Vanilla Walnut Cookie with Cottonseed Fiber Joann Barayuga

Vanilla Walnut Cookie with Cottonseed Fiber Joann Barayuga Beth Hopping Melanie Uchima FSHN 381 College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources University of Hawaii at Manoa

What is Cottonseed Fiber? Just. Fiber® BVF 200 FCC is… A vegetable fiber made from cottonseed l Fine white cellulose powder l Tasteless l A bulking agent that binds liquid in food products l l Helps maintain volume

Nutritional Benefits l 0 calories l 99% insoluble dietary fiber l Used primarily in baked goods, spices, pasta, cheese products, wafer products

Experimental Procedure: Day 1 TRIAL 1 -decrease flour to 50 g - add fiber 50 g - add skim milk 30 g TRIAL 2 - increase skim milk to 40 g TRIAL 4 -increase brown sugar to 64 g - decrease granulated sugar to 30 - increase vanilla to 4 g TRIAL 3 - increase skim milk to 60 g TRIAL 5 -add egg white 44 g - increase vanilla to 4 g

Experimental Procedures: Day 2 TRIAL 5 -add egg white 44 g - increase vanilla to 4 g TRIAL 6 - decrease egg white to 20 g TRIAL 8 - increase vanilla to 8 g TRIAL 7 - decrease egg white to 12 g

Struggles l First batch was too dry, milk was added l Cookies were still too dry so egg white was added l Too much egg white led to a wet dough that was hard to work with l Decreased egg white led to an excellent cookie!!

The Recipe The original: The final: l 94 g All-purpose flour l l 48 g Sugar l l l 48 g Brown sugar l 1 g Baking powder l l 1 g Salt l l 57 g Butter l l 32 g Chopped walnuts l 58 g Egg l l 2 g Vanilla l l l 50 g All-purpose flour 50 g Cottonseed fiber 48 g Sugar 48 g Brown sugar 1 g Baking powder 1 g Salt 57 g Butter 32 g Chopped walnuts 58 g Whole egg 20 g Egg white 8 g Vanilla 40 g Skim milk

Nutrition Label: Vanilla Walnut Cookie with Cottonseed Fiber

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