Chemistry in the Kitchen Spring 2021
Oh the science you will learn…
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 …
Passionate and creative, that’s me. I have always had a fascination for baking and cookie making, but life has taken me in other academic directions… until now! Being a first-year student I discovered a class called Chemistry in the Kitchen. This class has taken me back in time and elevated my cooking knowledge. Now …
Hello fellow readers, bakers, and/or scientists, My name is Mary and I am a college student from Massachusetts. Ever since I was little, I’ve enjoyed baking. One of my favorite desserts to make are cookies, especially during the holiday season. From chocolate chips cookies to sugar cookies, I love them all and I love eating …
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The second task in our investigation was to adjust the amount of baking soda in our XXL Sugar Cookie recipe. You take the giant sugar cookie out of the oven and notice it’s soft and puffy like a cloud. There’s some color around the edges but the colorful sprinkles pop out against the mainly pale …
The first task in our investigation was to “play” with the egg in our XXL Sugar Cookie recipe. The recipe calls for eggs which acts as a binding agent. So for part 1 of this two part investigation of egg we want to change the amount of beaten egg added to the batter and then …