Exploring Home Baking: A Delicious Journey in Junior Cycle Home Economics

Exploring Home Baking: A Delicious Journey in Junior Cycle Home Economics

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will understand key concepts in home baking, including techniques, tools, and ingredient selection.

What do you already know about home baking techniques and ingredients?

Introduction to Home Baking

Home baking is the art of making baked goods from scratch, focusing on techniques, tools, and ingredients.

Essential Baking Tools

Key tools include mixing bowls, measuring cups, baking tins, spatulas, and an oven.

Common Baking Ingredients

Flour, sugar, eggs, butter, and baking powder are fundamental baking ingredients.

Baking Techniques 101

Mixing, kneading, and baking are basic techniques every baker should master.

The Science Behind Baking

Baking involves chemical reactions, like leavening, which causes dough to rise.

Tips for Successful Baking

Measure accurately, follow recipes, and preheat the oven for best results.

Interactive Activity: Bake a Simple Cake

Divide into groups and follow a basic cake recipe to apply what you've learned.

Review and Reflect

Reflect on what you've learned about baking tools, ingredients, and techniques.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.