How To Use A Ziploc Bag As A Pastry Bag

Pastry bags are a neat and easy way to frost desserts.

How to use a ziploc bag as a pastry bag. Pivot around the piping tip making sure to fill all the nooks and crannies. Try using a 12-inch pastry bags especially for a gingerbread house where a larger bag would get in the way. Many recipes and baking tutorials call for a device called a coupler inside the pastry bag.

If the tip. Piping is your friend. You dont have to be afraid of piping.

For decorative designs though try holding the bag at a 45-degree angle. If you are using a plastic. Use the right size If you are frosting a large cake and need a lot of icing use a large pastry bag.

MessiET Posted 9 Jul 2008 1217pm. Disposable plastic pastry bags. This alternative method works fine for a quick design but does not offer much of an option for a decorative pattern.

Start small cause you can always cut more off but you cannot put more bag on. Um if you absolutely cannot get a piping bag this is a good option. Ziplock bags are much more common and more widely available so while I do use them a lot a pastry bag really is a better tool when it comes down to it.

It lets you switch the tips attached to the bag without having to emptying its contents first. To be fair there are really 2 kinds of disposable bags. You should be able to feel the cream expand inside the pastry.