AGAR AGAR

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Clear Layer
4 cups (960ml) water
2 tbsp agar-agar powder
½ cup (110g) sugar
¼ tsp rose essence

Instructions

Prepare an 8”x8” pan, 7”x5½ pan, and a small heart shape (or any other shape) cookie cutter.
Prepare the red layer first. Bring water to a boil in a medium sized saucepan. Add sugar and agar-agar, stirring constantly until sugar and agar-agar dissolve, about 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in rose essence and red food coloring. Turn off heat. Pour agar-agar mixture into 8”x8” pan. Allow agar-agar to set in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
Unmold agar-agar and place it on a cutting board. Using cookie cutters, cut out shapes. Place cut-out shapes in desired arrangement back onto the 8”x8” pan and the 7”x5½” pan.
Now, prepare the clear layer. Bring water to a boil in a medium sized saucepan. Add sugar and agar-agar, stirring constantly until sugar and agar-agar dissolve, about 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in rose essence. Pour agar-agar mixture into pans with cut-out shapes. Shapes may move about slightly. Use a fork or chopsticks to straighten the shapes if necessary. Allow agar-agar to set in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
Unmold and cut into squares or shapes as desired. Serve cold.