Scientific Food Blogs by Dickinson Students
Use of links on this page related to ingredients will lead you off site. Please use the back arrow to return here. Only underlined words have links. Pork: Pork provides a large supply of water and an equal balance of protein and lipids or fats. The water helps distribute cooking in the pork while the …
This recipe is more complicated than it appears. Click here to learn about the chemistry. A potential way to change the recipe is by replacing the egg. Click here to learn more.
In this version of the recipe, we adapted the original recipe to give the brownies a fudgier texture. To do so, we added a bit more oil and used a little less flour in the batter. Within a recipe, the oil adds moisture and richness to brownies, making them denser. Since oil is …
In this recipe, we decided to play with the textures of the brownies. In this adaptation, we tried to produce a brownie with a more cake-like texture. In order to make cakier brownies we added baking powder. It is important to use baking powder as opposed to baking soda because baking powder is …
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Photo from : https://whatsinthepan.com/buckwheat-crepes/ The significance of flour in forming the structure and texture of the batter is one scientific component of preparing French crêpes. The gluten in the flour provides the batter for crêpes its elasticity and stretch, and the starches add to the batter’s thickness and viscosity. However, the final texture of the …
Don’t be fooled by the lack of eggs – the science behind vegan macarons is just as important and complex as their traditional counterparts. These pastries also rely on a delicate balance of ingredients and techniques to achieve their characteristic texture and shape. While many traditional macaron recipes rely on egg whites to create a …
Some cooks swear by cream of tartar as their secret ingredient to achieve the perfect macaron- but what exactly is this mysterious powder, and how does it work its magic? Cream of tartar, also known as potassium bitartrate, is an acid salt that is created during the winemaking process as a byproduct5. In most recipes, …
Brownies are a classic dessert loved by many people. They’re delicious, chewy, and have an intense, rich chocolate taste. The dense but fluffy chocolate bars are a nostalgic dessert for many and are very easy to bake. One thing that divides people, however, is whether they prefer their brownies to be more fudgy …
Banana Muffins…mhm how delicious, so many to chose from where do I even start. So many different recipes to chose from that we can’t even find the best one. Well after diving deep into the internet we decided a choose a recipe that we trusted to use. We didn’t just stop there we also found …
