What is molasses?

[Kazbah]

Is it the same as golden syrup?

There's a SC recipe I want to try for home-made Baked Beans.

This is the ingredient list:

1 1/4 cup Dry White Navy Beans
3 cups Water
1 x Onion, finely Chopped
1/2 teaspoons Salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 tbsp Brown Sugar
1/2 tsp Dijon Mustard
2 teaspoons Vinegar
1/4 cup Molasses
1/2 cup Ketchup
1 tsp Fresh Chili Paste
2 Tbsps maple Syrup
5 x Bacon Slices


D'ya think I could use Golden Syrup instead of Molasses and tomato sauce instead of ketchup?

[Phteven]

It's a by-product of sugar manufacturing. I used to feed it to my horse and from memory it's alot blacker and stronger than golden syrup and a little bitter. i think you probably could substitute Golden Syrup (or maybe pop down to the closest stables and filch a few spoonfuls lol)
AFAIK tomatoe sauce and ketchup are the same thing.

[StrawberryMumma]

Molasses has a very rich and bitter flavour. It's really dark looking. I would say a lot more bitter and stronger flavour than golden syrup. I don't know if golden syrup would work???? Give it ago! probably make it very sweet.

[Kazbah]

Thanks - the only time I've come into contact with molasses was feeding the horses! But they're in Qld and I'm not

[Junglemum]

I make home made baked beans with molasses, i got it in Coles i think or maybe the local Deli, it IS out there! Treacle would be an ok substitute, but i dont think golden syrup would quite cut it!

[Yael]

I also used to feed it to the horses..

It almost tastes like licorice from memory?? Very sticky & sweet!

[Kazbah]

Yeah. But with international recipes, sometimes the ingredients have weird names and we know them by other things ... like cornstarch (cornflour).

My local Woolies / Safeway doesn't have it, I'll have to go off the mountain to find it methinks

[Junglemum]

TRry the health food store,......

[chickbabe61]

Kazbah - Go to your local pet produce and they wil have it there, just ask for a cup of it or something. If i was in melbourne i would give you some of mine i feed to the horses hahaha. I personally don't think it is anything like Golden Syrup but as yael said it does taste a little bit like licorice. Good luck