milk_lover
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Good news, ladies and gentlemen. Now I can tolerate the generic gelatin powder with no issues. Maybe this thread will help others who have problems with the regular gelatin powder.
I did my coffee latte with gelatin the old way (i.e., mixing everything together and warming it until it reaches boiling) and then I used a strainer to test if the gelatin was dissolved. It turned out it was not dissolved completely. When I strained it and drank it, I had no issues, which led me to think complete dissolving of the gelatin is a must in my case if I want to avoid gelatin induced serotonin.
The trick is summarized in two words: blooming and not boiling.
In details, I put little cold liquid in a cup or bowl with enough surface area and then sprinkle the powder onto the liquid evenly and let it sit for at least 10 minutes if it's water or 20 minutes if it's milk. After the time passes, I whisk it to form a uniform paste.
Now you can go about this in two ways. You can either add extra liquid and then warm the mixture on the stove without boiling it while stirring it. Or warm the rest of the liquid separately and then add it on top of the uniform paste of gelatin and then stir it well for complete dissolving. I prefer the second method because you can avoid any potential boiling of the gelatin.
When I do the new method and use the strainer, I almost don't see any clumping or undissolved gelatin left in the strainer and it doesn't give me any problems if I don't use the strainer. It might be old news for some of you guys, but it was like a revelation to me :)
I did my coffee latte with gelatin the old way (i.e., mixing everything together and warming it until it reaches boiling) and then I used a strainer to test if the gelatin was dissolved. It turned out it was not dissolved completely. When I strained it and drank it, I had no issues, which led me to think complete dissolving of the gelatin is a must in my case if I want to avoid gelatin induced serotonin.
The trick is summarized in two words: blooming and not boiling.
In details, I put little cold liquid in a cup or bowl with enough surface area and then sprinkle the powder onto the liquid evenly and let it sit for at least 10 minutes if it's water or 20 minutes if it's milk. After the time passes, I whisk it to form a uniform paste.
Now you can go about this in two ways. You can either add extra liquid and then warm the mixture on the stove without boiling it while stirring it. Or warm the rest of the liquid separately and then add it on top of the uniform paste of gelatin and then stir it well for complete dissolving. I prefer the second method because you can avoid any potential boiling of the gelatin.
When I do the new method and use the strainer, I almost don't see any clumping or undissolved gelatin left in the strainer and it doesn't give me any problems if I don't use the strainer. It might be old news for some of you guys, but it was like a revelation to me :)