Chemistry in the Kitchen Spring 2021
Oh the science you will learn…
The Science of Meringue! In our recipe, the first step (after preheating your oven and lining the baking sheets) is to separate the egg whites from the yolks and beat those whites. The egg whites are separated before beating because the yolk has fat in it, while the white is just …
Like all baked goods, the cupcakes need an acid to react with a base in order to create Carbon Dioxide. For Hidden Giant cupcakes the acid is White Vinegar, with an pH of 2.4, and the base Baking Soda with a pH of 8.3. Baking soda is a pretty common thing for someone to have …
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 last substitution for the egg in my pancakes that I tested is called Neat Egg. Neat Egg is an all-natural, vegan and gluten free egg replacer. You mix 1 tablespoon of the neat egg, which is a brown powder, with 2 tablespoons of water and boom! you have your new “egg”. It makes a …
Chia Seeds is also a good substitute for eggs in pancakes, although it does involve more preparation. To replace one egg, mix 1 tablespoon of seeds with 3 tablespoons of water and watch the magic happen, a.k.a, check back in about five minutes and a gel will have formed. This mixture is now your new …
Applesauce is a fairly well known substitute for eggs in baking. It is a good option for adapting a recipe to be vegan as well as just being a good go to in case you are out of eggs. As long as not used in high volume, the substitution should have little affect on the …
Within this section of the blog, we will explore the science of baking brownies. Before tackling the brownie recipe and adaption, we must first examine the roles of each ingredient for Brownies. Below I have included a chart that explains the role of each ingredient: Function Of Ingredients: butter The Purpose of butter is to …
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 …