Sugar

I bought a 4 pound bag of Domino sugar back in August. It says it is good until July '23. It is hard as a rock and I cannot pound the lumps out even with a mallet. I stored it in a cool dry plac...

In recipes that blend eggs into a sauce - like custard - sugar has a chemical role in helping to disperse the egg protein throughout the solution before it hardens. Is there a substitute to sugar...

There's been lots of discussion about preparing a tomato based sauce here on CH, especially since we're cooking a lot more lately. My family is from about 20 minutes north of Naples. The regi...

How to make caramel at home easily, any tips?

hi guys, i was watching Nigella Feasts the other night and she made this dish that i have never seen or heard of before. it's basically: take bread, rip into smallish pieces, put in bowl, boil m...

I'm making a recipe that calls for 4 tbsp of caster sugar. Never heard of it. Can I substitute regular sugar for it?

by desserina 7 years ago

I've seen recipes using superfine sugar, some using icing sugar and I just wanted to know what's the difference in the final product? Does it affect the taste or the texture or whatever? Thanks! xo

Hello! I have a question. I am trying to heavily cut sugar out of my diet. A recipe I am making for dinner calls for dark brown sugar. I bought turpinado instead and used less than what was bei...

Recipes always say to beat softened butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. I can never get this in my kitchenaid. Butter and sugar form a thick paste that coats the walls of the bowl where the bea...

Hello friends! I just came across something in a recipe that I never knew there was any difference in. This recipe calls for both icing sugar and powder sugar. Can any of you share with me what the...

Trying to buy it. Cannot find it. Some Belgian site will sell it to me if I add $47.50 in stuff I don't need. C'mon Hounds, you've never failed me. I'm in Tucson, so online is the only deal.

I know that high fructose corn syrup is cheaper than cane sugar but why now in almost 2018? I have always been able to tell the difference in taste with Coca Cola with cane sugar only vs corn syrup...

by sku 13 years ago

Many thanks to anyone who can help me with this. I have a recipe which lists sugar and cake flour in ounces. As I don't have a scale, I need to convert to cups/tablespoons. Does anyone know the ...

Is it normal to get more volume of simple sirup than the initial water contribution? I just made a rich simple sirup for the first time (3 cups sugar dry weight to 1.5 cups water liquid weight.)I g...

Just put an extra cup of sugar in my pumpkin pie. How bad will it be?

I am looking for a sugar dispenser for a gift. The couple fell in love with the ones they saw all throughout Italy and France. Stainless steel, I think, and the top opened/closed automatically. ...