it is one of the ingredients in making ice cream and i have not heard of it until now and i need to know asap. tnks.
2006-10-06 19:47:37 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
This is one of the terms our brothers across the pond (Atlantic and Pacific Oceans use...it is simply granulated sugar. The name is a British and Australian term and is slowly dropping out of use.
2006-10-06 19:58:03 · answer #1 · answered by Frank 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is medium fine sugar.Where I live:in Holland we have two kinds.
White and darkbrown caster sugar.The white one is like normal sugar in taste and the darkbrown has a caramelflavour to it.Always read the recipe good what is needed,what you tend to make will be different if you use the wrong one.But these sugars are great tasting.
Make thin pancakes,cover with butter,put the caster sugar over it.Make a roll of the pancake and:deliciousAlso nice when you also use some of it in the batter.And some cinamon.Surprise yourself Just make it.Greeting:Robbie Holland
2006-10-07 04:58:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Caster Sugar
A granulated sugar produced into very fine textured grains of sugar. Often referred to as "castor" sugar in Britain, this sweetener is an unrefined sugar made from unrefined sugar cane. Since there has been no refining to remove the color or flavor, the sugar has a pale caramel color when melted and is not considered to be a good sugar for baking if the white color is to be retained for the food being created. Otherwise, it provides a finer and somewhat denser texture to the food being baked. Since caster sugar is very fine textured, it is a good choice as a beverage sweetener as the sugar dissolves quickly in liquid. It is also a good sugar to use for making meringues.
2006-10-07 03:00:30 · answer #3 · answered by shiva 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Castor or caster sugar is the name of a very fine sugar in Britain, so named because the grains are small enough to fit though a sugar "caster" or sprinkler. It is sold as "superfine" sugar in the United States. Because of its fineness, it dissolves more quickly than regular white sugar, and so is especially useful in meringues and cold liquids. It is not as fine as confectioner’s sugar, which has been crushed mechanically (and generally mixed with a little starch to keep it from clumping).
If you don’t have any castor sugar on hand, you can make your own by grinding granulated sugar for a couple of minutes in a food processor."
2006-10-07 02:50:32 · answer #4 · answered by catwomanmeeeeow 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
CASTOR SUGAR:
Somewhat finer than US granulated sugar. Similar to US superfine sugar.
I would just use the superfine sugar if your from the states...this is found right with the regular sugar in the grocery store.
Hope your recipe is yummy and comes out well for you.
2006-10-07 08:55:53 · answer #5 · answered by mothernyte 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Superfine sugar. You can make your own. Put your regular sugar in a super high power high speed blender i.e quadblade or higher. Blend your regular sugar for like 2-3 minutes, and you have castor sugar.
2006-10-07 03:15:36 · answer #6 · answered by Haveitlookedat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not superfine sugar. I would call it fine and it's dimension is .35mm. It is used for baking usually.
2006-10-07 02:53:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's superfine sugar.
2006-10-07 02:49:28 · answer #8 · answered by phoenixheat 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
caster sugar in fine grade sugar, about (0.35 mm) across, commonly used in baking, and sweets.
2006-10-07 02:51:07 · answer #9 · answered by junaidi71 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
it depends on where you live...it's called different things... like superfine... 10X...basically it's powdered sugar... nice right out of the box :o)
2006-10-07 02:52:06 · answer #10 · answered by Caroline1505 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋