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Unit 1 The Science of Food
Experiment 3C
Imitation Apple Pie
Safety
• Wash hands before handling food.
• Cut apples on a cutting board.
• Use hot pads to remove pies from the oven.
• Clean all work surfaces and utensils
with hot soapy water.
Purpose
Human senses are limited and easily fooled. Chemists can
create an imitation food product that looks and tastes like the real
thing. The fi rst frozen lemon pies contained neither lemon nor eggs.
In this experiment, you will compare the taste of real apple pie to
the taste of an imitation apple pie.
For this lab, your teacher will divide the class into four groups.
Group 1 will make a real apple pie. Group 2 will make an imitation
apple pie. Group 3 will make a crumb topping for the real apple
pie. Group 4 will make a crumb topping for the imitation apple pie.
Choose the equipment and supplies and follow the procedure for
the product your group is assigned to make.
Equipment
Real Apple Pie
paring knife
cutting board
metric dry measuring cups
metric measuring spoons
2-quart saucepan
mixing spoon
pie pan