Bake itty-bitty sweet treats and savory specialties using miniaturized baking tools and scaled-down recipes while learning big science facts! With tiny culinary tools—including silicone finger mitts—and recipes for teensy portions, kids will make petite versions of cupcakes, layer cakes, corn muffins, cinnamon rolls, deep dish pizza, and more as they explore the science and history behind chemical and thermal reactions, nutrition, states of matter in cooking and baking, and discover what turns gooey batter into melt-in-your-mouth cake. Science concepts include the Maillard reaction, pH, the importance of egg proteins in baking, and when to use different types of leavenings. Real food. Real science. Real fun! This 17-piece tiny baking set includes a storage tin with top, rolling pin, wee-knife, pizza/dough cutter, mixing spoon, 3 wee-spoons, mixing bowl, pizza/pie pan, pie server, sheet pan, silicone cake and cupcake molds, and 2 silicone finger mitts. The entire set fits into a 5.2 x 3.4 x 2.2-inch tin to easily take to grandma's house or a sleepover. The 48-page recipe book explains the science behind the yum with tried-and-true recipes that include explanations of how food chemistry works. Learn how the acid and base in baking powder start a reaction when liquid is added, producing gas bubbles to cause the batter to rise. Twenty delicious recipes include Easy Teeny Frittata, Vanilla Cupcakes, Double-Decker Chocolate Cake, Buttercream Frosting, Chocolate Chip Cook-wees, Lattice-Crust Fruit Pie, Bits o' Bacon Quiche, Deep Dish Pizza, Silly Little Monkey Bread Pie, and more. Recipes require household ingredients not included in this kit. Perfect for budding food scientists 8+ years.
