Confectioners sugar (also called Powdered sugar) differs from "regular sugar" (Granulated sugar) in two ways. Confectioners sugar it's milled to a much finer grain and, and it has cornstarch in it to prevent caking.
If you run of of Granulated sugar, you can substitute with Confectioners sugar. Multiply the amount of granulated sugar needed by 1.75. It takes 1 3/4 cup of powdered sugar to substitute for 1 cup of granulated sugar.
Confectioners sugar and powdered sugar are the same, so yes, you are using the same thing regardless of what the recipe calls for.
Yes. Confectioners sugar is made by finely grinding regular sugar until it becomes a powder.
Different names for the same thing.
Um, yes. Confectioners sugar is the same thing as powdered sugar - just a different name.
Confectioner's sugar is icing sugar mixture (pure icing sugar with a small amount (about 3%) of starch added as an anti-caking agent). Pure icing sugar is very fine powdered refined sugar with no added starch.
Confectioners sugar
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Yes, its the same thing. Although a bag of confectioner's sugar may have more than a box does, it's still the same!
Yes, if you put it in a food processor for a few minutes
no, sugar and flour do not contain the same chemicals so if a recipe calls for flour and you use confectioners sugar, the final product could be flat and disgusting. i highly recommend u do not do this!
Confectioners sugar.
The 4X just refers to how finely the sugar has been ground. For example 10X sugar is powdered or confectioners sugar. The larger the number the finer the grind.