Category "sugar"

If cookies are made with enough sugar, will they just be chewy caramel?

If one increases the ratio of sugar to flour in the dough of, say, chocolate chip cookies, at what point (if any) will it no longer make chocolate chip cookie

Using sugar when making pizza dough

A lot of the recipes that I've seen on YouTube and different forums have used four main ingredients when making pizza dough - flour, water, yeast, and salt. I'm

Why does my invert sugar always crystallize?

I often use invert sugar as a humectant in confections. The problem is that it always crystallizes after a few days. My recipe is fairly simple. 1 kg refined

Attempt to make praline paste failed -- what should I do differently?

I attempted this recipe: 70 g hazelnuts 100 sugar 1 pinch salt Toast nuts at 400 F for 10 mins.; let cool. Put sugar in a heavy-bottomed saucepan and render i

How to grease a parchment paper for SugarVeil?

How can I grease a parchment paper, for making SugarVeil? Because I want to do my own SugarVeil design. I already tried it with butter for greasing, but after

What is the difference between making a cheesecake with confectioner's sugar vs. normal sugar?

I would like to make a cheesecake with confectioner's sugar and though it's been awhile since I've made cheesecake, I believe I used normal sugar before. Howeve

Brown sugar + Bread =?

So I always put bread in my brown sugar just because that what my mom always did, but I never understood why? I think it's supposed to make the brown sugar not

Having trouble with the sweet & sour sauce recipe

Recipe here: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/19670/sweet-and-sour-sauce-i/ Ingredients: 3/4 cup white sugar 1/3 cup white vinegar 2/3 cup water 1/4 cup soy sauce

why does doughnut powdered sugar seem cool?

Why does the powdered sugar which coats the outside of powdered sugar doughnuts give that amazing cool sensation on your tongue, when the powdered sugar in the

Caster Sugar Substitute

In India, we use fine sugar known as "bura chini (or bura sugar)". Recently, I read a recipe for scones which required caster sugar. While, I am not quite sure

Substitute for jaggery in chutney

I'm making an Indian tomato and ginger chutney. What can I find in Brisbane to use as a substitute for 200 grams of jaggery?

Non-sweet sugar replacement for French macaron

I've been working pretty hard on my macaron game lately and have wanted to make a savory biscuit/shell, however I can't think of what I may be able to replace p

Forgot to add sugar to the dough how can we fix it?

I have a dough rising which I realized was made without sugar. I used pineapple juice so I assume there was some sugar in there but this was supposed to be a sw

Will terrible things happen if I replace part or all of the refined sugar in this recipe with malt extract?

Behold the recipe: https://www.howtocookthat.net/public_html/giant-mars-bar-recipe-milky-way-bar/ I'm planning to make a cake based on the Zero Candy Bar for f

Impact of different sugar types (and substitutes) on ice cream

I am really interested in theoretical fundamentals of ice cream making. Everyone who is a little sophisticated whith homemade ice cream knows, that the are cert

Can I use Granulated sugar instead of White sugar?

I'm making a dark chocolate cake, it calls for white sugar but I have an unopened bag of granulated suagr at home. Can I use that instead to save some money or

Sugar/Citric Acid Coating giving Gummy Bears a Wet Look

So I'm able to make my gummy bear recipe just fine. Its just a simple mix of the following: 1/2 Cup water 1/4 Corn Syrup 1 6oz package of Jell-O Brand gelatin

canning a mustard vinegar sauce

I canned a mustard vinegar sauce that contains granulated sugar and brown sugar plus ketchup. I washed the jars in my dishwasher and cleaned the lids in water a

Correct term for marinating+degorging/macerating at the same time?

Sometimes it makes sense to marinate fruit or vegetables with water-extracting ingredients (sugar,salt,alcohol...) and flavorings (spices or extracts) at the sa

Oat starch to sugar conversion in oat milk

I noticed recently that some commercial oat milks do not have added sweetener but rather say that their sugar content comes from oat starch which was converted