Timeline for Substituting maple syrup for maple extract
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| Mar 26, 2012 at 2:57 | comment | added | Cascabel♦ | I assure you, the flavor of the maple syrup I have is anything but subtle. And unless I lose a lot of aroma during reduction, the flavor will include everything the extract possibly could - plus anything else that isn't alcohol-soluble (though I'd be surprised if anything significant isn't). | |
| Mar 26, 2012 at 1:51 | history | edited | JasonTrue | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 26, 2012 at 1:40 | comment | added | JasonTrue | Because some aroma compounds are alcohol soluble, an extract concentrates flavors differently than just boiling would. While I'm not particularly enamored of the flavor industry, I'm not so naive to think that there's no substantive difference between an extract and a reduction. Most maple syrups, including the darker "Grade B" types, are still rather subtle in comparison to an extract. Maybe that's what you want, but I can't how simple reduction would have the same flavor impact as an extract. | |
| Mar 25, 2012 at 22:19 | comment | added | Kareen | Real pure maple syrup can be very flavourful. Depending on the type of syrup you have and the type the recipe's cook had, you might not need the extract to get the maple flavour you're looking for. And if the extract is made out of maple syrup, surely reduced, and therefore concentrated, syrup should be flavourful enough? | |
| Mar 25, 2012 at 22:16 | comment | added | Cascabel♦ | I've added emphasis and reworded slightly in my question to clarify what I'm asking. I'm aware of where maple extract comes from, and I'm not trying to make my own. | |
| Mar 25, 2012 at 20:00 | comment | added | Cascabel♦ | Are you suggesting that 1/4 tsp of maple extract contains the aromatics from an enormous amount of maple syrup, more than I could possibly get into any recipe? And what if I displace other liquid in a recipe and just add syrup, to avoid potential loss of flavor in the syrup during reduction? | |
| Mar 25, 2012 at 19:45 | history | answered | JasonTrue | CC BY-SA 3.0 |