Need some info

[rpbert1]

OK got a recipe for Cinnabons off Allrecipes.
I am going to make them as a surprise for DW [will be a surprise if they turn out ok] but can anyone tell me what is Confectioners sugar, is it Caster sugar, i have been looking in the supermarkets here in the UK but can not see it

 

[lynxstch]

is also called powdered sugar..here in the USA it's typically referred to as 10X sugar (maybe the amount of times it's sifted, not sure)..never heard of caster sugar..maybe another DIS'er familiar with your products will be along to help!

 

[rpbert1]

Thanks Lynxstch, we have another called Icing sugar could possibly be it,

 

[lynxstch]

sounds more like what you are looking for..if you were here in the US and were making a glaze or topping for cinnamon rolls, you would mix the powdered sugar with a little milk and some vanilla..till it's a thin consistency, then spread or drizzle it on top..I imagine your icing sugar would be the same..good luck..let us know how they turn out and if your hubby is suprised!

 

[Seahunt]

Yep, it's what Nigella Lawson calls "icing sugar" when I watch her cooking show on TV

 

[MazdaUK]

I must look up that recipe!

 

[heathrow42]

Yep - The number refers to how fine it is granulated. In UK it's icing sugar. I looked it up for you:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powdered_sugar

Powdered sugar (in Britain, Australia, Canada, and most of the Commonwealth icing sugar) is a very finely ground form of sugar that is synonymous with confectioner's sugar. In industrial food production it is used where a quick dissolving sugar is required or as in domestic use principally to make icing or frosting, and other cake decorations. It is often lightly dusted onto a baked good to add light sweetness and subtle decoration.

It is generally mixed with cornstarch or wheat flour, or calcium phosphate to improve its flowing ability and is not generally used to sweeten a beverage, but producers do make industrial grades available without additives.

Caster sugar, generally unavailable in the United States, is a larger particle size approximately half or less in size of granulated.

--Heather