Expert advice on preventing and fixing hardened brown sugar.
Since molasses is a liquid, it also makes for a moister sugar.
The high moisture content in brown sugar is its strength as well as its weakness.
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Fortunately, the evaporation is preventable.
The trick to keeping brown sugar soft and ready for your baking is in how you store it.
The sugar will absorb the moisture, helping to keep it soft, Lahud suggests.
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To rescue hardened brown sugar more quickly, Lahud recommends various methods intended to return its moisture.
First, you’re free to use the oven.
Use it immediately because, as the sugar cools, it will harden again.
you might also use the microwave.
Microwave it on high for 1 1/2 to two minutes.
Work the sugar with a fork to separate the clumps, then use it immediately.
Now, youre ready for that next batch of snickerdoodles!
