The Year of Cozy by Adrianna Adarme

Author:Adrianna Adarme
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rodale
Published: 2015-12-12T16:00:00+00:00

FRUIT SUGARS

There’s a little spice shop in my neighborhood of Silver Lake, and it has jars of the most beautifully colored sugars I ever laid eyes on. For years I’ve asked the people there how they made them. They threw up their hands, always telling me that they are purchased premade from a vendor. So, like the curious and somewhat neurotic person that I am, I bought all of them and took them home to examine up close.

I sprinkled them on baked goods: delicious! I put them on my cinnamon toast: tasty! But it wasn’t until I put them in a cup of hot water that I learned the trick. I looked down and, as I stirred, I noticed little particles separating from the sugar granules. Aha! The sugar was coated in powdered freeze-dried fruit. So I tried it . . . and, you guys, it worked. It really worked! The trick is to add a teeny bit of water to bind the powdered freeze-dried fruit to the sugar. A few hours later, after you spread the stuff out on a baking sheet to dry, you’ll be on your way to making naturally flavored and colored sugars. They make gorgeous, super-inexpensive gifts. They’re good in a cup of tea or coffee or on baked goods. MAKES 1 CUP

½ cup freeze-dried fruit (peaches, pineapples, blueberries, or strawberries)

1 cup pure cane sugar

⅛ teaspoon water

1 In a blender or food processor, place the freeze-dried fruit. Pulse until the mixture resembles a powder. If some bits are stubborn, set them aside, and pulse the large bits once more.

2 In a bowl, combine the powdered freeze-dried fruit and the sugar. Add the water. Rub the entire mixture vigorously with your hands until the sugar turns the corresponding color.

3 Transfer the sugar to a parchment-lined baking sheet and spread it out to dry. Place the baking sheet near a sunny window to dry for 1 to 2 hours.

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