Substitute for demerara sugar?

johannamm, Jun 16, 2:48am
i'm baking some biscuits but don't have any demerara sugar which is in the recipe - can i use something else instead?

geldof, Jun 16, 2:52am
Sure, use raw sugar, white sugar or even castor sugar if you have to.
Flavour and colour may change slightly. Demerara sugar is a fairly big cyrstal, so you may need slightly less of the other sugars to get the same sweetness.

johannamm, Jun 16, 2:54am
awesome thanks! i'm a useless baker at the best of times... . :-)

245sam, Aug 9, 11:44pm
johannamm, I suggest either raw sugar or coffee sugar crystals.

To see how the different sugars vary/compare have a look at:-

http://www.chelsea.co.nz/content/products/default. aspx