Question

Exactly one pound of bread dough is placed in a baking tin. The dough is cooked in an oven at 350°F, releasing a wonderful aroma of freshly baked bread during the cooking process. Is the mass of the baked loaf greater than, less than, or the same as the one pound of original dough?

Answer 1

The baked bread will have a smaller weight than the bread dough, since when heated, I release vapors (the perceived odors) dragged by the evaporated water of the dough, leaving only the dry components.

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