Do you know how to make caramel from sugar? Tell me, why is it complicated, put sugar in a saucepan and melt it? Well, in general terms so, but still, to make caramel from sugar you need to know how to do it right, because the nuances so affect the final result.
How to make transparent caramel on a stick?
Ingredients:
water, sugar, lemon juice, mint oil, a little cognac, vanillin, pot, sticks and molds.
Preparation
Pour into the pan water and pour sugar, the ratio of sugar and water 3: 1. We put the pan on a small fire and wait for the sugar to dissolve. Add a couple drops of cognac, a little vanillin and keep the mixture on fire, 1 minute, stirring constantly. You can add food colorings. Next, remove the pan from the fire, add a little mint oil and lemon juice, mix. We pour out caramel on oil-lubricated molds, stick sticks. We wait until the caramel freezes, we take out the caramel from the molds and rejoice at the result.
On the same recipe, you can make a liquid caramel. Ask how? Just do not use a spoon, stirring the mixture, and gently rotate the dishes. If there is a need to make the thickened caramel more liquid, heat it with 1 tbsp. with a spoonful of water.
How to make apples in caramel?
Ingredients:
- apples - 2 pieces;
- sugar - 150 g;
- lemon juice - 1 tsp.
Preparation
My apples and wipe them. String apples on skewers. Prepare a place where we put the finished product, waxed paper or a plate, lubricated with oil.
Pour sugar on the frying pan, add the lemon juice. We put on average fire and, constantly stirring, we wait for dissolution of sugar. We make sure that sugar does not melt very quickly, otherwise it can burn and get a bitter taste. As soon as the sugar has melted, the fire is reduced and dipped into syrup apples. Fruit spread on a plate, and pour over caramel. We wait for the caramel to cool down, and eat it for health.
How to make bananas in caramel?
Ingredients:
- bananas - 4 pieces;
- butter - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- brown sugar - 4 tbsp. spoons;
- ground cinnamon - 1/2 tsp;
- Nuts, orange juice, banana liqueur - if desired.
Preparation
We clear bananas and cut them along into halves. We put a large frying pan on the middle fire, melt the butter in it and carefully pour the sugar. Stir until it is a homogeneous caramel. We put bananas in it flat side up and stew for 20 seconds. Then sprinkle with ground cinnamon and stew for 10 more seconds. We turn the bananas, sprinkle the glaze and sprinkle with cinnamon. If desired, add juice or liquor. We cook another 1 minute, watering the bananas with caramel every 20 seconds. After the frying pan is removed from the fire, we put the bananas on a plate. Before serving, they can be rolled in nuts.
How to make homemade soft caramel?
Ingredients:
- sugar - 150 g;
- water - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- salt - 1 pinch;
- sour cream - 100 g.
Preparation
In a saucepan, mix sugar and water, bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Cook for 2-3 minutes, then remove from heat and add sour cream on one spoon, stirring thoroughly. We put the mixture on a small fire and heat it, but make sure that the mixture does not boil. We pour into a container, which can be tightly closed, and let it cool down. Ready caramel can be stored in the refrigerator for 1 week.
How to make caramel for cake?
Ingredients:
- sugar - 4.5 cups;
- condensed milk - 150 g;
- butter - 1 glass.
Preparation
Cooking caramel for the cake will be in 2 vessels at the same time. In a frying pan pour 1/2 cup of sugar and put on medium heat. In the pan, fall asleep the remaining sugar, add butter and condensed milk, mix on high heat. Sugar is not forgotten stirring. When the sugar melts and becomes amber, and the milk mixture comes to a boil, carefully add the sugar to the mixture, do not forget to stir it. Fire does not diminish, the mixture must leave for another 3 minutes. To test the caramel into a glass of iced water. If the droplet curled - caramel is ready. Remove the pan from the fire, let it cool down and beat it with a mixer until the caramel is thick and viscous.