I’ve been told time and time again that baking is like chemistry. Baking isn’t like chemistry. Baking is chemistry. No please, wait don’t run away yet! I promise I’m not going to launch into some complicated explanation about gluten and fats etc. I barely passed chemistry in high school so I couldn’t do that even if I wanted to. The point I am going to make though is that I’m starting to see why I almost failed high school chem judging by the mistakes I make when I bake. Continue reading