Toasted Sugar - My Nebraska Kitchen

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March 5, 2022 at 2:50 pm #33331
aaronatthedoublef
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Hi,

I know some of you have talked about toasting sugar. I'm looking at a shortbread recipe that uses toasted sugar and brown butter. I've started browning the butter on my own (really nice flavor). But I've been using brown sugar for a while (I think I picked that up from Dorie Greenspan). The hint of molasses is nice.

Has anyone tried shortbread with brown sugar or with toasted sugar? Maybe I'll do both and see.

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March 5, 2022 at 5:35 pm #33334
Mike Nolan
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Chemically, toasted sugar is different from brown sugar, because it is partially caramelized, and caramelization creates hundreds of compounds in sugar, very few of which are in molasses.
March 9, 2022 at 2:46 pm #33355
aaronatthedoublef
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Thanks Mike.

Does anyone have a recipe for toasting sugar?

Say I want to toast 3 lbs. How hot for how long?

Thanks
March 9, 2022 at 3:36 pm #33358
Mike Nolan
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About an hour at 300 degrees.

See toasted sugar recipe
March 12, 2022 at 12:48 pm #33388
aaronatthedoublef
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Thanks again. Hadn't seen this recipe by Stella. I would have just used a half sheet so using a non-metal pan with high sides (less spilling!) will be good too.
March 12, 2022 at 2:38 pm #33389
BakerAunt
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So, how did the recipe turn out, Aaron?
March 13, 2022 at 6:23 am #33399
aaronatthedoublef
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Hi BA. I haven't tried it yet. First week in a new job so not much spare time for this.

Aside from Sundays at the bakery (which stopped because of a remodel) I haven't baked much at home. I need to fix that.
March 13, 2022 at 10:51 am #33402
BakerAunt
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I hope the new job goes well, Aaron.

What was the browned butter for? I made a wonderful apple cake some years past that had a browned butter frosting, and it was SO WONDERFUL
March 13, 2022 at 11:07 am #33403
Mike Nolan
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I've made a browned butter cake, but not lately, it was very good.
March 14, 2022 at 9:45 am #33425
aaronatthedoublef
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BA, the brown butter is for shortbread.
March 14, 2022 at 6:30 pm #33436
cwcdesign
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Claire Saffitz has an amazing brown butter cream cheese frosting that she uses on her carrot cake.
March 15, 2022 at 8:36 am #33451
aaronatthedoublef
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CWC - that is a great idea. I don't make cream cheese frosting because two of my crew do not like it. But I could use this for buttercream.
March 15, 2022 at 7:10 pm #33461
cwcdesign
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Aaron - I couldnât remember if it was buttercream or cream cheese ð¤£ Will said it was CC - I think it would work either way
March 17, 2022 at 5:00 pm #33476
skeptic7
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I like the idea of making toasted sugar while blind baking a pie crust.
March 17, 2022 at 6:14 pm #33477
Mike Nolan
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When I blind bake a pie crust, the oven is at 400 degrees, anything much above 300 and granulated sugar will melt.
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