Toasted Sugar

[aaronatthedoublef]

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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[Mike Nolan]

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.

[aaronatthedoublef]

Thanks Mike.

Does anyone have a recipe for toasting sugar?

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

Thanks

[Mike Nolan]

About an hour at 300 degrees.

See toasted sugar recipe

[aaronatthedoublef]

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.

[BakerAunt]

So, how did the recipe turn out, Aaron?

[aaronatthedoublef]

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.

[BakerAunt]

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

[Mike Nolan]

I've made a browned butter cake, but not lately, it was very good.

[aaronatthedoublef]

BA, the brown butter is for shortbread.

[cwcdesign]

Claire Saffitz has an amazing brown butter cream cheese frosting that she uses on her carrot cake.

[aaronatthedoublef]

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.

[cwcdesign]

Aaron - I couldn’t remember if it was buttercream or cream cheese 🤣 Will said it was CC - I think it would work either way

[skeptic7]

I like the idea of making toasted sugar while blind baking a pie crust.

[Mike Nolan]

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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