Zach B., Yale University
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Pics or it Didn’t Happen: Buttermilk Pie
Zach Bell, Yale University
When my Dad requested a buttermilk pie, I was immediately skeptical. Buttermilk, a fermented version of cow milk, is thicker because the acid content (which also gives it a sour taste) denatures, or unravels the milk proteins (mostly casein). I used cultured buttermilk, made with lactic acid bacteria, for more thickness. For a smoother texture, I creamed the butter and mixed in the sugar.
With the addition of egg yolks and flour… Continue reading
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Pics or it Didn’t Happen: Butterscotch Pie
Zach Bell, Yale University
I made a butterscotch pie using the standard egg custard as the base
and adding brown sugar and butter, the base ingredients of butterscotch
flavor. The egg custard flavor was immediately evident, so I did not get
the “Hershey’s” style butterscotch, the cloying, saccharine, sticky
butterscotch. Instead, the butterscotch flavor emerged from the
background, more of a rich aftertaste than an anvil of flavor falling
from the sky.
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