{"id":304,"date":"2021-04-06T13:46:43","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T17:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/chemistryofcooking\/?page_id=304"},"modified":"2025-05-27T13:35:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T17:35:17","slug":"lab-3-biscotti-or-chocolate-chip-cookies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/chemistryofcooking\/lab-schedule\/lab-3-biscotti-or-chocolate-chip-cookies\/","title":{"rendered":"Lab 3: Biscotti or Chocolate Chip Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ic-Layout-contentWrapper\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; flex: 1 1 0%; min-width: 1px; color: #2d3b45; font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; 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margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 16px;\"><span class=\"display_date\" style=\"font-family: inherit; text-shadow: none !important; letter-spacing: normal !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 16px;\">July 4, 2025 <\/span>by\u00a0<span class=\"display_time\" style=\"font-family: inherit; text-shadow: none !important; letter-spacing: normal !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 16px;\">11:59pm<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"display: inline-block;\"><span class=\"title\" style=\"font-weight: bold; padding-right: 0.5em;\">Points<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"value\" style=\"padding-right: 2em;\">25<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"display: inline-block;\"><span class=\"title\" style=\"font-weight: bold; padding-right: 0.5em;\">Submitting<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"value\" style=\"padding-right: 2em;\">blog and link<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 6px 0px; font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.5; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; font-size: 1.5em;\">Instructions<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px;\">1) Choose ONE of the recipes to make:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/chemistryofcooking\/lab-schedule\/lab-3-biscotti-or-chocolate-chip-cookies\/biscotti\/\">Biscotti<\/a>\u00a0(or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/chemistryofcooking\/lab-schedule\/lab-3-biscotti-or-chocolate-chip-cookies\/gluten-free-biscotti\/\">Gluten-Free Biscotti<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/chemistryofcooking\/lab-schedule\/lab-3-biscotti-or-chocolate-chip-cookies\/chocolate-chip-cookies\/\">Chocolate Chip Cookies<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">2) Follow the instructions below to prepare your blog\u00a0lab report. You will have to&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px 12px 30px;\"><b style=\"font-size: medium; font-style: inherit;\"><span style=\"color: blue; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;\">Post images while you are conducting the lab<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0and narrate about your process in the\u00a0blog.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; text-shadow: none !important; letter-spacing: normal !important; font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"color: purple; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;\">Post a final video reflection<\/span><\/b>\u00a0on the outcome to your blog.\u00a0<b style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; text-shadow: none !important; letter-spacing: normal !important; font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"border: none windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0in;\"><br style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; text-shadow: none !important; letter-spacing: normal !important;\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">For instructions on setting up your blog, see\u00a0<a style=\"font-family: inherit; text-shadow: none !important; letter-spacing: normal !important; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 16px; color: #1874a4; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/blackboard.richmond.edu\/webapps\/Bb-wiki-BBLEARN\/wikiView?course_id=_36897_1&amp;wiki_id=_4143_1&amp;page_guid=59601a826a024dcebddc3e0cc1640466\"><span style=\"color: #1874a4; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0in;\">Setting up your blog.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<b style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; text-shadow: none !important; letter-spacing: normal !important; font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"border: none windowtext 1.0pt; 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border-left: none; background: #E2EFD9; padding: 5.25pt 7.5pt 5.25pt 7.5pt; height: 10.55pt;\" valign=\"top\"><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0in;\">Pts<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 118.15pt;\">\n<td style=\"border: solid #C7CDD1 1.0pt; border-top: none; padding: 5.25pt 7.5pt 5.25pt 7.5pt; height: 118.15pt;\" valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"background: white; vertical-align: middle;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0in;\">Formatting Followed<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-left: .25in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\">Photos embedded<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: .25in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\">Video uploaded to YouTube<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: .25in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\">Link to YouTube video provided<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: none; 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border-top: none; padding: 5.25pt 7.5pt 5.25pt 7.5pt; height: 38.55pt;\" valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"background: white; vertical-align: middle;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0in;\">Final Photos<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #C7CDD1 1.0pt; border-right: solid #C7CDD1 1.0pt; padding: 5.25pt 7.5pt 5.25pt 7.5pt; height: 38.55pt;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0in;\">2.0\u00a0pts<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 38.55pt;\">\n<td style=\"border: solid #C7CDD1 1.0pt; border-top: none; padding: 5.25pt 7.5pt 5.25pt 7.5pt; height: 38.55pt;\" valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"background: white; vertical-align: middle;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0in;\">Video:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-left: .25in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0in;\">Taste test. What went well? What would you change?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #C7CDD1 1.0pt; border-right: solid #C7CDD1 1.0pt; padding: 5.25pt 7.5pt 5.25pt 7.5pt; height: 38.55pt;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0in;\">3.0\u00a0pts<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 27.25pt;\">\n<td style=\"border: solid #C7CDD1 1.0pt; border-top: none; padding: 5.25pt 7.5pt 5.25pt 7.5pt; height: 27.25pt;\" valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"background: white; vertical-align: middle;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0in;\">Questions:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-left: .25in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\">Why is butter a solid at room temperature while olive oil is a liquid. Butter is a fat that contains ~15% water, compared to olive oil (or shortening) which contains &lt; 1% water. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: .25in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\">Read about the effects of this water content at this page (<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/chemistryofcooking\/water-activity-and-cookie-softness\/\">Water Activity and Cookie Softness)<\/a> and then explain the textures of the two different types of biscotti. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: .25in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\">When mixing the ingredients, you added the flour mixture slowly to the fat\/oil mixture. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: .25in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\">What effect does the fat\/oil have on gluten formation in the dough? <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: .25in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\">What about your biscotti\/cookie supports your conclusion?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #C7CDD1 1.0pt; border-right: solid #C7CDD1 1.0pt; padding: 5.25pt 7.5pt 5.25pt 7.5pt; height: 27.25pt;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0in;\">6.0\u00a0pts<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10.55pt;\">\n<td style=\"width: 631.15pt; border: solid #C7CDD1 1.0pt; border-top: none; padding: 5.25pt 7.5pt 5.25pt 7.5pt; height: 10.55pt;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"842\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\">Total Points:\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"border: none windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0in;\">25.0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"description user_content student-version enhanced\" style=\"font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-shadow: none !important; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px 0px 16px; color: #2d3b45; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; position: relative; min-height: 260px; max-width: 100%; background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<p style=\"font-family: inherit; margin: 12px 0px 12px 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 16px; position: relative; overflow: visible; text-shadow: none !important; letter-spacing: normal !important;\">Return to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/chemistryofcooking\/lab-schedule\/\">Lab Schedule (Home)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Due\u00a0Friday,\u00a0July 4, 2025 by\u00a011:59pm Points\u00a025 Submitting\u00a0blog and link Instructions 1) Choose ONE of the recipes to make: Biscotti\u00a0(or\u00a0Gluten-Free Biscotti) Chocolate Chip Cookies 2) Follow the instructions below to prepare your blog\u00a0lab report. 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