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mellaisbella
True Blue Farmgirl
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melanie
living on Anne of Green
Gables land
Canada
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 Posted - Aug 12 2008 : 06:01:16 AM
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Just wondering.....when baking, how do I use honey instead of sugar?
"learn to watch snails" SARK |
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Back Home Again
True Blue Farmgirl
584 Posts
Audrey
Albuquerque
New Mexico
USA
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Posted - Aug 12 2008 : 8:24:29 PM
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Melanie.....I read your post and had no idea what the answer was but I became curious too, so I typed in...... Honey for sugar in recipes...... in my search bar and a whole bunch of links popped up with substitution answers. Hope this helps!
Until Later,
Audrey
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Aug 12 2008 : 10:42:12 PM
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Natural Sweeteners
Honey consists of several components: fructose, glucose, maltose and sucrose. It is 25 to 50% sweeter than sugar, and has a distinctive flavor. The flavors and colors of honey can vary depending upon the bees' diet--buckwheat honey, for example, is darker and stronger than clover honey. Baked goods made with honey are moist and dense, and tend to brown faster than those made with granulated sugar. Use ¾ cup plus 1 tablespoon honey in place of 1 cup sugar, and reduce the other liquid ingredients by 2 tablespoons. Unless the recipe includes sour cream or buttermilk, add a pinch of baking soda to neutralize the acidity.
http://allrecipes.com/HowTo/Baking-with-Sugar-and-Sugar-Substitutes/Detail.aspx
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
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mellaisbella
True Blue Farmgirl
1862 Posts
melanie
living on Anne of Green
Gables land
Canada
1862 Posts |
Posted - Aug 13 2008 : 4:55:40 PM
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thanks ladies....knew I could count on you all :)
"learn to watch snails" SARK |
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simplyflowers
True Blue Farmgirl
489 Posts
Jamie
Locust Grove
Virginia
USA
489 Posts |
Posted - Aug 14 2008 : 09:31:31 AM
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I love the honey! Zach eats oats or cream of wheat every morning just about. And I use honey as a sweetner along with fresh blueberries or bananas. I also put it on his pancakes or waffles [weekend breakfasts].
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mommatracy
True Blue Farmgirl
490 Posts
Tracy
My. Olive
NC
USA
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Posted - Aug 16 2008 : 1:49:51 PM
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My friend Donna(the gourmet cook!) says reduce half to 3/4. She has been sweetening with honey for 30 yrs. Just this morning we used honey to sweeten our coffee which we got from her. The only thing she uses sugar for is to make fudge. She recently had her fudge raffled off at church for the youth group fundraiser for $30.00!
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Edited by - mommatracy on Aug 16 2008 1:52:58 PM |
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lacisne88
True Blue Farmgirl
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Chelsey
Lake Stevens
Washington
USA
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Posted - Aug 19 2008 : 10:41:52 AM
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I love honey! It is such a great sweet, and much more natural than granulated sugar. I like to buy honey from local honey producers in my state. I would like to start using it to bake as well.
Chelsey
Farmgirl Sister #283
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