Reading a Recipe

What is a recipe?

• Also called a cookbook

• A piece of paper used in preparing food

• A set of directions used in preparing food

• Something in a cookbook

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CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

Recipes are most commonly found in...

• A cookbook

• A newspaper

• Your friends

• The internet

What is mise en place?

• French for stay in place while cooking

• French for have all your ingredients ready before starting

• Latin for my place

• Latin for cooking has a place

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CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

The first thing to do when you get a recipe is

• Get out all of your ingredients

• Pre-heat the oven

• Read the full recipe

• Wash your hands

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CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

You should always follow a recipe by

• Which step takes the longest first

• In sequential order

• Which step is the quickest first

• Which step is the easiest first

Which part of a recipe tests how much you know about equipment and techniques?

• ingredients

• yield

• measurements

• directions

Preparation and cooking time is about

• How long it takes to do the grocery shopping

• Step-by-step instructions for preparation

• The amount of time it will take to prepare a recipe

• The number of serving suggestions

How much the Recipe makes is called the…

• Preheat temperature

• Serving size

• Batch

• yield

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CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

Important to ensure you have all the tools, supplies, and ingredients for a recipe. Also useful to determine if you like the recipe and have the skill set to carry out the preparation process.

• kitchen inventory inspection 
• measuring properly 
• reading the recipe 

Ingredients are listed:

• In order of use

• In order of weight

• In order of amount

• In alphabetical order

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CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.6.5