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Is all (non-confectioners) white sugar granulated? While shopping recently I noticed some bags specifically said granulated sugar, some just said sugar.
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richard-in-cincy
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The large paper bags of sugar in the baking aisle on the bottom shelves are all granulated...
Up on the shelves, there is also a superfine (castor) sugar that's usually in a smaller canister or plastic bag that's used when you need a faster dissolve time. Other sugars, which will be in boxes, cartons, or plastic bags are, confectioners, glazing (confectioners without the cornstarch), cubes, rock, decorative (large or regular grain crystals for topping baked goods, usually colored--the large chunky non-colored crystals are particularly wonderful sprinkled on top of pie crusts before baking), sugar cones, kluentje (a large chunk German tea sugar related to rock sugar) and others.
Up on the shelves, there is also a superfine (castor) sugar that's usually in a smaller canister or plastic bag that's used when you need a faster dissolve time. Other sugars, which will be in boxes, cartons, or plastic bags are, confectioners, glazing (confectioners without the cornstarch), cubes, rock, decorative (large or regular grain crystals for topping baked goods, usually colored--the large chunky non-colored crystals are particularly wonderful sprinkled on top of pie crusts before baking), sugar cones, kluentje (a large chunk German tea sugar related to rock sugar) and others.
I'd be more concerned when it only says "sugar" or "granulated sugar" yet DOESN'T say "pure cane...
sugar".
If it doesn't say it, it doesn't have to be it. In other words, it can be "pure" beet sugar, not "pure" sugar cane. If it doesn't have the word "pure" it can be a blend of anything. Beet sugar is typically finer and will not bake up in the exact same way.
sugar".
If it doesn't say it, it doesn't have to be it. In other words, it can be "pure" beet sugar, not "pure" sugar cane. If it doesn't have the word "pure" it can be a blend of anything. Beet sugar is typically finer and will not bake up in the exact same way.
richard-in-cincy
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King Arthur sells it, of course smileys/wink.gif. Have you tried a cake supplies shop?
mariadnoca
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You can make your own in a VM
Don't know, maybe even in a regular blender or FP, though it might scratch the bowl.
Don't know, maybe even in a regular blender or FP, though it might scratch the bowl.
melissa-dallas
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Did you know you can make your own by putting sugar in the blender or processor?
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thanks for all the info
Huh. Not here. A friend was making a yearly birthday cake and it turned out "wrong." She asked for
help and I went through the ingredients with her. The ONLY thing she had changed was to buy all of her ingredients from ALDI's. I had her check the sugar and it didn't say "pure cane sugar"...it just said "pure sugar".
She went out and bought Pillsbury flour, Domino pure cane sugar and remade the cake. It turned out perfectly as it always had. So, at least for her, either one or both of those products changed her cake.
My mom's strudel and her nut bread changed when she tried using "pure sugar" that was "beet" sugar. She went back.
By the way, our 5-lb bags are still 5-lb bags. Perhaps because both of the major sugar companies are in FL?
help and I went through the ingredients with her. The ONLY thing she had changed was to buy all of her ingredients from ALDI's. I had her check the sugar and it didn't say "pure cane sugar"...it just said "pure sugar".
She went out and bought Pillsbury flour, Domino pure cane sugar and remade the cake. It turned out perfectly as it always had. So, at least for her, either one or both of those products changed her cake.
My mom's strudel and her nut bread changed when she tried using "pure sugar" that was "beet" sugar. She went back.
By the way, our 5-lb bags are still 5-lb bags. Perhaps because both of the major sugar companies are in FL?