Follow these simple instructions for an easy, delicious way to get the most nutrition out of your rice. 1  Rinse brown rice and place in bowl. 2  Drain the rice in a fine colander/sieve. 3  Rinse and drain rice in this manner for 1 to 2 days, or until a very tiny sprout emerges from the rice grain. Set aide in a warm area and allow to âsoakâ for at least 12 hours or up to 20 hours. 2  Drain the rice in a fine colander/sieve. 3  Rinse rice well with clean water, shake off excess and place colander over bowl â this allows any water to drip off.
Maple syrup can be used in the place of sugar for just about any recipe, for it is just a matter of learning the substitution ratio. To replace white sugar with maple syrup in general cooking, it is ideal to use Â¾ cup of maple syrup for every one cup of sugar.
Use maple in recipes that donât require a creaming step, and try combining it with other sweeteners, like barley malt syrup or molasses. You can also find evaporated maple syrup, which comes in golden-brown granules and has a texture similar to muscovado sugar. Maple sugar can be substituted 1:1 for refined sugar. Pros. Barley malt syrup is made by sprouting, drying, then roasting barley grains, while molasses is produced by boiling juice extracted from sugarcane or, less commonly, beets.