Let's make butter bean hummus on crackers
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can make butter bean hummus.
Key learning points
- Different pieces of equipment have specific jobs.
- The food skills used to make butter bean hummus are mashing, mixing and spreading.
- Hummus is a dip traditionally made from chickpeas, originating from the Middle East.
Keywords
Hummus - a dip usually made with chickpeas
Mashing - to crush food to make smooth
Spreading - to cover food with another ingredient
Common misconception
Hummus can only be made with chickpeas.
Hummus can be made with a variety of beans and legumes.
Teacher tip
Pre-prepare some ingredients in advance, such as draining the canned butter beans - this saves time and less to do in a busy class. Create a central ingredient station - this allow pupils, in pairs or small groups, to collect the ingredients they need to make their hummus.
Equipment
For ingredients and equipment see the recipe in additional materials.
Content guidance
Risk assessment required - may contain allergens
Risk assessment required - equipment
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What are these?
Q2.What would I use to spread butter on bread?
Q3.Match the following:
Q4.True or false? Knives are sharp.
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.True or false? Hummus can only be made with chickpeas.
Q2.Where in the world did hummus originally come from?
Q3.To make butter bean hummus, we used a fork to the beans.
Q4.We used a to spread the hummus.
Q5.Put the recipe into the correct order.
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