This pie has been quite the project. We began working on it last year for my birthday in January and only now , a year later, I can finally say we did it: a vegan and gluten free lemon meringue pie. We have had to deal with terrible crusts, aquafaba that tasted like kitchen soap, and a filling that was way too sweet, lumpy, and did not actually stay in the pie when you cut a slice. But now the time has finally come: a not terrible version you can actually make!
Read MoreDespite my love/hate relationship with Instagram, I do love it for always giving me inspiration. And you do meet some great people on there, who you otherwise would never have gotten to know. So, despite all the algorithm frustrations, I still like Instagram. For example, for a very long time now I have been following Nina Parker, not just because I want to have all of her clothes, or go on all of her travels, but also because of the delicious food she always shares. This time we decided to make her vegan chocolate mousse and it was delicious
Read MoreToday: part three of The Chemistry of Baking. If someone had told me before that chemistry is actually a lot like baking a cake, I might have paid more attention in school. Today we will look at different kinds of leavening agents with the help of our favourite chemistry teacher, Johann. What exactly makes the dough rise? And what are all the chemicals doing during this process?
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