Tamiyl's Texturous Pancakes

Does eliminating key ingredients in pancakes effect the texture? 

 

By: Tamiyl Bradford 

Background Information: 

For hundreds of years, pancakes have been around. Around 8700 BCE, the pancakes recipe was created. In the Greek and Roman empires, pancakes were made from wheat flour, olive oil, honey and milk. The term "pancake'' was used in the 15th century, but around the 19th century in America the name became widely adopted with the food. The chemical reaction with pancakes is between a leavening agent called baking soda or baking powder generating tiny carbon dioxide gas bubbles. Throughout the pancake, these bubbles form and are trapped as they cook and solidify the batter. The more you add to a mixture of these leavening agents, the more carbon dioxide is produced, and the more bubbles are formed. 

Baking Soda	Carbon Dioxide

Hypothesis 

Will the removal of key pancakes ingredients negatively affect the texture? 

Procedure 

The independent variable for this experiment is the first sample. All other ingredients and procedures are kept constant apart from one removed component. 

Trial One	Trial 2	Trial 3
Regular (Constant)	No Eggs	No Milk
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1. Set the stove to 6. 

2. In a large bowl mix {2 cups of flour}; {¼ cup of sugar}; {4 teaspoons of baking powder}; {¼ teaspoon of baking soda}; {½ teaspoon of salt}; {1 ½ cups of mile}; {¼ cup of butter}; {2 teaspoons of vanilla extract}; {1 large egg} ~ ~ [For trial 2 do not add eggs and for trial 3 do not add milk] 

3. Once pan is heated coat with butter and pour batter 

4. After 3 minutes flip pancake and after cooking for 3 minutes on opposite side remove from pan. 

Data/Results 

Trial	Regular	No Eggs	No Milk
This trail was successful, pancake came out with normal texture.  The pancake in trial 2 fell apart easily.  The pancake in trial 3 turned out the same as the regular.

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Analysis/Conclusion 

In conclusion eliminating key ingredients will not change the overall texture of the pancake but it will in fact change the characteristics the pancake has. (P.S does change the taste)