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 name speaks for itself. Tender, melting rolls in the mouth, covered with transparent milk glaze, I bake them very often and with different fillings: marmalade, jam, fruit or just like buns. The dough is kneaded in a bread maker, so the cooking process does not take much time!
This year, as mini-gifts for family and friends for the New Year, I decided to make boxes with delicious homemade marmalade. It is prepared quite simply and does not require special expenses.
I really like cheese tortillas. I don’t remember where, but I saw a recipe for cheesecakes with marmalade. I tried it – very tasty. If your children or grandchildren do not really like cheesecakes, try this option, perhaps it will be interesting for children. I’m not a kid, but I like to eat them. Delicious, unusual!
I had lemon marmalade, and I thought, why not try to make frosting from it. I tried it, it turned out delicious and fragrant! Great for cakes, cookies and pastries. That’s how a very interesting, unusual, delicious glaze was prepared according to this recipe!
I suggest you try to make marmalade from red currants. When there is going to be a lot of harvest, and compote and jelly from red currant are already tired, then such marmalades will help you out. They turn out sour, very tasty with sweet tea.
According to this principle, you can make marmalade from different fruits: peaches, pears, apples, plums, pineapple. As a preparation for the preparation of confectionery or just for breakfast, tea.
I love all kinds of cookies, especially cottage cheese, it’s just a fairy tale. I want to offer you not just delicious, but also healthy cookies. The dough based on cottage cheese and oat flakes, the filling is also made of cottage cheese and fragrant marmalade, give pleasure and benefit both adults and children, and are prepared very quickly and easily.
It’s quince season. You will say that this fruit is not to your taste… I suggest making quince marmalade, and you will fall in love with this fruit. Moreover, we will prepare not just marmalade, but a gift for the new year. By the way, the Russian name marmalade comes from the Portuguese word marmela, which translates as quince.