Cooking and nutrition: Adapting a recipe

Learning a basic biscuit recipe and adapting it for a new audience while considering the cost of ingredients and other expenses against a set budget

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Unit outcomes

Pupils who are secure will be able to:

  • Describe features of biscuits using taste, texture and appearance.
  • Explain why some biscuits might be made for children, adults or special occasions.
  • Remember and follow simple rules for working in a safe and clean way.
  • Follow a recipe with support.
  • Use a budget to plan a recipe.
  • Adapt a recipe using additional ingredients to fit a design or budget.
  • Measure and mix ingredients properly.
  • Contribute to a discussion about criteria for evaluation.

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Suggested prior learning

Cooking and nutrition: Eating seasonally

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Lessons

Lesson 1: Existing biscuits

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Lesson 2: Basic biscuits

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Lesson 3: Budgeting

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Lesson 4: Packaging

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Lesson 5: Testing a new recipe

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Lesson 6: Evaluating biscuits

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Key skills

Design

  • Designing a biscuit within
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Key knowledge

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Key vocabulary

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Cross-curricular opportunities

Mathematics

Number – multiplication and division – solve problems using multiplying and adding

Geometry – properties of shape – make 3D shapes using modelling materials

Measurement – estimate, compare and calculate different measures, including money in pounds and pence

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