I like to use honey in my homemade bread. I also like to use blackstrap molasses. See that bread there? It is kind of dark in color. I used the blackstrap molasses this time. It is delicious. Honey costs over $40 a gallon. Blackstrap molasses costs about $9 a gallon. It is also very high in minerals. If you make bread, you might want to give it a try. It has a significantly lower glycemic index than sugar, and just a little lower than honey. Since I use natural yeast now, almost exclusively, this makes it so my bread has a very low glycemic index. This is all good news.
I do sometimes use molasses instead of honey. I like the taste of molasses. I use it when I make pumpernikel and rye breads. But I stick with honey for my white and wheat as I use the same dough for sweet rolls, pizza dough, breadsticks etc.
ReplyDeleteDoes it change the taste enough for it to be discernable? I normally only use a very small amount of sweetener (honey or sugar) in our bread.
ReplyDeleteOh, yes, definitely. It is very nice, too, and since the blackstrap is so full of nutrients, it's really a great choice!
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