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Marshmallow Eggs

2 tablespoons unflavored gelatin
1/2 cup cold water
2 cups granulated sugar
3/4 cup hot water
1 cup light corn syrup, divided
2 teaspoon vanilla
cornstarch
milk chocolate

Generously grease a 9: pan.
Mix gelatin and cold water; let gelatin absorbed the water.
Combine sugar, hot water, 1/2 cup corn syrup and cook to the soft ball stage (240). Cool slightly.
Beat with mixer at full speed while adding the remaining corn syrup.
Add the gelatin mixture, 1 tablespoon at a time.
Beat 7 to 8 minutes after the last addition of the gelatin.
Add vanilla.
Pour into pan and chill thoroughly.
Dust your hands with cornstarch.
Form pieces of the mixture into eggs and put on wax paper.
Brush cornstarch off eggs.
Let dry 30 or so minutes.
Melt chocolate and pour over eggs.
Let set.
Refrigerate.