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Questions tagged [sweet]

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Reduce Sweetness in Fudge

I am currently living in an Asian culture where taste buds are apparently more delicate. Many first-time tasters of fudge almost gag due to the overwhelming sweetness of fudge. I have searched in vain for recipes that reduce the richness of fudge in…
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Iranian Sweet Dish consisting of Lamb Paste

I am trying to identify a dish I had a while ago while traveling in Iran. It was in Isfahan, and none of the languages I speak seemed particularly common with the locals, so I only got patchy details in addition to the actual experience of the…
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Can I make a sweet hot water crust pastry?

I’ve been making lots of Hand raised pies recently and I’m wondering if it’s possible to do a sweet hot water crust pastry. What I’m wanting to attempt is a Christmassy Hand raised mince pie. My usual savoury pie pastry recipe for one pie with lid…
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What replacement makes a good training material for shaping Japanese tea-ceremony sweets?

Many Wagashi are made from a mix of rice flour, Shiroan (white bean paste), sugar, and other ingredients. Of those Namagashi are among the most beautiful, shaped as little art pieces and then served in tea ceremony. The right mix can be kind of an…
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Why does sweetness reduce sourness?

I hope I'm not using the wrong word here, since I know the "acidic" quality to a food does not change by adding sugar (same amount of free hydrogen ions). But it's known that adding sweetness reduces sourness (the perception of acidity). For example…
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Does chocolate inhibit cornstarch gelatinization?

I recently made chocolate pudding by putting 25ml of cream, 410ml of 3% milk and 50ml of cornstarch (not a good way to measure cornstarch, I know) along with two handfuls of Callebaut milk chocolate into the bowl of my Kenwood Cooking Chef, set it…
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Are English scones savoury?

I know that scones are often seen as an unhealthy snack, but many English recipes don't actually include that much sugar and English scones contain much less sugar than American scones (why do Americans put sugar in everything?), so it got me…
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Can I empty my canned pickles and add sugar to syrup?

I’ve been making sweet pickles for about 40 years now. They have won best of show at the county fair and lots of blue ribbons in the past. My issue is this year. They are just not sweet enough. Can I empty these jars? Separate the pickles from the…
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Is there a term for this distinction of sweet categories?

In a mildly synesthetic sense, I have been describing two categories of sweet flavors as "bright/clear" and "dark" all my life. These categories aren't exhaustive, but I think it will be easy to correlate what I mean if I list the…
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How to make a nutella chocolate sauce that stays liquid at room temperature?

I am planning to startup a waffle store, for that I have bought a 750g jar of nutella. I also need to melt a chocolate bar. Now I am willing to make the nutella and chocolate bar less dense or liquify it to be able to pour it as a topping on waffle.…
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Which tomato product will give a very sweet, tangy result?

I’m trying to use a tomato product to make my food taste sweet and tangy and not just a mild tomato flavour. I have tried Holland and Barret tomato puree which I’m assuming is a puree as it states. When taken straight from the tube it tastes good…
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Dark sauce for beef with broccoli too sweet

I made a recipe for beef with broccoli that turned out fantastic. However- it is way too sweet for my family to eat much at once. Next time I will half the brown sugar, but is there a way to make our leftovers less sweet so we can not waste?
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Is there a sweet emulsion to put on oatmeal?

I've made a ton of mayo now with egg + lemon juice or vinegar + spices + oil and it got me thinking about sweet emulsions I've been putting my savory mayo with various spices on rice and its quite nice so I'm thinking about trying to make a sweet…
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Wafer paper for nougat

I would like to make nougats, but it can be a messy affair if their is no wafer paper. Does anyone have any tips or can anyone give a recipe for making wafer paper for nougat?
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My Honey baked ham sweet potato souffle has thawed out- how long to cook?

directions for Honey Baked Ham sweet potato souffle are from frozen and mine are thawed out. How long to cook?
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