Joann Barayuga Beth Hopping

Melanie UchimaFSHN 381

College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Vanilla Walnut Cookie with Cottonseed Fiber

What is Cottonseed Fiber?

JustFiber® BVF200 FCC is…A vegetable fiber made from cottonseed

Fine white cellulose powder

TastelessA bulking agent that binds liquid in food products

Helps maintain volume

Nutritional Benefits

0 calories

99% insoluble dietary fiber

Used primarily in baked goods, spices, pasta, cheese products, wafer products

Experimental Procedure: Day 1TRIAL 1

-decrease flour to 50 g- add fiber 50 g

- add skim milk 30 g

TRIAL 5-add egg white 44 g

- increase vanilla to 4 g

TRIAL 4-increase brown sugar to 64 g

- decrease granulated sugar to 30- increase vanilla to 4 g

TRIAL 2- increase skim milk to 40 g

TRIAL 3- increase skim milk to 60 g

Experimental Procedures: Day 2

TRIAL 8- increase vanilla to 8 g

TRIAL 6- decrease egg white to 20 g

TRIAL 7- decrease egg white to 12 g

TRIAL 5-add egg white 44 g

- increase vanilla to 4 g

Struggles

First batch was too dry, milk was added

Cookies were still too dry so egg white was added

Too much egg white led to a wet dough that was hard to work with

Decreased egg white led to an excellent cookie!!

The Recipe

94 g All-purpose flour

48 g Sugar

48 g Brown sugar

1 g Baking powder

1 g Salt

57 g Butter

32 g Chopped walnuts

58 g Egg

2 g Vanilla

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

The original: The final:

Nutrition Label:Vanilla Walnut

Cookie with Cottonseed

Fiber

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