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Barton Seaver - Great Grains!
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Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at 2:00 pm Pacific, 2:00 pm Eastern
Join Chef Barton Seaver to discuss the wide world of grains – from barley and corn to quinoa and winter wheat berries, and everything in between. Whole grains offer great health bene… Read More.
Question:
Quick ingredient query - sorghum molasses? Availability? History? Recommended use?
— Georgie Collis
Answer:
So sorghum is big on the is a major component of diets in the African continent and sorghum came over in the unfortunate slave trade and was part a big part of Southern Cuisine because of that still is sort of syrup is absolutely delicious. You can find it online. There's a number of good sources I would look for now if you can try and find a black owned business that's doing that just respecting that Heritage. I believe that that is a great thing to do at all times to try and respect the heritage of the products that you are using but it is absolutely delicious. It has a very deep rich flavor. So it's kind of crossed between maple syrup and molasses. If you will like as a as a flavor, but it is a one-to-one substitute as far as I'm concerned with with sugar in terms of baking recipes. So, there you go.