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.
Baking is always delicious, beautiful pastries are many times tastier… Therefore, I often try to surprise with modeling, sometimes thematically decorating fillings… How do you like these salmon pies? Fish pies? A great addition, an “ideal pair” for pies will be the preparation of fish broth “Rooster Ear”.
Dishes made from seasonal vegetables. The recipe does not use meat, but meat eaters will like it, because all the ingredients complement each other so perfectly.
Delicious, crumbly cookies with a slight taste of mint and pieces of chocolate. The summer this year was terrible, there was almost no summer. But a lot of mint grows in autumn. And so it turned out in autumn – mint cookies.
It is relevant for a holiday, during the visit of unexpected guests, and just to please yourself and your loved one on weekends (gray, autumn) days. This marinade was used twice, so the first portion left quickly!
The most delicious oatmeal cookies I’ve ever tasted. It is soft, crumbly, does not harden for a long time. Great for a family tea party. I give it to the kids so they can take it with them to school for a snack. Instead of prunes, you can take any fruit or dried fruits.
In my childhood, my mother cooked quince jam with walnuts. The jam turned out to be incredibly fragrant, but most of all I liked the nuts in this jam, which were soaked in quince syrup. The only negative for me, the jam was very sweet. But last year I found the perfect option for myself – I added cranberries, the acid of which balances the taste. And ginger! I really love it when sharp pieces of ginger come across in sweet jam! Come in, cook and help yourself!
In the last days of autumn, I want to treat you to an incredibly fragrant and tender pie with pears and tangerines. I cook this pie very often, it is made on the basis of a cake from a famous chef, it can be cooked with cranberries, apples and generally with any fruits and berries that you wish, even with frozen ones. And most importantly, it is prepared very quickly and there are always products for it at home.