Lab 2 Measuring and Mixing
Answer Sheet
Activity 1, Muffins, effects of amount of mixing (manipulation)
- Select and cut one muffin from each variation in half vertically. Label and photograph, include it below.
- Record the height of each muffin in the table below. Describe the appearance (both external and internal) and texture of each muffin.
- Rate the overall acceptability on a scale from 1 to 10. 1 – not acceptable, 10 -extremely acceptable.
Characteristics | |||
Criteria | 8 stirs | 16 stirs | 32-40 stirs |
Height | |||
Appearance – External* | |||
Appearance – internal** | |||
Texture | |||
Overall acceptability |
- *Note if the muffin is domed, peeked, or somewhere in between, the color, outside texture, and if there are any white spots.
- **Describe the crumb on the inside of the muffin being sure to point out any unevenness, the size of the air holes, tunneling, etc.
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Activity 2, Biscuits, effects of amount of mixing (manipulation)
- Select and cut one biscuit from each variation in half vertically. Label and photograph, include it below.
- Record the height of each biscuit in the table below. Describe the appearance (both external and internal) and texture of each biscuit.
- Rate the overall acceptability on a scale from 1 to 10. 1 – not acceptable, 10 -extremely acceptable.
Characteristics | |||
Criteria | 5-6 Kneads | 10-12 Kneads | 15-18 Kneads |
Height | |||
Appearance – External* | |||
Appearance – internal** | |||
Texture | |||
Overall acceptability |
- *Note if the biscuit is domed, peeked, or somewhere in between, the color, outside texture, and if there are any white spots.
- **Describe the crumb on the inside of the biscuit being sure to point out any unevenness, the size of the air holes, tunneling, etc.
Insert picture here: