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.
Today I want to treat you to pumpkin pie! Fast, inexpensive and very tasty! A 250 ml glass was used, as indicated in the original recipe, but each ingredient was also weighed. Come in, treat me!
Dear friends, I want to offer you a very tender, softened, light, thin, delicious pie with autumn apples. It is prepared very quickly. Always delight your loved ones with its delicate taste.
So again it’s time to warm up thick soups. From the name it is clear that the soup originated in Hungary, with its ubiquitous paprika, and then smoothly “flowed” to neighboring countries and became the famous Czech soup, which is sometimes served in a bread “plate”. Soup with a very bright taste and wonderful aroma of meat, paprika, tomatoes and garlic, thick and hearty, can replace a whole lunch, and you can have dinner with this soup. I recommend it!
So autumn has come. I wanted a pie. Let’s cook with me soon. Take flour for the dough to begin with. I’ll sift it and add vanilla. The pie turns out fragrant, blueberry, pleasant. Quickly cut, invite all your friends!
I want to offer another jam, this time from zucchini with citrus and ginger. This jam will delight you on a cold autumn evening over a mug of hot tea, and you are not afraid of any cold!
A spicy, moderately sweet aspic pie, the dough is made from whole-grain flour with the addition of spices: cardamom, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg. Apple and pear pie with lemon juice. Fragrant, the most autumnal and soulful.
For the first time I come across such cakes that are prepared only on proteins and with a lot of cream. As a result, they turn out to be denser than a biscuit made from whole eggs, and quite moist. Impregnation was not required. And again! Be sure to use some kind of flavor additive or flavor to avoid the smell of eggs. Berries in the cream can be added seasonally or according to preferences. I liked this pie better on the second day, after stabilization in the refrigerator.