Chemistry in the Kitchen Spring 2021
Oh the science you will learn…
What seems like a simple muffin recipe base, actually has lots of science occurring. There will be two parts to this blog. First, explaining the science of the basic recipe. Then, what impact the changing of the leavening agent has. The purpose of the flour is… (This will be where you use your research to …
The Chemistry of Jam Introduction and Background Info The jam recipe provided in the Time and Activity chart contains 4 very simple ingredients: Sugar, Strawberries, Water and Pectin. A lot of the chemistry comes from that of Pectin, of which I have summarized below: Pectin was first isolated by French chemist Henri Braconnot in 1825 …
Introduction: Our recipe is called ‘Grandma’s Ham and Spinach Quiche’ because Anika’s grandmother created the recipe when her children were young. There was a family reunion where they were having breakfast foods. Everyone had to bring a different dish, and Anika’s grandmother brought the quiche. Since spinach and ham are not common in India, this …
If you are a fan of quick and easy recipes with a delicious result, then this mousse recipe is perfect for you! I had never made chocolate mousse before I tried this recipe, and the simplicity amazed me. All you need to know how to do is whip up a good foam! But how exactly do …
After receiving a bread machine for my birthday last year, I immediately sought out a recipe for banana bread. It’s one of my favorite foods and I wanted to find an easy way to make it at school; a bread machine recipe seemed like the perfect solution. I found this recipe and adapted it to …
I have adjusted the preparation and cooking time, based on my experience in making this recipe. Previously the preparation time was two and a half hours, which is given that the refrigerator time is included within that time allotment. However, for my recipe, the prep time is strictly the time preparing the ingredients to be chilled.
Purposes of Ingredients All-Purpose Flour – Includes starch and gluten-forming properties which allows it to keep all of the ingredients together Sugar – Adds texture, and caramelizes which adds the ever-important sweetness to the cake Cocoa powder – Chocolate flavor Baking powder and baking soda – Leavening agents. These are used to release gases inside …
Introduction: My goal of this blog is to focus on a simple brownie recipe and see how changing certain factors will affect the overall taste. I choose to focus on brownies because it is a dessert that most people love and doesn’t require too many ingredients. Within this experiment, we will see chemistry present through …
This recipe does not call for very many ingredients, but each one serves an important purpose beyond just adding flavor to the cookies. Changing anything about this recipe, including the ingredients, the amount of an ingredient used, the order in which they are combined, or the baking temperature could result in a different or inferior …
When I was six, my dad bought my mom a Betty Crocker’s Kids Cookbook for mother’s day with the idea that us kids, myself and three younger siblings, would cook one meal a month for her, by ourselves, as a treat. All these years later, the only recipe that has been touched in that book …
Introduction: A chocolate lava cake is known is for most like all other cakes, what makes it stand apart is the “molten” core where it gets the moniker of lava cake from. This cake is quick to make with only two steps that need to be done perfectly. Folding the chocolate and egg mix, and …
In this post we are going to talk about such a simple, but still very diverse thing as crepes. People say that they originated from France(Festa, 2019), but in this case it is hard to figure out the exact location. They are consumed all over the world in many different ways, people eat them with …
Making the perfect, fluffy, buttermilk pancakes involves much more chemistry than you might think! Here I will take a closer look at the science behind what makes these pancakes so yummy. First, lets look at the role each ingredients plays in the recipe: All-purpose flour is a starch. It helps to absorb the moisture from …
Introduction: Have you ever wondered why certain ingredients are in a recipe? What is the role of each ingredient? We are going to uncover what makes a GIANT sugar cookie perfect by looking into each ingredient’s effect. Scientific Content: What does each ingredient do? 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter, softened to room temperature Purpose: To bind …
Scientific Content of the Ingredients: The ingredients that this recipe calls for are cream cheese, eggs, sugar, salt, chocolate chips, flour, cocoa, baking soda, water, vinegar, vegetable oil, and vanilla. For some of the ingredients, their purpose is flavor, like vanilla, and salt. Others, work behind the scenes in the chemistry aspects of it, to …
Okay. So, if you’ve gotten this far, you really want to make some bread. Well, good for you, I hope this will work for ya. Below is the recipe, here is the explanation. First. Lets analyze Yeast, especially the Active Dry Yeast used here. Yeast, is a living organism as said by the Science of …