chemie van het bakken — Blog

Today we’ve finally arrived at the fourth part of our Chemistry of Baking series. We always say “everything is chemical” (you, me, your neighbour, and literally everything around you) and you can see this most clearly during baking. You have your basic ingredients and you change their chemical properties with heat in the oven to create a wonderful cake. It’s the ultimate definition of what chemistry is. Today, we’ll be discussing the role of fat in the baking process. What is it’s function?

My kitchen tips

So, to be clear, I’m definitely not a great cook. I can come up with new recipes just fine, understand flavour combinations, or at least I try to, and I also get that sometimes recipes don’t turn out well. I love food, but it is actually Johann who cooks and bakes most of the days. It is thanks to him that we eat so well every day.
And yet I do have some helpful tips…

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Chemistry of baking part two Milk

This second part of ‘The Chemistry of Baking’ is about milk. What is the function of milk? How does cow milk differ from alternatives, like almond milk? The answer “cow milk comes from a cow” doesn’t really quite cover it, I’m afraid. How do you substitute butter milk and what is the function of fat?