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.
During the New Year holidays, many people bake gingerbread. And to be honest, I really love them for their aroma and taste, but I don’t like to mess with them. So I chose this recipe, where everything is made much easier, and the taste is simply amazing. In general, the original recipe is called gingerbread cake, but through the whole kitchen I could not find a round shape, as they say “cleaned up, so cleaned up”. So I made it in a cake mold, and it didn’t really look like a cake. Although it did not affect the taste. So if you like chocolate cakes, this recipe will definitely appeal to you.
On the festive New Year’s table, such miniature pastries, in my opinion, will always be in demand. Not only adults, but also little fidgets such small cakes will appeal to you and they will certainly ask you for supplements.
Frosty weekend morning… While everyone is sleeping, basking in warm beds, it’s time to prepare soft, vanilla and orange-scented bars for morning tea or coffee. And when the bars will blush their barrel in the oven, their flavor will catch up to the kitchen all… even those who like to sleep on weekends before lunch…))) As a filling, you can take any jam, but since the New Year is coming, I decided to bake bars with orange curd. Because the New Year is always associated with the smell of tangerines and oranges.
A delicious, juicy salad of zucchini and vegetables will perfectly decorate the everyday table. It is good for meat dishes, and as an independent dish. Not difficult to prepare, it is sure to please you with its harmony and freshness.
Very quick to prepare, but at the same time very tasty and delicate dessert! It will look great on the festive table, and will not affect the figure at all)
