How to make a pastry bag at home with your own hands to make delicious cakes and pastries? To do this, you only need a few available materials. Any housewife can find a plastic bag, a plastic bottle or oiled paper. These materials make a good temporary substitute for professional equipment.
DIY cellophane pastry bag
The simplest version of a homemade confectionery device. To make it, you only need a strong plastic bag IR and scissors. It is best to use a ziplock bag; it is easier to squeeze the cream out of it. First, fill the bag tightly with cream, then cut off the tip. After this, the homemade pastry bag is completely ready for use. Its main advantage is that it is cheap - you can use it and throw it away immediately.Cellophane files are well suited because they are more durable than regular bags.
If you need to make an inscription on the cake or a subtle pattern, pierce the bag filled with cream with a needle.
Paper bag
To make it you will need parchment paper, which is used for baking. Plain paper is not suitable because it quickly gets wet and tears.
Cut a triangle out of paper and roll it into a cone. The edges of the paper should fit tightly to each other so that the cream does not penetrate between them. Bend the top edges down slightly so that the cone does not fall apart. There shouldn't be a hole at the bottom. First fill the cone with cream, and then cut off the tip.
Fabric bag
To make it, you need a dense fabric so that cream does not penetrate into the small holes between the fibers. Cut a triangle out of it and sew a cone. The seam should be on the outside, then it will not get clogged with cream. Sew a nozzle into the bag from plastic bottle or purchased separately in a store.
A shaped nozzle can be made from a plastic cap. Just cut out a certain shape on it.
Homemade pastry bags can help out 1-2 times. But if you often prepare pastries, it is still better to buy a real bag in the store. It is much more convenient, and you can purchase a kit with different attachments for it.
Pastry bag for cake
Professional pastry bags for cream - indispensable tool in the work of a pastry chef, professional or amateur, as well as any chef. The VTK Confectionery Supermarket offers a wide assortment of this reliable and high-quality equipment for decorating baked goods and other desserts and dishes. This piece of utensil is used in the manufacture of sweets: for icing, for cupcakes or meringues, and in interaction with other products - for example, mayonnaise, creamy cheese, curd mass, pates.
- Single or reusable;
- paper, polypropylene, polyurethane, silicone, fabric.
Exist different sizes: large, medium, small (they can be trimmed).
Inexpensive pastry bags: how to choose
The disposable piping bag is often preferred by home crafters for its affordable price. Polyethylene or silicone ones are cheaper, impregnated paper ones are more expensive; both become deformed after a single use. These bags are easy to use: they are disposed of after use and do not require maintenance. Can be sold complete with or without attachments; however, the tips can be reused.
Disposable cream bags can be bought anywhere, their main advantages are price and availability. The disadvantage is that it is inconvenient to work with dough (for example, for profiteroles) - it is not easy to regulate the amount of dough coming out.
Finding the right and convenient reusable cream bag is more difficult. It can be made of silicone or impregnated fabric, equipped with a variety of attachments: different in diameter and shape of the hole, purpose - for icing, dough or cream. The disadvantage of this type is the need for care, washing and drying (VTK sells devices for drying silicone and fabric “cones”). The attachment method is internal or external, there are adapters.
Pastry bag: buy in Russia
It’s easier to buy a professional pastry bag where you can find it big choice and all types of products are in stock. For example, a culinary cone made of silicone, which is praised by professionals. These do not become deformed as a result of boiling and drying, are protected from seams coming apart, dry quickly, and are easy to clean from product residues.
In order to profitably buy high-quality pastry bags in an online store, it is better to focus not only on the material and type of the product itself, but also on the range of related products available - adapters, adapters, nozzles, stands.
Where to buy a pastry bag in Moscow? At VTK: pickup is available (Sheremetyevskaya, 85, building 1) or free delivery within the city (from 5,000 rubles). For residents of other cities in Russia, we offer to order them with delivery throughout the country:
- by mail, EMS and others transport companies- with a minimum order amount of 2000 rubles.
- You can also deliver abroad - in the CIS or anywhere in the world - orders from 4000.
Payment: in cash to the courier or upon pickup, by card, through Yandex cash desk or Sberbank online.
Cooks of all times and peoples always come up with all sorts of useful things for the household to make their own work easier. These rightfully include a pastry bag, which allows the cook to express and consolidate his own imagination in the preparation of certain dishes, especially baked goods. And some cakes even look like real works of art. Because, using a pastry bag, you can not only draw all sorts of flower petals, but also create real “oil paintings” (both directly and figurative meaning this phrase).
Usage history
No one knows for sure when and where this kitchen “gadget” appeared. The first information about its use is found in ancient cookbooks, when cakes and pastries became fashionable at the royal courts in Europe. Even then, during the Renaissance, cooks could not imagine baked goods and some other products for royal tables without proper decoration. Mostly berries, fruits, cream and figures made from it were used. Probably, it was then that it occurred to one of the cooks to figuratively squeeze the whipped cream out of a linen bag. The pastry bag (or rather, its ancient ancestor) gained further popularity with the formation of the bourgeoisie as a class. To this day, many cakes and cupcakes - a favorite delicacy of the bourgeoisie - are difficult to imagine without elaborate patterns. On modern kitchens The use of this device is quite widespread. And any housewife who loves to bake uses it with pleasure and consistency.
How to make a pastry bag?
But what should those novice cooks do who have not yet acquired such “light artillery” in their arsenal, but urgently need to decorate their baked goods before guests arrive? There is an exit. Let's try to make a pastry bag with our own hands. It is done quite simply. The principle of pressing and squeezing is used, while the sweet mass is pushed out in the direction you need and in the required volume.
From the package - the most primitive
Take a thick and transparent plastic bag (preferably with a zip fastener). Uncover and fill with the cream prepared in advance (we do this with a spoon). We fasten or tighten the filled bag at the top. Cut off a small piece from one of the bottom corners. Press carefully and start decorating the cake.
Made from wax paper
Using pastry parchment, we produce a disposable device for decoration. To do this, cut out a triangle from paper, large enough, and roll it into a cone. We bend the edges from above to the center, thus securing the structure. Cut off the bottom to create a hole through which the cream will flow. Below, at the neck, you can also cut out a figured piece (you get some semblance of a figured nozzle). We fill the structure with cream and begin to decorate the baked goods prepared in advance.
Made from fabric - durable
The fabric version already resembles a professional device sold in stores. You can easily sew it yourself. Use fabric that washes well and does not fade (for example, teak). We cut out a triangle from the fabric, roll it into a cone and sew it together. bottom corner cut to fit the insert nozzle. There is no need to turn the bag inside out - the seams should be on the outside.
Nozzles for pastry bags
They are sold in abundance in stores. But since you sewed a fabric bag with your own hands, you can make the attachments in the same way. So, we make shaped removable attachments for our bag. Take a plastic drink bottle with a neck. We cut off the neck, and cut out a hole in the lid of any planned shape (it’s more convenient to do this by marking it in advance with a marker).
The hole can be in the form of a snowflake, crown, or star. For work we use an ordinary stationery knife. Next, insert the nozzle into the hole in the bag and screw it on with a lid with a slot.
Fill eclairs with cream. If there is no such product, then you can create it yourself. How to make a pastry syringe with your own hands? This work can be done using various available materials.
Terms of use
The set with a culinary syringe has various attachments:
- Smooth cut.
- Oblique cut.
- With teeth.
- With stars.
The attachments allow you to create wonderful culinary masterpieces. Syringes are needed to decorate cakes with various designs - flowers, leaves, inscriptions, mesh, borders. To create a rose, you need to take a piece of sponge cake, align the edges, put it on a fork and coat it with cream. Then you can do the petals. You need to take the fork into left hand, gradually turn over, and with the right hand - create petals. You need to make small petals in the center, and larger and higher ones at the edges. Use another fork to remove the rose and place it in Right place cake.
The cone-shaped nozzle is used to create leaves. A device with a flattened end allows you to get bows, ruffles, and lambrequins. There are attachments for creating smooth and grooved stripes. They allow you to create a wicker basket. Narrow nozzle with an even cut is used to create an inscription and obtain a lace pattern, smooth, wavy lines. You can make other decorations as well. The cake will be more beautiful if you use different colors.
Polyethylene
You can make a confectionery syringe from polyethylene with your own hands. The material should be dense and transparent, with a zip fastener. For this work you will need scissors. The procedure is performed based on the following steps:
- You need to open the package and fill it with cream.
- Then you need to fasten the clasp or secure the bag with a knot.
- Then you should cut off the corner of the bag.
This product is not considered multifunctional. For example, it is unlikely that it will be possible to achieve the same thickness. This also applies to figured jewelry. But if there is no other choice, then such a bag is suitable for decorating a cake.
Paper
A DIY paper syringe provides more options. The base can be pastry parchment. For thick paper, a shaped corner can be used as a nozzle. To get the product, you need to cut out a triangle and roll it into a cone.
There should be no gaps between the layers of paper, as cream can pass through them. Then you need to fix the edges on top, bending them towards the center. The bag should be filled to the top. Be sure to cut off a corner: the hole will serve to squeeze out the cream. The device can be used to decorate cakes.
Plastic bottle
A DIY pastry syringe made from a plastic bottle will allow you to create beautiful roses and other decorations. You will need a shaped nozzle from a plastic bottle. To create the product you will need a knife, marker, and pastry bag.
The procedure involves performing the following actions:
- Cut off the neck of a plastic bottle.
- Draw the desired pattern on the lid and then cut it out.
- It is necessary to screw the lid on the neck and secure the shaped nozzle to the made bag.
This completes the DIY pastry syringe. Using this method, you can create several attachments so that you can perform various decorations cakes In addition to the lid, the attachments can be nasal spray caps.
Fabric use
You can make another pastry syringe with your own hands. It will be much easier to do this job with a photo. The device can be sewn from fabric. The material should be easy to wash. It is advisable to purchase White color, since colored ones can shed. Dense teak is ideal, as it is durable, natural, and easy to disinfect at elevated temperatures..
You need to cut a triangle out of the material and sew 2 sides. The size of the product can be any, the main thing is that the required portion of cream fits into it. The top should be cut to the size of the attachments that will be used. Both purchased attachments and homemade ones are suitable for this.
The seams need to be turned up and hemmed. It is advisable to work on sewing machine, because this way the product will be reliable. The device is ready to decorate the cake. It can be reused if washed and dried after each procedure.
Using a mayonnaise packet
A mayonnaise bag will help replace a pastry syringe. It is necessary to cut off the bottom of the package and then wash the product inside and out. The other part has a hole for squeezing out the cream. This option will allow you to perform even simple, but beautiful jewelry. Packages from other products, for example, condensed milk, jam, mustard, are also suitable for this. Only the product must be absolutely clean.
Applying a file
To obtain a pastry device, you can use a stationery file. This product is more suitable for disposable. Its corner part must be filled with cream, and the corner must be cut off. By pressing on the contents, you can decorate the cake.
Oilcloth
To create such a product you will need a triangle of oilcloth used on the farm. It is connected with wide tape to form a cone. The corner needs to be cut off so that the nozzle is secured in the hole. This simple device will be used for decorating cakes. Its only drawback is that such a bag is disposable.
Using any of these methods you will get a practical DIY pastry syringe. You can create at home beautiful cakes and cakes. To make decorating work easier confectionery, must be used the following tips:
- When using a bag, patterns should be made with the left hand, and with the right hand you should hold and squeeze it a little.
- You don’t need to immediately start creating complex landscapes; first you need to learn how to create something simple.
- Dots should be applied with a round nozzle.
- The stars are made with a figured nozzle.
- To prevent trembling from tension in your hand when working, use your left hand under your right hand as a support.
- When creating small patterns or inscriptions, the nozzle should be kept close to the baked goods.
Making cakes is interesting activity. It is important to adhere to accuracy and caution. The modern confectionery industry is rich in a variety of decoration products. Store-bought products contain dyes, preservatives, and additives. If you learn how to make cakes yourself, you can enjoy delicious and healthy homemade baked goods. A handmade bag will help decorate your masterpieces, making them even more appetizing.