molasses
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These Homemade Syrups Are Better Than the Stuff You See on TikTok
When someone (Claire) mentioned #syruptok to me, I got excited. It’s maple tapping season, and I’ve always wanted to harvest my own maple syrup. But sadly, as with most exciting ideas, it was ruined by discovering that this was a suburbia-specific trend.
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Use True Molasses, Not Blackstrap, For Better Baking
Molasses is an important ingredient in all sorts of foods, from spicy gingerbread to homemade barbecue sauce, but not all molasses is suitable for baking and BBQ-ing. Though blackstrap molasses is prized for it’s mineral content, it doesn’t touch true molasses in terms of flavour or bake-ability.