Scientific Food Blogs by Dickinson Students
Macarons utilize many important scientific principles. Following instructions is important, as the process requires specific reactions and creates a distinct texture. When preparing and using egg whites, extreme precaution and attention should be exercised, as this is a delicate ingredient. In this recipe, egg whites are beaten together with salt until a specific texture is …
Below is the time and activity chart for Triple Chocolate Cookies based off the recipe from The Pioneer Woman. To make Triple Chocolate Cookies without eggs are reduced sugar, follow these steps with the changes found in the adjusted recipe HERE. Jacobs Visual Recipe – Printable Version
Removing the baking soda bath, and egg wash: Another interesting aspect involved in the process of making soft pretzels is the prep that happens right before the bites go into the oven. The pretzels are dropped into a baking soda bath, where the purpose is to increase Maillard reaction, which is responsible for the browning …
I made triple chocolate cookies with a recipe from The Pioneer Woman switching out the eggs for applesauce and using ¼ cult less sugar. I replaced each egg with ¼ cups of applesauce, so in total I used ½ cup of applesauce as the original recipe called for 2 large, whole eggs. While at home …
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 …
Substituting baking soda and honey, for yeast: Our recipe calls for instant yeast, a biological leavening agent, that we’ll combine with warm water to produce a reaction. It’s integral that we use warm water because it “wakes the yeast up”. When we mix the yeast with flour, it feeds on the simple sugars, releasing carbon …
An adjustment that can be made to the buttermilk pancake recipe is to replace the buttermilk with a mixture of sour cream and milk. To substitute the two cups of buttermilk in this recipe, you would need to replace it with 1 cup sour cream whisked together with 1 cup milk (López-Alt). One of the …
Multiple scientific principals go into the creation of fluffy buttermilk pancakes. One crucial scientific component in this recipe is the choice of flour used. The most important aspect of flour that is a necessity in order to make these pancakes is the gluten it provides. Gluten is what provides the pancakes structure and provides the …
