In baking, there’s a point when wet and dry ingredients get combined to form the batter (or dough) that eventually becomes a tasty treat. Experienced bakers know that the ratio Keep reading
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Making Yeast-Free Pizza
Yeast is a key ingredient in many pizza doughs; as the yeast ferment sugars in the dough, they produce carbon dioxide which bubbles into the dough, creating the light and Keep reading
Culinary Fluid Dynamics
I’ve long been a fan of exploring fluid dynamics from my own kitchen, and I’m far from the only one. One of the pioneers of interfacial physics developed most of Keep reading
“Catalysis”
Catalysts speed up chemical reactions without being consumed themselves. In “Catalysis” the Beauty of Science team shows 5 different examples of catalytic reactions, from acetone oxidation to yeast fermentation. The Keep reading
Kneading Dough
Kneading bread dough is something of an art. The process binds flour, water, salt, and yeast into a network that is both elastic and viscous. It also traps pockets of Keep reading