Recipes

What is a recipe?

• a set of instructions for preparing a particular dish, including a list of the ingredients required

• instructions telling you the method

• instructions telling you the ingredients

• instructions telling you the equipment

A recipe is made up of the following parts:

• Ingredients, equipment and method

• ingredients and method

• method and equipment

A recipe may also include the following?

• a picture

• serving suggestion e.g serve with ....

• number of portions

• all of the above

The ingredients list might also tell you

• food needed

• to preheat the oven

• how to prepare the ingredients for the recipe

• number of people it serves

In Australia we use which measuring system

• Metric

• Imperial

What is the method do in the recipe?

• Tells you how to prepare the ingredients

• a particular procedure for accomplishing or approaching something

• The method is a logical step-by-step set of instructions.

• Tells you how to cook food

A method can also do what of the following?

• give instructions prior to cooking

• tell you the cooking time and tempreture

• highlight specific processes like whisk, mix, fold

• all of the above

How much a recipe makes is called

• batch

• a serving size

• yield

• a plateful

You should always follow a recipe in?

• Sequential order

• What ever step takes the longest

• What ever step takes the shortest

• Which step is easiest

Which part of a recipe would someone with an allergy need to be most aware of?

• method

• equipment

• serving size

• ingredients list