'Light' sugar in Breadmaker

peachyprice

Hi ladies,
Just got back from shopping and was getting my BM ingredients ready form the morning only to find I have no real sugar, only the Silver Spoon 'Light' sugar that OH uses in his coffee, has anyone used this in their bread recipe?

I'm guessing it won't won't work because it won't react with the yeast properly?

tigerfeet2006

I haven't tried it myself but I know a few posters have reported they have put less sugar in there BM's with no adverse effects so the half sugar may be ok.

Could you do a small loaf and see what happens.

ETA: Good to 'see' you Peachy

Swan_2

if you've any honey or syrup you can use that instead

but as tigetfeet says, a lot of people cut down the sugar in BM recipes anyway, so as it has a bit of sugar in it, it might well be just fine

I'd certainly give it a try if you've nothing else in

peachyprice

Thanks ladies, I'll give it a go with a small loaf, what's the worst that could happen!

Hi to you too TF :hello: xx

Swan_2

peachyprice wrote: »

Thanks ladies, I'll give it a go with a small loaf, what's the worst that could happen!

Hi to you too TF :hello: xx

toast? bread & butter pudding? birds get a feed?

seriously though, let us know how it turns out, I'm sure there are others who'll be interested

peachyprice

Hi ladies, well I baked my bread and it was fine, it rose just as with normal sugar, I even made a second loaf.

Thanks for your replies.

Swan_2

thanks for getting back with your results & glad you're enjoying the bread

it's useful to know that a sugar substitute can be used successfully

tigerfeet2006

:T glad it worked Peachy.

babyshoes

Well, that 'light' sugar I believe is half sugar and half sweetner, so logically it should work. Probably wouldn't work with pure sweetner though.

pondskater_2

Oh eck I usually replace all the sugar/honey with artificial sweetener - can't say I noticed any difference or maybe I just have very low expectations. :rotfl:
Just made rolls and they all rose nicely.

Swan_2

you don't really need any sugar at all to make bread, it's just that breadmakers can be a bit fussy about proportions of ingredients, I guess because they're working to a strict timeline, hand made bread is much more flexible & forgiving