2007-01-13 02:29:53 · 8 answers · asked by Avery 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
there are different kinds of sugar.
different grain sizes to be exact. there are at least two kinds with a finer grain than regular sugar, and of course there is powder sugar, wich is ground so fine it is actually a powder, much like flour, only sweet of course.
you usually use fine sugar in delicate recipes, like biscuits, because it dissolves easier, leaving a smoother dough.
2007-01-13 02:37:15 · answer #1 · answered by wolschou 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is not powdered sugar. Powdered sugar usually contains corn starch to prevent it from clumping. Superfine is sugar that has much smaller particles than regular sugar. It dissolves more quickly in recipes. If you don't have super fine sugar, you can take regular sugar and process it in a blender for about a minute to make it more"fine". If you don't want to bother with that, and the recipe doesn't seem to need a quick dissolving sugar (not sure why biscuits would), you can use regular sugar. However, you may need to use extra because a half cup of superfine sugar actually contains more sweetness than a half cup regular sugar.
2007-01-13 02:46:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
There are many different types of granulated sugar. Most of these are used only by food processors and professional bakers and are not available in the supermarket. The types of granulated sugars differ in crystal size. Each crystal size provides unique functional characteristics that make the sugar appropriate for the food processor's special need.
"Regular" sugar, extra fine or fine sugar: "regular" sugar, as it is known to consumers, is the sugar found in every home's sugar bowl and most commonly used in home food preparation. It is the white sugar called for in most cookbook recipes. The food processing industry describes "regular" sugar as extra fine or fine sugar. It is the sugar most used by food processors because of its fine crystals that are ideal for bulk handling and are not susceptible to caking.
Bakers Special: Bakers Specials' crystal size is even finer than that of fruit sugar. As its name suggests, it was developed specially for the baking industry. Bakers Special is used for sugaring doughnuts and cookies as well as in some commercial cakes to produce fine crumb texture.
Superfine, ultrafine, or bar sugar: This sugar's crystal size is the finest of all the types of granulated sugar. It is ideal for extra fine textured cakes and meringues, as well as for sweetening fruits and iced-drinks since it dissolves easily. In England, a sugar very similar to superfine sugar is known as caster or castor, named after the type of shaker in which it is often packaged.
Confectioners (or powdered sugar: This sugar is granulated sugar ground to a smooth powder and then sifted. It contains about 3% cornstarch to prevent caking. Confectioners sugar is available in three grades ground to different degrees of fineness. The confectioners sugar available in supermarkets is the finest of the three and is used in icings, confections and whipping cream. The other two types of powdered sugar are used by industrial bakers.
2007-01-13 02:37:21 · answer #3 · answered by Steve G 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Powdered or confectionary sugar. You can actually make it yourself in a pinch. Just put regular sugar in your food processor and grind it very fine.
2007-01-13 02:41:48 · answer #4 · answered by purple 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Powdered sugar.
2007-01-13 02:33:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yep, powdered or confectionary sugar. Often used in making cookies, frostings, pastries and other sweets.
2007-01-13 02:38:18 · answer #6 · answered by moonfae23 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
castor sugar
2007-01-13 02:40:49 · answer #7 · answered by Belinda 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
confectionery sugar, sometimes referred to as x10
2007-01-13 02:33:31 · answer #8 · answered by MtnManInMT 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋