Sultana or thompson raisins for raisin bread?
What's the difference? I saw those two kinds at the grocery store, not sure which is best for baking (bread, muffins, cookies, etc)
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What's the difference? I saw those two kinds at the grocery store, not sure which is best for baking (bread, muffins, cookies, etc)
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Not being silly.
OK, a little silly.
The sultanas, often called that in British recipes, more often golden raisins in USA & Canada, are from yellow grapes and are slightly sweeter.
Thompsons are from red grapes.
Choose what you like, what's available, what your eaters prefer.
You may also sub other dried fruits (currant, cranberry, chopped apricot etc) in recipes that call for raisins...because that's what you have on hand, or for variety.