“Discretion is the salt
and fancy the sugar of life;
the one preserves, the other sweetens it.”
John Christian Bovee
with the season upon us changing
oh so soon
times are on my mind
what can i do
what do i want to do
what am i looking forward to
i start harvesting, collecting, stockpiling, cleaning
you name it...i feel the urge
the other day
when i should have been
doing a many of other things around the house
i had the stronge desire to
Make More Sugars
{real necessity...right}
~Star Anise Infused Sugar~
gather a clean glass jar with lid
white granulated sugar
star anise
Powerful and liquorice-like, more pungent and stronger than anise
Like anise, star anise has carminative, stomachic, stimulant and diuretic properties. In the East it is used to combat colic and rheumatism
fill jar roughly half way with sugar
add 1-3 star anise
{i add 3...your call as to how much you want...no worries if they are broken bits}
fill to top with granulated sugar
add one more star anise to top
seal with lid
store cool dark place
take out often and give a little shake
wonderful in teas, cranberry relishes, biscotti
shortbread, sugar cookies
“Ecstasy is a glassful of tea
and a piece of sugar in the mouth.”
Alexander Pushkin
~Vanilla Bean Infused Sugar~
gather a clean glass jar with lid
white granulated sugar
1 whole vanilla bean
slice down middle
place vanilla bean in jar
fill to top with granulated sugar
seal with lid
store cool dark place
take out often and give a little shake
heavenly on and with any baked goods
“So long as the sugar is on the tongue,
you feel the sweetness in taste.
Similarly, so long as the heart has love,
peace and devotion, you feel the bliss.”
Sri Sathya Sai Baba
~Cinnamon Sugar~
gather a clean glass jar with lid
white granulated sugar
fill jar roughly half way with sugar
2 heaping tablespoons cinnamon
add cinnamon to jar
fill to top with sugar
give a stir to mix altogther
{shaking works quite nicely too}
seal with lid
store cool dark place
take out often and give a little shake
can you smell the aroma wafting through the air
as your french toast, pancakes, waffles
and snickerdoodles are baking away
~can life get any sweeter than thee~
12 comments:
Oh, that looks like a fun idea! What a great way to liven up your baking or morning coffee.
I love to make these sugars and even my grands do them. One of my favorites is to pick fragrant, unsprayed roses and layer the petals between sugar. Oh my, it wafts up like a summer afternoon.
Simple pleasures,
Sharon Lovejoy Writes from Sunflower House and a Little Green Island
I'm trying to get into the "Zen Zone" before school starts on Tuesday. These just might help me. Thanks!
such great ideas! I have made vanilla, but not the others. Thank you for the inspiration. I use raw sugar and it works well too. yum~
Such a very,very lovely SUGAR post,my beautiful friend:-)*
And oh,my...how much I like the state of you mind!!!
Love,
***Violetta***
What wonderful, easy to do recipes. These I have to try.
Mary
I just used some vanilla bean sugar to top of pineapple bread pudding I made yesterday. I had never used infused sugars but this really made a lovely differene sugar crispy on the top of the pudding. The Olde Bagg
BTW, thanks for the sweet and dear comments on my blogs, I feel your love and caring and it too is like an infused ""love" sugar. Your a sweetie.
I'm making pancakes for dinner! I want to feel the sweetness and taste the bliss!
Wonderful suggestions! I definitely have a "sweet tooth" - so I really loved all these sugar concoctions. I'd especially like to try the star anise - we have a bagful, so it will be fun to try. :) Theresa
i do like to try the star anise as well. i didn't know it combats rheumatism
Infused sugars are SWEET, aren't they? :) I rarely make them, though, since I'm not much of a sugar user … and my spouse, who is, forgets to use them when I make them. I still have some vanilla-bean infused sugar that I made … last year!
Your photos are so inviting...I particularly am drawn to the star anise images...and of course, now I am hungry! Thanks for these simple but soul soothing recipes:)
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