topic Re: How do I scald raisins? in Recipes

How do I scald raisins?

FuzzyFace — Wed, 22 Aug 2018 17:23:26 GMT

I have a recipe that calls for 1 cup of scalded raisins.

1) How do I scald raisins?

2) How do I know when they're scalded?

Re: How do I scald raisins?

RedTop — Wed, 22 Aug 2018 17:30:47 GMT

Pour boiling water over them.

Re: How do I scald raisins?

I am still oxox — Wed, 22 Aug 2018 17:31:31 GMT

Just looked on line and scalding raisins is the same as plumping them. Take a cup of hot water put raisins in for about 5 minutes and drain

Re: How do I scald raisins?

Mistreatedbycs — Wed, 22 Aug 2018 18:15:34 GMT

@FuzzyFace

What are you making?

Measure your raisins, pour into a heat safe bowl, pour approx 2-3 cups of boiling water over the raisins. Let sit 5-10 minutes. Drain thoroughly. I would also take a paper towel and gently dab up the water remaining on the raisins. Taste one before and after, you'll notice the difference.

Re: How do I scald raisins?

sidsmom — Wed, 22 Aug 2018 20:26:12 GMT

Am I the only one who read the title as “How do I SCOLD raisins?’

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Re: How do I scald raisins?

janeec — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 01:41:23 GMT

I looked it up and just as the others said, it is to pour boiling water over them and let them sit to plump them up. I have a ham sauce recipe that uses raisins soaked in rum to plump them up. Now that was tasty!

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debic — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 10:47:13 GMT

Most of the recipes I have for scalded raisens are cookies and you use the liquid that you drain off the raisens.

Re: How do I scald raisins?

FuzzyFace — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 13:58:42 GMT

@sidsmom wrote:
Am I the only one who read the title as “How do I SCOLD raisins?’
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Re: How do I scald raisins?

FuzzyFace — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 14:00:00 GMT

@Mistreatedbycs wrote:
@FuzzyFace

What are you making?

Measure your raisins, pour into a heat safe bowl, pour approx 2-3 cups of boiling water over the raisins. Let sit 5-10 minutes. Drain thoroughly. I would also take a paper towel and gently dab up the water remaining on the raisins. Taste one before and after, you'll notice the difference.

A mock cherry pie.

Re: How do I scald raisins?

Diva on The Q — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 19:30:02 GMT

@sidsmom wrote:
Am I the only one who read the title as “How do I SCOLD raisins?’
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Re: How do I scald raisins?

wismiss — Sun, 16 Sep 2018 17:41:13 GMT

My Mom used to plump the raisins when she made oatmeal cookies. She would put the raisins in a small pan, put just enough water to cover the raisins, and bring the water to a boil. She would turn the heat off and let the raisins/water sit until the raisins were soft and plump. She would use some of the raisin water by putting baking soda in it. It would fizz and foam and she would add that to her sugar, eggs, etc. She never used a recipe. But, her oatmeal raisin cookies were the best and I've never had any as good as hers. I think the foaming, fizzing mixture made her cookies light and fluffy and the raisins were soft and delicious. Sure wish I would have measured as she made her cookies while she was still with us.