Chemistry in the Kitchen Spring 2023
Scientific Food Blogs by Dickinson Students
Unsurprisingly, there is a huge amount of science behind baking sugar cookies. Click here to learn about the chemistry taking place in this sugar cookie recipe. Click here to learn about the replacement ingredients needed to convert this recipe into vegan sugar cookies. Click here for a link to our time/activity chart on the Blossom …
In order to convert the original recipe into a vegan sugar cookie recipe, we will be replacing the egg with applesauce, the butter with vegan butter, and the milk with oat milk. In regard to muffins or breads, ingredient swaps in recipes are generally pretty forgiving. However, for baked goods like cookies, tweaked ingredients can …
In every recipe, each ingredient plays an important role in how the baked good turns out. Explained below is the role and purpose of each ingredient in the sugar cookie recipe. The sugar cookie recipe consists of: 3 cups of all-purpose flour ¾ teaspoon baking powder ¼ teaspoon salt 1 cup unsalted butter (softened) 1 …
Hi, I’m Morgan! I’m a junior majoring in International Studies with an Arabic minor and play on the Dickinson Field Hockey team. I’m not the biggest baker or cook, where especially as a vegetarian and in general, being a picky eater, I normally stick with the same meals every day; my dog Lilly on the …