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Caramel (/ ˈ k ær ə m ɛ l / or / ˈ k ɑːr m əl / [1] [2]) is a confectionery product made by heating a range of sugars. It is used as a flavoring in puddings and desserts, as a filling in bonbons or candy bars, or as a topping for ice cream and custard. The process of caramelization consists of heating sugar slowly to around 170 °C (340 ...
Syrup is a sugar-based confection made by boiling sugar and water, either served alone or with candied fruits or other flavourings. Syrups as a fruit preservative gained popularity with the lower classes once the price of sugar dropped in the late sixteenth century.
Confectionery can be mass-produced in a factory. The oldest recorded use of the word confectionery discovered so far by the Oxford English Dictionary is by Richard Jonas in 1540, who spelled or misspelled it as "confection nere" in a passage "Ambre, muske, frankencense, gallia muscata and confection nere", thus in the sense of "things made or sold by a confectioner".
A confection made by slowly heating sugar and milk over several hours to create a substance that derives its taste from the Maillard reaction. Dragon's beard candy: China: A traditional Chinese confectionary made by kneading and folding a dough mixture of sugar, (traditionally) maltose syrup, peanuts, sesame seeds and other ingredients.
Meal: Sonoran hot dogs, fry bread, prickly pear ... For dessert, think outside the peaches and go for pralines — a sweet, nutty confection made with Georgia’s famous pecans. ... sugar cream pie.
Maple sugar candy has been made in this way for thousands of years, with concentration taking place from both freezing and heating. [2] Other sugars, sugar substitutes, and corn syrup are also used. Jelly candies, such as gumdrops and gummies, use stabilizers including starch, pectin or gelatin. [1] Another type of candy is cotton candy, which ...
Profiterole. Some French pastries also start with pâte à choux, or choux paste, a hot dough made by cooking water, butter, flour, and eggs together in a saucepan; when it bakes, it puffs up and ...
Dulce de leche (Spanish: [ˈdulse ðe ˈletʃe, ˈdulθe]), caramelized milk, milk candy, or milk jam is a confectionery popular in Latin America, France, Poland, and the Philippines prepared by slowly heating sugar and milk over several hours.