Chemistry of Cooking

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 26.05.01

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Rationale
  3. Background Content
  4. Teaching Strategies
  5. Classroom Activities
  6. Endnotes
  7. Readings
  8. Appendix On Implementing District Standards

Rising to the Occasion: How Yeast Transforms Food

Justin Baber

Published September 2026

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Endnotes

[1] Money, The Rise of Yeast, 13

[2] Money,130

[3] Money,15

[4] Money, 10

[5] Money, 1

[6] McGee, On Food and Cooking, 517

[7] Civitello, Cuisine and Culture, 266

[8] Civitello, 267

[9] Civitello, 264

[10] McGee, 530

[11] Pradhan, “Bread Flour vs. All-Purpose Flour vs. 00 Flour.”

[12] McGee, 521

[13] McGee, 522

[14] McGee, 523

[15] McGee, 525

[16] McGee, 526

[17] LibreTexts, “9.1: Mixtures and Solutions.”

[18] McKenney, “How to Properly Measure Baking Ingredients.”

[19] McGee, 537-538

[20] Splawn, “How to Stretch Pizza Dough.”

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