In culinary and household terms, sugar is called sucrose – an ordinary food sweetener that is obtained by processing sugar cane or sugar beet.
The white color of sugar is achieved during refining, but at the same time its individual crystals remain colorless. Many varieties of sugar contain different amounts of vegetable juice – molasses, which gives the crystals different shades of white color.
Sugar is an indispensable ingredient in many drinks, dishes, confectionery and bakery products. It is a familiar additive to coffee, cocoa and tea; confectionery creams, ice cream, icing and sweets cannot do without it. As a good preservative, white sugar is used in cooking jam, making jelly and other products from fruits and berries. Today, white sugar can be found almost everywhere, even where it is not expected to be found. For example, it may end up in low-fat diet yogurt or sausages, as well as in the manufacture of canned meat.
White sugar on sale is in the form of granulated sugar and refined sugar in pieces. Granulated sugar is packed in bags of different capacity, usually from one to fifty kilograms. Dense polyethylene bags are used, inside of which a film is additionally stretched to protect the contents from moisture and the spillage of crystals. Refined products are packed in cardboard boxes. The high hygroscopicity of white sugar causes certain requirements for its storage. The room where the product is located must be dry, protected from temperature fluctuations. Storing it at high humidity will lead to the formation of lumps. Sugar has the ability to absorb foreign odors, so you should not keep it near products with strong flavors.
White sugar is very high in calories – almost 400 kcal per one hundred grams of the product, and its composition consists entirely of carbohydrates. Therefore, when dieting, it is recommended to limit the use of this product in its pure form (for sweetening coffee or tea) and in the form of various sugar-containing drinks, cakes, cookies, etc.
The season of fresh berries begins, I suggest you prepare a great Breakfast for yourself and your loved ones – pancakes. Strawberry! Tender, flavorful, good with sour cream, nut paste or fruit ice cream!
If you like unsweetened pastries, I recommend you to try a pie with cottage cheese, cheese and sausages. It is not difficult to prepare such a pie. It will serve as an addition to lunch, dinner or a delicious and hearty Breakfast! The highlight of the pie is that its sides are a surprise.
Bright, with a rich taste, delicate, silky texture ice cream. Instead of agar-agar, you can use either gelatin or starch. Instead of cranberries – your favorite berries or a mixture of them. Experiment, choose what you like best.
This dish defies description. In a nutshell-very TASTY. And everyone will add more from themselves. I liked it because it resembles a cupcake, as from childhood, but it is not a flour, but a curd dish. It can and should be served cold! Fluffy, fragrant, juicy – this is how it becomes after aging in the refrigerator.
My mother is a big fan of crosswords, regularly buys herself magazines where they often print recipes and she always shares with me the ones that she particularly liked. And here is one of them – petite, bright pancakes on the fermented baked milk and milk with corn flour!
Today I offer a very tasty and healthy treat made from black currant berries and nuts. Namely, a marmalade roll, which turns out to be moderately sweet, with a pleasant sourness and a wonderful nutty aftertaste.
Tender pies that taste like pudding. Without flour! Since my cottage cheese was wet, I slightly increased the amount of starch. Added another poppy for a spectacular cut. Shape size 24 cm by 16 cm pie Height-3 cm.
This ice cream can be made without an ice cream maker, however, as well as any. Mascarpone can be replaced with cottage cheese, the taste will be of course different, but no less delicious. You can also replace strawberry puree with any other berry or fruit. You can flavor milk (cream) – coffee, mint. Each time there will be a new taste, which is an incredible plus of this ice cream.
