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Arkansas Granny

(31,517 posts)
Fri Dec 21, 2018, 10:59 AM Dec 2018

Toasted sugar. Has anyone tried this? I've never heard of it before.

Toasting sugar in a low oven allows for a range of caramelization without ever sacrificing its crystalline structure. The result is a sort of "granulated caramel" that can be used in any recipe as a one-to-one substitution for plain sugar. A mere hour of toasting will dramatically tame the sugar's sweetness, while extended periods of time will develop a more intense caramel flavor. So play around and find out what style works best for you.

https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2016/05/dry-toasted-sugar-granulated-caramel-recipe.html

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Toasted sugar. Has anyone tried this? I've never heard of it before. (Original Post) Arkansas Granny Dec 2018 OP
Isn't this called brown sugar? Chipper Chat Dec 2018 #1
Brown sugar is less refined than granulated white sugar and has a molasses content. Arkansas Granny Dec 2018 #2
Most brown sugar today is made by adding molasses to granular sugar Major Nikon Dec 2018 #6
No. Brown sugar is sugar where only some of the plant-material has been removed. DetlefK Dec 2018 #3
I knew I should have taken Home Ec in school Chipper Chat Dec 2018 #4
honest question 912gdm Dec 2018 #5
I do love molasses cookies. Chipper Chat Dec 2018 #7
Thanks! I use brown sugar for my bourbon/ Laura PourMeADrink Dec 2018 #8
I haven't tried this yet, myself. I just stumbled across it online. I don't know how it would work Arkansas Granny Dec 2018 #9
Thanks. I think it's weird how things just disappear off the shelves Laura PourMeADrink Dec 2018 #10

Arkansas Granny

(31,517 posts)
2. Brown sugar is less refined than granulated white sugar and has a molasses content.
Fri Dec 21, 2018, 11:12 AM
Dec 2018

This method toasts granulated white sugar with low heat.

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)
6. Most brown sugar today is made by adding molasses to granular sugar
Fri Dec 21, 2018, 10:43 PM
Dec 2018

You can also make it at home by mixing white refined sugar with molasses.

DetlefK

(16,423 posts)
3. No. Brown sugar is sugar where only some of the plant-material has been removed.
Fri Dec 21, 2018, 11:15 AM
Dec 2018

You start out with sugarcane-juice or sugar-beet-juice and boil it into molasses. The sugar in the molasses crystallizes and you get brown lumps of sugar. If this gets grinded down, that's the brown sugar you can buy. Brown sugar is then further refined and cleaned and you get white sugar.

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
8. Thanks! I use brown sugar for my bourbon/
Sat Dec 22, 2018, 01:41 AM
Dec 2018

Brown sugar glazed salmon. I will try doing what you said. Step one...buy white sugar. Lol

Btw. What ever happened to to dark brown sugar? Have only seen light brown in stores for a long time now.

Arkansas Granny

(31,517 posts)
9. I haven't tried this yet, myself. I just stumbled across it online. I don't know how it would work
Sat Dec 22, 2018, 05:56 AM
Dec 2018

as a substitute for brown sugar. It appears that it's mainly used for adding a caramel flavor to baked goods.

More info here: https://food52.com/blog/20235-how-to-make-and-use-roasted-sugar

As far as dark brown sugar, I see it at the store where I shop though I usually use light brown.

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
10. Thanks. I think it's weird how things just disappear off the shelves
Sat Dec 22, 2018, 11:39 AM
Dec 2018

Sometimes. Like the only chicken broth I like manischewitz kosher disappeared a couple months ago. Maybe they stopped making it but I don't see it in Texas or Connecticut where I'm from.

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