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Dont toss that brown sugar. If you are leery about microwaving plastic you could also put the sugar in a glass or ceramic bowl with a moist paper towel and cover it with a lid or plate.
Tightly cover the bowl.
How to unharden sugar. How To Soften And Restore Your White Sugar 1. Using Paper Towel This method will allow moisture to slowly but gradually seep into your white sugar crystals. Using a Slice Apple Just like the damp paper towel method the apple slice method works by.
Start by storing the hardened sugar in a large-sized storage bag and sealing it well. Using the meat tenderizer or rolling pin break apart the hardened sugar into small pieces. Next get the food processor.
Put the sugar inside and hit pulse for a few moments until the sugar regains its regular soft texture. For the quickest results place a lump of hardened sugar in a small microwave-safe bowl and cover it with a moist paper towel. Zap the sugar in the.
Is your package of brown sugar a rock-hard mess. Heres how to soften it. REAL SIMPLE gives creative practical and inspiring solutions that make life easie.
Place the brown sugar in a microwavable bowl. Put a couple of damp paper towels on top of the brown sugar. Tightly cover the bowl.
Heat the bowl in the microwave for 30 seconds. Its as hard as a brick. Many of you who have microwaves I dont have one see here know the simple solution.
You can nuke it next to a dish of water or with a damp paper towel on it 30 seconds at a time until its soft. That wasnt an option for me. Place a piece of wax paper on top of the sugar then a damp paper towel on top and seal it.
Itll be good as new the next day. Dont leave the paper towel in there for too long though otherwise itll grow mold doesnt seem like it should but I personally witnessed it happen. Dont toss that brown sugar.
Ill show you how to transform those rocks into fluffy goodness worthy of any recipe. Cover the bowl tightly with clingfilm plastic wrap and leave to stand until the sugar softens this can take a day. A quicker version is to microwave the bowl of sugar in 10 second bursts and stir it with a fork in between until the sugar has softened.
If you do this make some small holes in the clingfilm first. A quicker way to soften brown sugar is to put a moist paper towel in a plastic bag with the sugar and microwave it for 20 seconds. If you are leery about microwaving plastic you could also put the sugar in a glass or ceramic bowl with a moist paper towel and cover it with a lid or plate.
If youre processing at least 2 cups of brown sugar blitz in water 12 tsp at a time until you get the soft luxurious brown sugar from yesteryear. I used between only 1 tsp to 2 tsp depending. Try putting a couple of wet paper towels on top of the sugar in an open bowl and microwave for about 30 seconds check by gently stabbing with a fork and see if it is looser then do another 30 seconds or so if needed.
Dont want to get it too hot because it. For brown sugar take a moist paper towel and put brown sugar in a container with air tight lid. Put moist towel on top close lid and let any air out of it.
Put in pantry over night. Sugar will be soft. The key is to key air out of container.
Burp it everytime you use the brown sugar. Works like a charm. Cathy s Reply Was this helpful.