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.
It is a good idea to turn your oven temperature down about 25 degrees from the original cooking temperature when trading maple syrup for sugar in a recipe. This is because the maple syrup caramelizes at a lower temperature than sugar does. Replacing sugar with maple syrup in your cooking can be a great adventure.nother interesting benefit to using maple syrup in cooking is that it has a low glycemic index, making it an ideal sweetener for those who suffer from diabetes. Organic maple syrup is very nearly a super food, with vitamins and minerals and antioxidants already inside and sweet on top of all that.