Category - Understanding Recipes

top view of mirror glaze on torta setteveli
Understanding Recipes

Why a mirror glaze is so shiny

By making my first ever mirror glaze in late 2018, I’ve probably come way too late to the party. Mirror glazes were quite the hype on social media back in 2016,. It seems that has calmed down a bit, but they...

August 18, 2019
11 min read
chocolate filled donut with a bite out of it
Understanding Recipes

Guide to filled yeast donuts

What’s a better surprise than biting into your donut and discovering there’s a whole other filling inside?! Whether it’s a jam or creme patissiere, it gives your donut a whole extra dimension...

August 18, 2019
7 min read
pulling the pulled pork
Understanding Recipes

Pulled Pork Science

Have you ever wonder why you can pull pulled pork into a lot of tiny strands? Why it’s so different from a quickly grilled pork chop? Why it isn’t tough, but soft and tender (despite having been cooked for...

August 18, 2019
7 min read
Victoria sandwich with cranberry jam and icing sugar
Food History

Victoria sandwich – History & science of a cake

The Victoria sandwich is one of those bakes with a very rich history to it. It is believed to have been (one of) Queen Victoria’s favorite cake(s). It is a round cake of two layers with jam in the middle. As is...

August 18, 2019
4 min read
hot water crust pastry hand shaped
Understanding Recipes

Hot water crust pastry

If there’s one completely new thing I learned from the show Great British Bake Off, it’s hot water crust pastry. I had never heard of the term before watching the show. Although, looking back, I did have...

August 18, 2019
5 min read
Babka, half a circular babka swirled with chocolate
Understanding Recipes

How to shape a bread with a filling

Bread can be as easy or as complicated as you want it to be. You can make a perfectly fine loaf from just flour, water, salt and yeast, shaped into a nice simple boule (or not shaped at all and just put into a baking...

October 16, 2019
8 min read
slice of instant pot cheesecake with some raspberries (2)
Understanding Recipes

Super smooth Instant Pot cheesecake

When cooking or baking, food scientists (that’s me!) like to disseminate their food and all what’s going on. So when you’re baking a cheesecake and it’s in the oven, you start thinking about...

August 18, 2019
4 min read