Clumps in your brown sugar? Not to worry

by Ellen Slattery, Posted Apr 27th 2008 @ 9:06AM

Bread is a miraculous thing. It's delicious, it gives you energy, it softens your cookies, and it can help you de-clump your brown sugar.

Simply put your sugar in a microwavable container (read: NOT plastic) and place a slice of bread on top. Seal the container and pop in the microwave for 15 seconds.

Voila. The moisture from the bread and the resulting steam will make the sugar softer and more pliable, allowing you to work on the clumps (as seen in the highly scientific "cookie osmosis" chart above).

via [lifehacker]

Filed Under: Ingredients, How To
Tags: bread, brown sugar, BrownSugar, cookie, lifehacker, megnut, microwave, soften sugar, SoftenSugar, sugar

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4-27-2008 @1:50PM RobynT said... That's awesome! I heard this other tip about grating brown sugar but that was pretty labor-intensive. This sounds much better.
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4-27-2008 @1:50PM Britt said... This also works if you just place a piece of bread in the bag with the brown sugar or cookies. I've saved many a batch of hard cookies with this trick!
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