Bread – Substituting honey for sugar in bread

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I want to make one of my favorite white bread sandwich loaves, but I'm out of sugar. What I do have is honey. How much honey should I use to replace 3 Tbs of granulated sugar? How much should I reduce the water in the recipe to compensate?

Best Answer

I've never tried this in baking before, so I did some poking around. Here are a couple of the more helpful articles:

SUBSTITUTING HONEY FOR SUGAR

Ask the Experts...About Baking with Honey

These and others seem to agree on a couple major points:

  1. For larger quantities (not applicable here) you'll want to add only about 3/4 the volume of honey in place of sugar. You'll also need to reduce the water in the recipe to compensate.
  2. Lower the baking temp by about 25 degrees; honey seems to accelerate browning.
  3. Add a very small amount of baking soda (1/4 tsp per cup of honey) to compensate for the honey's natural acidity.

Since you have such a small amount, probably only #2 applies here, but you may want to exercise some caution if making a larger batch.

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