30 minutes ago, ElsieD said:I decided that the first recipe I'd tackle is for hamburger buns but I will shape and bake them as hot dog buns. How crucial is the malt syrup? I don't have any, but I do have diastatic malt powder, can I use that instead? If yes, what would the substitution ratio be? The recipe calls for 2 grams of the syrup.
In her bagel book, Cathy Barrow says it’s OK to sub equal volumes non-diastatic malt powder for malt syrup. She does not recommend using diastatic malt powder but says honey, cane syrup, maple syrup or golden syrup can be used.
2 g is a very small amount. A tablespoon of malt syrup weighs 21 g so 2 g would be around 1/4 to 1/3 teaspoon.