Homemade......

Are you starting to think about the upcoming baking season. Well, I am. I, of course, will not be baking again this year (still a struggling Weight Watcher), but I can fantasize right? I was just checking out a couple of things that maybe you might be interested in trying.........

Homemade Powdered Sugar (I have a friend who is a cake decorator. I wonder if this would help her?) (Thanks About.com)

Place a cup of granulated sugar in the blender for each cup of powdered sugar needed.
Blend at high speed until the sugar turns to powder.
Use immediately, or store in an air-tight container.

Tips:
To prevent caking and improve thickening ability (important when making icing), add 1-2 Tablespoons of corn starch for each cup of sugar made.

Sugar may etch your blender pitcher, particularly if it's made of plastic. If this is a concern, use a coffee grinder or spice grinder instead.
 

Homemade Brown Sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
1-2 tablespoons molasses (depending on how dark you want it)

In a medium-size bowl, add molasses to sugar and mix with mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, working up to high speed, until no big clumps of molasses remain. This will probably take a little while.

Then, you just store it in an air-tight container.

*I read that you can use most any type of granulated sugar. It just would affect the taste a litte.

There are sooooo many different recipes out there for homemade brown sugar and they are all pretty much the same. Happy Money Saver even had one. You might want to check hers out, if you are interested in make a bigger batch.

Happy baking...... ;)

Cheryl