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Chemistry of Cooking

Sour Cream & Honey Cornbread

February 11, 2010 by Charles 2 Comments

Despite its relative utility, chemistry never held much sway.  Instead of chemical compounds and balanced equations, I preferred studying the subjunctive tense for être and avoir, or drawing the shape of parabolic curves, or studying the machinations of medieval European princes.  Even looking at plant cells seemed more interesting than mixing chemicals.

Admittedly, some of my classmates saw things differently.  Walk into a French, Algebra, or History classroom, and the setting is sedate and similar: rows of desks, facing a blackboard.  Walk into a chemistry classroom, and the mood is one of potential and excitement: Bunsen burners, microscopes, lab coats, test tubes, fire extinguishers, and an emergency chemical-bath.  As one of the Chemistry teachers liked to boast, “You can’t die in English class.”

And yet, all I could muster up was a stifled yawn.  Chemistry …

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Filed Under: Breads Tagged With: Baking, Chemistry of Cooking, Comfort Food, Corn, Honey, Sour Cream, Southern

White Chocolate Soufflé with Pistachios and Raspberry Purée

December 2, 2008 by Charles 4 Comments

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To create the perfect soufflé, it helps to understand the science behind it.

Egg whites are made entirely of protein, while egg yolks contain a mixture of both protein and fat.  When you beat egg whites, you are mixing air into the mixture, and the protein from the egg whites forms a skin around the air bubbles.  As the soufflé bakes, the heat causes the air captured in the egg whites to expand, creating the puff.  When the soufflé comes out of the oven and begins to cool, the air contracts and the soufflé begins to deflate.

Simply put, the rise and fall of your soufflé comes down to the egg whites.

With this in mind,…

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Filed Under: Desserts, Souffle Tagged With: Baking, Chemistry of Cooking, Chocolate, French, Souffle

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