Failed Scones
Length: 1-3 Hours
Discipline: Nutrition and Dietetics
Level: Introductory
Author: Gross, Sandra
Type: Problem
A request for help comes from a mother trying to solve her daughter’s baking dilemma – flopped scones. In providing this help, students must explore bakeshop principles, recognize ingredients and their uses, understand the function(s) of chemical leavening agents, familiarize themselves with mixing methods and the baking process, and distinguish between quick bread mixing techniques.