy, texture is everything. Whether structuring an emulsion, creating a creamy base or turning oil into stable plant-based butter, Special Ingredients Silk Gel is an ideal ally for professional chefs and pastry chefs.What is Silk Gel?Silk Gel is an innovative plant-based gelling and stabilising agent. It modifies the consistency of fatty liquids, creating velvety, stable, creamy textures without changing flavour. Its professional formulation suits hot and cold applications, providing consistent, high-quality results.Benefits of Silk Gel🔬 High stability: maintains structure across varying temperatures.🌱 Entirely plant-based: ideal for vegan recipes.🧈 Versatile: makes emulsions, creams and natural oil-based butters.👨🍳 Easy to use: integrates into sweet and savoury preparations.⚖️ Precise, predictable dosage: ideal for professional catering.ApplicationsSilk Gel is used throughout modern gastronomy:In contemporary patisserie for light ganaches or plant-based butters.In gourmet cooking to stabilise sauces or dressings.In mixology to give body to liquids or aromatic toppings.Why choose it?Unlike other thickeners or gelling agents, Silk Gel leaves the finished product’s colour and aroma unchanged. The result is natural, elegant and professional, with a silky, creamy mouthfeel.👉 Discover Special Ingredients Silk Gel in our official store: Silk Gel collection
Ingredients
- 100g olive oil
- 16g Silk Gel
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Method
- Add the Silk Gel to the olive oil.
- Heat gently.
- Pour the oil into a mould.
- Leave to cool overnight.