Ingredient Roles

Question 1

Butter is made up of

Answer 1

approx. 83% fat solids and 17% water

Question 2

Single-acting baking powder

Answer 2

invented by chemist Alfred Bird in 1843 bc his wife was allergic to eggs and yeast. a combo of bicarbonate of soda and tartaric acid. as soon as they are hydrated, they react to create carbon dioxide, the reaction only happens one time.

Question 3

double acting baking powder

Answer 3

invented by eben horsfors in 1853. combo of ingredients that react when hydrated and again when they are heated.

Question 5

What is invert sugar?

Answer 5

Sugar (sucrose) that has been split into parts (glucose and fructose) through a process called hydrolysis

Question 6

invert sugar sweetness

Answer 6

25% sweeter than granulated sugar