Can I use golden yellow sugar instead of white sugar to make banana bread?!
Answers: My baby is napping so I can't run to the store and I want to make banana bread and just realized I have no white sugar!Will it turn out alright if I use golden yellow sugar?Or what about icing sugar?Those are the only two I have and I am not much of a baker so I really dont know what I can use!Help!
Either one will change the texture of your bread. If you use the golden sugar it will probably be ok, just a bit softer because there's extra moisture. Go ahead and try it you might find you like it better that way.
I've never heard of "golden yellow sugar", but I know you can't use "icing sugar" if by that you mean confectioner's, or powdered sugar. That sugar breaks down too easily and the banana bread just won't be the same. I'll look into that "yellow sugar" & let you know.
Okay, I looked into it, and it seems to just be a fancy name for light brown sugar, right? Well, that would be my choice out of the two sugars you have, but personally, I wouldn't bother making banana bread with what you have. I'd wait for your baby to wake up, or do the infamous "ask your neighbor if you can borrow a cup of sugar".
Using this "yellow sugar" will be extra sweet, as the answer above said, and it might even make your bread a bit maple-ish flavored. It will also make the bread heavier.
use the "yellow" sugar. But be aware that the higher molasses content will make the bread brown faster, so you may need to lower the oven temp a bit.
The yellow "natural sugar" has much better flavor in my opinion. Since the srystals are larger than white just process in a food processor or blender for about 45 seconds to 1 minute or be sure the crystals are well disolved before baking.