Baking Basics

Brown sugar doesn't come directly from a plant. Molasses is added to white sugar to make brown sugar. The white sugar can be either sugar beet or sugarcane sugar. Brown sugar possesses a molasses...

New bakers often find the variety of products available on the shelves of the supermarket or a specialty baking shop quite overwhelming. Even something as simple as sugar comes in granulated,...

Without sugar, our food would be very different. In addition to making food taste sweet, sugar is a tenderizing and leavening agent, can be used to preserve food, helps to brown it and even...

There are many different kinds of sugar on the market today. From the fine, powdery white confectioner's sugar to the rich brown color of dark brown sugar, any style can be found for any...

Brown sugar is a kind of sugar that is only partially refined or not refined at all, so it has a residual amount of molasses in it. Light brown sugar is 3.5 percent molasses and dark brown sugar...

Brown sugar is a common ingredient in baking. It generally consists of sugar crystals that have only been partially refined, or are completely unrefined. Consequently, brown sugar contains some...

Since we are all more cost conscious and more careful of wasting food, here is a quick and easy way to preserve brown sugar.

Have you ever got into the middle of a recipe and realized that you didn't have one of the ingredients? That has happened to me more than I care to admit. It usually happens after the grocery...

If you're in the middle of making up a batch of cookies or a cake, adding the ingredients as you work from a recipe in your cookbook, you may find that you are lacking something and need to make a...

Many times the home baker will need brown sugar for a recipe only to find that it is rock hard. Seemingly nothing will soften it. If there is time, the brown sugar can be softened with gentle...

Baked goods made with brown sugar are rich and delicious. Unfortunately, brown sugar tends to harden and become difficult to work with when it is stored over an extended period of time. It is...

Brown sugar can be a challenge to keep fresh, especially if it is not used often. The secret to fresh brown sugar is proper moisture levels within the container and a tightly sealed storage...

Making brown rice flour is easy, if you have the right tools. In order to make your own flours at home, you will need a mixer or another device that can crack grains. I use a Vita-Mix Brand...

Have you ever been in the middle of baking something, only to reach for the brown sugar and discover that it is one rock hard solid clump? Don't worry. There is a very simple solution to soften...

A brown sugar substitute is a mixture that's utilized when actual brown sugar isn't available for use in a recipe that calls for the sweetener. An ideal substitute utilizes ingredients that easily...

Brown sugar adds a rich sweetness and a chewy texture to baked goods, but you can achieve this end even without brown sugar. Brown sugar in the past was sugar that had yet to have its molasses...

Ahhh the smell of baked apples. This scrumptious treat is for everyone to enjoy.