vanilla sugar
Sugar flavoured with vanilla or vanillin, usually sold in small sachets.
In German-speaking countries vanilla sugar sits on every supermarket shelf, while in the English-speaking world it is more likely found in shops with an Eastern European or German range, or by mail order. A sachet holds about 8 to 10 grams, depending on the country. Cheaper kinds are flavoured with vanillin, and those made with real vanilla taste rounder.
Substitute:
For one sachet, use about a heaped teaspoon of sugar and half a teaspoon of vanilla extract, which makes little difference in doughs and creams. Extract is not suitable for dusting, because it makes the sugar damp. For that, leave scraped-out vanilla pods in a jar of sugar for a few days.
Used in
Almás piteHungarian apple squares: tender pastry, grated apples, cinnamon and clove100 minAranygaluskaHungarian golden dumpling cake — yeast balls in butter, walnuts, vanilla sauce2,5 hFánkAiry Hungarian yeast doughnuts with a pale ring, filled with vanilla cream2,3 hKókuszgolyóHungarian no-bake biscuit balls with cocoa, rolled in coconut90 minKókuszkockaHungarian coconut cubes: airy sponge, chocolate glaze, coconut coating90 minMákos gubaStale kifli soaked in vanilla milk, baked with poppy seed and vanilla cream60 minMézes krémesHungarian honey slices: thin honey sheets, vanilla buttercream, chocolate glaze1 dayPiskótatekercsHungarian sponge roll with apricot jam – airy sponge, wrapped in powdered sugar2 hSzilvás piteButtery shortcrust, cinnamon plums and a dusting of icing sugar100 minTúrógombóc (Hungarian Sweet Cheese Dumplings)Soft curd cheese dumplings in golden buttered crumbs, with sour cream and jam2,5 hTúrós PiteHungarian quark cake: creamy filling with lemon and raisins, baked golden70 minTúrós palacsinta – Hungarian Curd Cheese PancakesThin pancakes rolled around airy curd filling, baked under a sweet milk custard75 minTúrótortaHungarian no-bake cheesecake: a lemony cream on a crisp biscuit base5 h