How To Use A Ziploc Bag As A Pastry Bag

I mostly use the disposable plastic.

How to use a ziploc bag as a pastry bag. Plastic sandwich bags are a popular substitute for pastry bags. There are also disposable plastic pastry bags that can be used with your regular tips and tossed in the trash when youre done. Hold it tight so the water wont back out.

Um if you absolutely cannot get a piping bag this is a good option. Then just turn the bag inside out. You can use zip-top bags slider-tip bags or simple sandwich bags that have a fold-over top.

Fill the bag pinch shut turn 45 degrees so bottom edge is pointing directly at floor then cut a hole. Start small cause you can always cut more off but you cannot put more bag on. Try using a 12-inch pastry bags especially for a gingerbread house where a larger bag would get in the way.

So Im gonna show you how to turn an ordinary freezer bag into a piping bag. Then holding the pastry loosely with one hand slowly squeeze the pastry cream-filled piping bag with your dominant hand and squeeze the cream into the pastry. If you have only one pastry tip and no coupler improvise using the tools you have.

It squirts the icing thats left in the bag through the tip or melts it. For decorative designs though try holding the bag at a 45-degree angle. Its great if you want to use the same substance in the bag for multiple applications like frosting a cake.

The first step to using pastry bags is uh owning a pastry bag. MessiET Posted 9 Jul 2008 1217pm. How to Hold a Pastry Bag.