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Every April I want a bite of Trish's golden oatmeal cookies, but can't get Golden Syrup, a key ingredient to make them, here in the USA. Well, this year will be different. I have a recipe to make Golden Syrup at home.
I compared many recipes, noticing they were all alike in their ingredients, but I came up with a sure-fire, no-fail technique, namely, adding lemon in step 1 (not step 2 like others) plus a lid to cover the pot while it simmers. I'll share my cooking times, but yours may be shorter, which is fine. A stainless steel pan is needed to do the task. Using a non-stick pot was a complete failure as the water dried out before the sugar caramelized in step one. Carmelized sugar gives the syrup its taste and golden color:
Homemade Golden Syrup
Ingredients:
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For step one:
1/2 cup of sugar
1/4 cup of boiling water
slice of lemon (or 1 tablespoon of lemon juice)
For step two:
2 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups boiling water
Extra tip: When simmering cover the pot with a lip to stop water from evaporating too quickly and the sugar from crystalizing.
Directions:
1) On a stovetop, pour 1/4 cup of boiling water into a saucepan, followed by 1/2 cup of sugar. Swirl the pot around to dissolve the sugar.
2) Add the lemon and turn on the heat until it simmers. Cover the pan with a lid. The lemon and lid keep the mixture from forming crystals while cooking.
3) Leave the heat on a medium-low setting simmering until the mixture turns into a golden amber color. It may take 15 minutes, but be patient. A medium-low boil carmelizes the sugar. Watch and swirl the pan around periodically, but resist stirring with a spoon.
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5) Look for an amber color and a slight thickening.
6) Remove from the heat. As the mixture cools, it thickens even more turning into syrup.
7) While still warm pour into a jar with a tight lid to seal. Golden syrup keeps well in a cupboard.
When the day rolls around, I'm ready to make Anzac cookies along with you, Trish!
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Wow, what an amazing recipe! I have never known anyone who made their own golden syrup because it is a staple in our grocery suppliers all over the country. It is a by-product of the sugar industry. I await with interest to see how it works with the Anzacs. What fun, a new project for Anzac Day.
ReplyDeleteI only know of one place to buy golden syrup here in the USA, Trish. On Amazon. it's faster to make it yourself and much cheaper. Unfortunately it's a specialty condiment on this hemisphere, and I don't know why.
DeleteI'm glad you approve. I suppose it's an opportune time to have recipes … just in case staples are missing from our supermarket shelves.
A global pandemic is like being in a movie. Who could have imagined everyone all over the world being touched by the exact same experiences of concern, staying home, social distancing, closed businesses, scrambling hospitals, supermarkets and drugstores, as well as, the empty shelves of Perell , bleach and toilet paper!
Thankfully when my supermarket is out of my first choice of a certain food, I haven't had to go without. I was forced to buy "bleached" all-purpose flour, when I always buy "unbleached." Plus it's smart to buy a food as you see it and not wait until you run out, but certainly, I'm not close to starving.
I worry about the supermarket and drugstore workers having so much contact with the public and each other without the benefit of a mask. After doctors and nurses, they, too, need them for their safety.
Last week I had a fleeting thought if the production of masks could increase, might it help stop the spread of Coronavirus if all of us could wear them? I won't wear a mask as long as there's not enough for medical staff. People would also need instructions on how to properly wear them. I see too many people in Manhattan wearing them incorrectly to provide protection. You can't have your nose uncovered, or rest the mask on your chin, or up by your hair. When you pull it back down with your unwashed hands, you could be contaminating yourself with the virus. So with the mask, we'd need public service education. But wouldn't universal masks let people get back to work? I don't know the answer.
So back to the kitchen. I have exactly one month to make Anzac cookies! With all the bakeries closed, I couldn't buy them there year even if they were available. Hope you're coping and resting well, Tish!
Yes, we are coping with the isolation Debbie. We had Date Night on Saturday night in our own home, dressing up a bit and opening some champagne. Then a Sunday picnic in an isolated spot on the Brisbane river, sitting watching the pelicans. It was good to get out. I no longer want to go to the supermarket as more people have died this weekend. Have made my first online order for food. I am also sewing masks, trying to make a good fit so we have something if we really need to go out. Do be safe, Manhattan sounds a bit fearful to me :)
DeleteI 'm happy to hear you're able to get out of the house and go on a picnic. It's amazing what we can adapt to if we must. Stay safe. Stay well!
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