Birch syrup - what to do with it?
March 4, 2012 1:15 AM
I have a 125ml bottle of birch syrup (Sweet Trees from BC, Canada). I see recipes on the internet (and I think got some when I bought the bottle), but what have you done with it that you would recommend?
Birch sap can be boiled down to make a sweet syrup.
"It contains the sugars glucose and fructose, birch sap has only 1% syrup by weight.
It can be made into a delicious taffy like candy that tastes like molasses.
It can be used to make beer, wine or soft drinks.
Use one drop of Birch Essential Oil in a cup of hot water, to make this into a wonderful nourishing tea. Add 4 to 5 drops to a gallon of pure water, or distilled water will make it a delightful cool drink.
Birch Syrup can be used as a flavoring agent and a sweetener. It can also be used in sauces, salad dressings, marinades for meat and fish, candies, ice cream and baked goods.
It can be used wherever a sweetener like brown sugar might be used in cooking and baking. However, since it is mostly fructose sugar, it will not crystallize like regular sugar."
from: Sap World
posted by what's her name at 8:14 AM on March 4, 2012
"It contains the sugars glucose and fructose, birch sap has only 1% syrup by weight.
It can be made into a delicious taffy like candy that tastes like molasses.
It can be used to make beer, wine or soft drinks.
Use one drop of Birch Essential Oil in a cup of hot water, to make this into a wonderful nourishing tea. Add 4 to 5 drops to a gallon of pure water, or distilled water will make it a delightful cool drink.
Birch Syrup can be used as a flavoring agent and a sweetener. It can also be used in sauces, salad dressings, marinades for meat and fish, candies, ice cream and baked goods.
It can be used wherever a sweetener like brown sugar might be used in cooking and baking. However, since it is mostly fructose sugar, it will not crystallize like regular sugar."
from: Sap World
posted by what's her name at 8:14 AM on March 4, 2012
It makes a great oatmeal rasin birch cookie. Just use it in place of the sugar, and it will be heaven.
posted by Nickel Pickle at 9:35 AM on March 4, 2012
posted by Nickel Pickle at 9:35 AM on March 4, 2012
I bought some birch syrup the last time I was in the Yukon and treated it pretty much like maple syrup: pour it on pancakes, use it in baking, etc.
Uncle Berwyn's offers some recipes. The Birch Beaver shot listed toward the end of the page is actually pretty good. It's really sweet, so I can't drink more than one or two at a go, but it is a surprisingly nice shot.
posted by asnider at 10:39 AM on March 4, 2012
Uncle Berwyn's offers some recipes. The Birch Beaver shot listed toward the end of the page is actually pretty good. It's really sweet, so I can't drink more than one or two at a go, but it is a surprisingly nice shot.
posted by asnider at 10:39 AM on March 4, 2012
birch old fashioned. just use birch instead of the simple syrup in the recipe. and for god's sake skip the fruit salad. just bourbon, syrup, and bitters. up, or with one large block of ice.
thank me later.
posted by danny the boy at 12:31 AM on March 5, 2012
thank me later.
posted by danny the boy at 12:31 AM on March 5, 2012
I love the idea of the cookies. And whatever I do, I am going to save a shot of it to drink! I am now thinking of making a birch syrup ice cream with most of it.
Thank you all!
posted by AnnaRat at 5:30 PM on April 4, 2012
Thank you all!
posted by AnnaRat at 5:30 PM on April 4, 2012
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posted by the man of twists and turns at 8:01 AM on March 4, 2012