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In this lesson, students apply their knowledge of leavening agents, sugar, and flour by creating their own muffins.
Activities:
Putting It All Together
Students complete a matching activity to review what they learned in previous lessons.
Create Your Own Muffins
In groups, students create a muffin recipe using a guided planning worksheet and recipe template. Our Basic Muffins recipe is one of the most popular recipes in the program because it helps students bake with confidence and get great results every time.
Sensory Evaluation
Students complete sensory evaluations of the recipe variations the class makes to experience the effects of different ingredients. In this lesson, they also plate their muffins and present them to guest judges for evaluation.
Self-Reflection
Students complete this reflection to highlight key takeaways and explain their contributions to collaboration, teamwork, safety, time management, and recipe success.
Video:
The Lesson 5 video is embedded in the Slide Deck or can be watched via the link below.
Next Steps
⬇️ Download the Lesson 5 Slide Deck to guide your class through the activities and videos.
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Food for Thought
🔧 Set Up for Success
Choose a setup for the sensory evaluations that works best for your class. After preparing the muffins, groups can go from station to station to evaluate one sample at a time, or each student can collect one sample of each variation and complete the activity at their own station. Label each station clearly so students can easily identify the recipe variation being evaluated.
🎉 Adding Excitement: Guest Judges
Boost the energy of the culminating muffin challenge by introducing guest judges. Explain their role in tasting and providing feedback, and encourage students to plate their muffins thoughtfully and describe the ingredients and skills they used.
📝 Planning Ahead
Preview the Lesson 5 Slide Deck and video, gather ingredients for the muffin variations, and choose your guest judges. You may also show a short baking show clip to inspire presentation ideas and build anticipation.