We often get to use piping bag to create beautiful looks of baked goods, or to garnish. However, it might be a bit of the pain when it comes to choose and use a piping bag or piping tip. So, is a piping bag easier to be manipulated than a piping tube? Personally, I have not used a piping tube before; for a personal reason, I have relatively small hands, so I thought that using a piping bag would be more adjustable for me to have control in creating shapes and details. I must admit that using a piping tube is easier for cleaning; and can be re-used, however, I have found a way to use a piping bag while it allows minimum cleaning.
Besides of a good (durable) piping bag and a piping tip, we will need a piece of plastic wrap.
Instead of directly scooping batter mixture into the piping bag, place dough in the centre of the plastic wrap. To ease putting dough into piping bag, try to create a shape of the cone cylinder. Now, place the piping tip on the tip of dough you just created. Close two sides of wrap by folding over toward centre, and twist the other two ends as if you are wrapping a candy, leaving two strands of twisted wrapping ends on two ends. Pipping tip should be at one of the twisted ends. After all these work, you should have something like this:
Try to squeeze out bubbles and air when twisting. Now, you can put the whole wrapped dough with the tip in the piping bag. Cut the tips of the bag according to fit the size of the piping tip. Having the piping tip pointing to the tip of the bag, gently pull the twisted strands through the hole until the half of the piping tip get pulled out of the hole. Now, gently unwrapped the twisted plastic wrap end which just been pulled through the hole. Then your piping bag should be ready.
When you are done with your piping, you can depose your plastic wrap instead of the whole piping bag!
Besides of a good (durable) piping bag and a piping tip, we will need a piece of plastic wrap.
Instead of directly scooping batter mixture into the piping bag, place dough in the centre of the plastic wrap. To ease putting dough into piping bag, try to create a shape of the cone cylinder. Now, place the piping tip on the tip of dough you just created. Close two sides of wrap by folding over toward centre, and twist the other two ends as if you are wrapping a candy, leaving two strands of twisted wrapping ends on two ends. Pipping tip should be at one of the twisted ends. After all these work, you should have something like this:
When you are done with your piping, you can depose your plastic wrap instead of the whole piping bag!
