{"id":175,"date":"2017-04-02T17:31:52","date_gmt":"2017-04-02T22:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homesteadinginthecity.kleinmartin.com\/?p=175"},"modified":"2017-04-02T17:31:52","modified_gmt":"2017-04-02T22:31:52","slug":"caramelized-sugar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homesteadinginthecity.kleinmartin.com\/?p=175","title":{"rendered":"caramelized sugar"},"content":{"rendered":"

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While making the Italian Meringue Buttercream, I was also trying out a \u2026 I guess it\u2019s a technique for making granulated caramelized sugar. This was forwarded to me by a friend who knows we like to bake and brew, and it looked really intriguing.<\/p>\n

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The first thing I did was say too much sugar for a test! So I only used 6 cups. I probably should have used a lot less, but I was ok with that. I also lowered the temp by 25 degrees, because I was pretty sure I wouldn\u2019t be as careful with it as the author wanted me to be. The color changes were pretty subtle, as you can see.<\/p>\n

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I didn\u2019t get any liquid in the edges, but I got little balls of molten sugar rolling around, and I will not mention what they looked like. I removed them and gave them to The Boy, who was ok with eating them.
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\nThe color took forever to get from a white to an ivory, then to a very very very pale beige. I don\u2019t think the temperature reduction of 25 degrees was responsible for that. It took over 4 hours, all totaled, and the result, while good, wasn\u2019t worth to me the babysitting required to make sure it didn\u2019t turn into a lump. I could see how if I were a professional baker and I needed something to push my products over the edge, this may be worth it, but even then, the taste is so subtle, I doubt it. Anything that\u2019s going to be transformed again, like through baking or brewing, I may as well make syrup. It\u2019s easier and the taste is stronger.<\/p>\n

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So I will not be attempting this again. Although, we have 2 quarts of it, so who knows if I will be addicted to it in the future. That said, it\u2019s on Amazon for over $2.50 an ounce, so it\u2019s not worth buying if you really want it.<\/p>\n

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