Im new at baking and I want to make Buckeyes, but it calls for confectioners sugar, Is it the same as regular sugar or powdered suger?
2006-12-14 06:06:35 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Confectioners' sugar and powdered sugar are the same thing - there is no difference. I believe it is a regional thing on which term is used in recipes.
In the northwest, where I live, we call it powdered sugar and use that term in our recipes. I noticed that most of the southern cookbooks call it confectioners' sugar. In Canada and England, it is called icing sugar.
It is no different than the terms used for butter. On the west coast, that is where I am from, we say cubes of butter. On the east coast they say sticks of butter. There are probably a lot more cooking terms that are used regionally, but that is all I could thing of right now.
Substitutes: Mix 1 cup granulated sugar plus 1 tablespoon corn starch in blender until powdery.
2006-12-14 06:10:30 · answer #1 · answered by Steve G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Confectioners', powdered, or icing sugar is granulated sugar that has been beaten, crushed, trampled, stomped, trodden, squashed, and ground into a fine powder. Because it tends to form clumps, confectioners' sugar is augmented with about 3 percent cornstarch to keep it loose and flowing.
Confectioners' sugar is ground to different degrees of fineness, the most common of which are XXX, XXXX, and 10X, where the grains are finer as the number of Xs increases.
Because confectioners' sugar dissolves almost instantly, it is generally used in dishes and recipes that don't require cooking, such as icings, sauces, and some candies. You can cook with confectioners' sugar, but very few people do. First, it is about twice as expensive by weight as granulated sugar. Then you have to use 1-3/4 cups for every cup of granulated sugar, making it nearly twice as expensive again.
2006-12-14 06:10:35 · answer #2 · answered by aw03172001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
confectioners' sugar and powdered sugar are the same thing.
It's finely ground sugar with a little bit of corn starch mixed in
You can substitute for it if you put regular sugar and a little bit of corn starch in a blender (not a food processor) and blend it. I'm not sure fo the exact proportion though.
But it's hard to get that blended to the very fine consistency of powdered sugar, so if you can, buy powdered sugar
2006-12-14 06:42:19 · answer #3 · answered by Paul 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the same as powdered sugar. It's extremely finely ground sugar with some corn starch to prevent caking.
2006-12-14 06:09:40 · answer #4 · answered by Kat H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just got done making a batch of those yesterday.
It's Powdered sugar. You don't want to use regular sugar because the grain isn't fine enough.
FYI- when coating them in chocolate, make sure you use the double boiler method for melting your chocolate so it stays liquidy. Microwaved chocolate hardens too fast and when it cools, even slightly, it won't want to stick to your peanut butter insides.
Good luck!
2006-12-14 06:18:38 · answer #5 · answered by NekuYasha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Powered sugar.
2006-12-14 06:14:37 · answer #6 · answered by littlemomma 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's powdered sugar.
I love Buckeyes, and always use a little parafin in my recipe to make the chocolate adhere to the peanut butter. I also use crunchy PB instead of smooth.
2006-12-14 06:09:47 · answer #7 · answered by kja63 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
powdered sugar
2006-12-14 07:00:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
powdered sugar
2006-12-14 06:21:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is powdered sugar.
2006-12-14 06:34:19 · answer #10 · answered by ~MIMI~ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋