For immediate use - microwave the brown sugar for 10-30 seconds until it is softened.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Kitchen Tip: Softening Brown Sugar
Brown sugar is an essential to making a perfect chocolate chip cookie, but what do you when it has hardened? I know there are a lot of tricks out there - these are the two I find most useful -
For immediate use - microwave the brown sugar for 10-30 seconds until it is softened.
For a whole container (takes overnight) - Place a slice of bread in with the brown sugar. Make sure it is in an airtight container.
For immediate use - microwave the brown sugar for 10-30 seconds until it is softened.
Great tip! Stopping by from Rebecka's. Will be back reading your other posts. Have a nice day!
ReplyDeleteYou can also wet a paper towel, squeeze out the excess water, and put it in the sealed container. The paper towel will dry out and the brown sugar will moisten.
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