Cooking Science: Baking with SunButter
I have a peanut allergy in my family, so I’m acutely aware of recipes with peanuts in them. SunButter (sunflower seed butter) has been a total lifesaver, but I haven’t experimented much with it in baking. Apparently, the sunflower seeds harmlessly react with baking soda and can turn your baked goods green. This is a great discovery and just in time for Halloween, no less!
From the SunButter website:
When substituting SunButter in your existing recipe, you may have to reduce the baking soda/powder by approx. 1/3 to start. The chlorogenic acid (chlorophyll) in sunflower seeds react with the baking soda/powder when baked causing the green color when the product cools down.
This actually sounds pretty awesome and I can’t wait to try out some green cookies. Here is more information on this phenomenon!
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