Making Irish soda bread

Cooking and nutrition

This unit focuses on weighing and measuring, making three dishes to refine food skills. Historical context and science through food is explored during cooking activity.

Cooking for life

Physical activity and equipment requiring safe use

Use of ingredients which may contain allergens.

Risk assessment required - may contain allergens

Use of equipment that may require supervision for safety, e.g. scissors in KS1, needles, paint, knives, cooking.

True or false? People with an allergy cannot eat bread.

Wholemeal, plain and strong are all types of {{}}.

Some {{}} can cause food poisoning, so it is important to wash our hands when we cook.

First, pour the lemon juice into the milk.

Mix the flour, milk and bicarbonate of soda together to form a soft dough.

Shape into a flat ball and place on a baking tray.

Put this soda bread recipe in the correct order.

Which piece of equipment would you use to weigh flour?

True of false? If you have long hair you do not need to tie it up before cooking.

Milk is being measured in a measuring jug.

Milk is being measured with measuring spoons.

Milk is being measured using weighing scales.

Where should you store the following foods?

We need a variety of different foods to be {{}}.

Content guidance

Risk assessment required - may contain allergens

Risk assessment required - equipment

Adult supervision required

Starter Quiz