Pain au Sucre

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Preparation info
  • 1 lb of dough, about

    12—14

    pieces
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Pâtisserie & Baking Foundations

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 2012

  • About

The nib sugar (also known cs pearl sugar) that serves as a delicious finishing element of the pcin au sucre is a tasty ingredient common to Nordic pastry making. Nib sugar is made from compressed sugar that is broken down into dense, rounded chunks. This makes this type of sugar excellent for sprinkling over the top of preparations, as its density gives it a much higher melting point than ordinary sugar. This type of sugar originated in Scandinavia, where it is known as perlesukker o