Boiled sugar: a recipe with a photo

Many of us like to eat sugar with a cup of tea. To do this, not just a simple refiner, but boiled sugar, the recipe of which is simple enough. This dish can cook even your child, there are no complications here. And if you add raisins, dried apricots, orange peel or cocoa to the recipe of homemade boiled sugar, then you will get a wonderful sweetness on your table with exquisite taste.

Features of preparation

To make a dish you have what it is supposed to be - matte, honey, it is important to very clearly follow the recipe. Otherwise, instead of the boiled sugar, you can get a transparent lollipop, which is also very tasty, but it's a completely different product. Remember that the boiled sugar, the recipe of which you carefully observed, should remain crystalline and opaque.

On milk or sour cream?

Many housewives prefer to make boiled sugar on milk. The recipe for its preparation is the same as on the water. Milk gives the product a more delicate taste.

If you cook sugar on the water, then this dish is called lean. Sugar with milk is already a more caloric and delicate product. There is also such an option of cooking as boiled sugar on sour cream. Its recipe is identical to dairy or lean. But sour cream gives even more interesting tones to your dessert. In addition, depending on the fat content of sour cream, the dish will be even more caloric than on milk.

Let's Get Ready

The recipe for boiled sugar at home is quite simple. So, we need the following products for cooking:

• 1 kg of sugar;
• Half a glass of milk;
• Peel 1 orange.

That's all. Remember that milk can be optionally replaced with water, fatty cream or sour cream (in the same amount).

Mine is a good orange, wipe it and peel. Try, so it does not get bitter. Some varieties of this exotic fruit have bitterness, which we absolutely do not need, and can even spoil the taste.

Peel finely chopped. If desired, you can rub the orange on a large grater. Or another option - we cut the skin with kitchen scissors.

So, the products for cooking are ready.

How to cook properly

We start to cook the boiled sugar with milk. The recipe with the photo will help you make sure that you are doing everything right.

First we heat the frying pan over medium heat. When it warms up, pour half of the milk and pour out the sugar. If you want, you can add a couple of tablespoons of butter to the dish.

Bring the mixture to a boil over low heat. Do not forget to stir continuously, so that it does not burn out and cook evenly. The liquid will gradually evaporate, and your sugar will begin to acquire a friable structure. It is very important not to overexpose the dish on fire, so that it does not start to melt and turn into a candy.

As soon as you see that the sugar begins to brown, pour the remaining milk (or sour cream), and a little more. And only at the very end you need to add orange peel.

How to properly cool

Boiled sugar in milk, the recipe of which is given above, it is important not only to properly prepare, but also to cool down correctly.

You need to prepare a deep plate or bowl. Lubricate the walls of the dishes with vegetable oil. Pour the cooked hot product into this container.

Leave the container aside and wait for complete cooling. Do not save time putting the dish in the refrigerator. Let it happen gradually, at room temperature.

When the sugar has completely cooled, turn the plate over, tap it lightly, and the piece will fall easily. Now you can break sugar into pieces - it is ready for use.

Another option - just lay the waxed paper on the bottom of the dish , which must also be oiled. In this case, it will be even easier to get the cooled sugar out of the container.

What to add for taste

Some landladies can shrug their shoulders skeptically - uninteresting boiled sugar, the recipe hurts simple. Well, for those who like more complex dishes, there are lots of options.

You can add the following ingredients:

• Nuts;
• Seeds;
• Dried dried apricots ;
• raisins;
• cocoa.

All these components must be entered at the end of cooking. Do not forget raisins pre-soak with boiling water for half an hour, so that it swells.

But as for cocoa, it should be added at the beginning of cooking. It will give your dish a beautiful chocolate shade and unforgettable taste. For one kilogram of sugar you will need no more than 2-3 spoons of cocoa powder.

It is desirable to grind the nuts well, but if you like large pieces, then leave it at your own discretion.

Some nuances

When preparing this dish, it is important to take into account some of the nuances, so as not to spoil the product. So:

1. Pull the frying pan low, but wide, so that the sugar warms well evenly.
2. Take your time and do not turn on the big fire.
3. To check if the dish is ready, it is enough to drop a drop of hot sugar on the plate. If it has cooled down and has become firm - the dish is ready.
4. Butter will give your dessert a more delicate taste. In addition, it will help the product to retain its crystalline structure.
5. Boiled sugar, as soon as it cools, can be broken arbitrarily, and you can cut into cubes. To do this, do not wait until the product finally becomes cold. As soon as you can take it in your hands, without risking getting burned, start cutting. To do this, take a knife with notches, determine what size you want to see sugar pieces, and start cutting.

Children's Fun

Boiled sugar, the recipe of which is very simple, children like to cook with pleasure. This is worth using. After all, how pleasant it is to entrust your child with an "important" task, and then with him to try what happened.

In addition, your child will be very proud if he cooks the boiled sugar and then treats his friends.

By the way, this dish can be decorated with fresh fruit. To do this you need to thoroughly wash apples or pears, various berries. Cut large fruits into small pieces. When the boiled sugar will cool down, but still remain soft enough, press fruit and berries into it so that one half is immersed in dessert, and the other is left on the surface. It is very beautiful and original, and tasty. Minus only one - with such a fresh addition of boiled sugar is not suitable for long-term storage, it should be eaten within one to two days.