Science of Cooking: Bread & Butter

Discover the delectable science of cooking while making your very own baked goods and buttery spreads — from fluffy dinner rolls to cinnamon swirl loaves to tasty garlic butter! Learn how yeast makes bread rise (and shine). Conduct an experiment with globs of gluten, and explore how this elastic goo gives bread its chew. Read all about emulsion, and how cream transforms into butter. Ready to sink your teeth into kitchen chemistry?

Project does not include any food ingredients.

As seen on: domino magazine and Red Tricycle

What’s included?

• set of measuring spoons, set of dry measuring cups, liquid measuring cup, 2 squeeze bottles, 5 balloons, funnel, fabric square, 3 rubber bands, 3 clear rings, mess mat, temperature strip, spatula, stickers, lab notebook, illustrated instruction booklet

Topics explored

1. 

   Cooking + math

2. 

   Emulsion science

3. 

   Scientific observations