How to Cook With Black Strap Molasses
- 1). Determine how much blackstrap molasses flavor you want in your dish. Use more if you want your food to taste sweeter and look darker. Measure by the tablespoon. Replace any sugar called for in your chosen recipe with a spoon-for-spoon or cup-for-cup match.
- 2). Cook blackstrap molasses into your favorite meals by replacing any called-for sugar with blackstrap molasses. Use recipes for gingerbreads, baked beans, black breads and for most cookies, sweets and dessert recipes.
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Gingerbread and ginger cookies use a lot of molasses.woman with a ginger bread heart image by forca from Fotolia.com
Make a nice topping-crust with blackstrap molasses by pouring a light coating on top of your bread or cookies and then letting the blackstrap molasses become crisp under a broiler. Keep watching, as browning and crisping happens quickly. Remove it as soon as it begins to bubble vigorously. - 4). Flavor lamb stews or mutton with blackstrap molasses by taste. Smelling the aroma can also serve as a clue to how much molasses you want to add. Sniff the aroma and add blackstrap molasses until you can detect the molasses fragrance very slightly. Add blackstrap molasses until you detect the savory flavor, and feel satisfied with it.
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