Following a Recipe

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Following a Recipe

• The dos and donts!

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If you were taking a road trip to some place you
had never been to before, what would you want to
take with you?
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A Map!
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If you were going to make a some pajama pants,
what would you want to use to show you have to
make it?
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A Pattern !
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If you were going to make a cake what would you
need in order to make the cake correctly?
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A Recipe!
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Basic Recipe

• Butter Cookies (Makes 5 dozen)
• 2/3 cup of butter
• 1/4 cup of sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3 cups of flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt
• 2 teaspoons of baking powder
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• Sugar, to sprinkle
• Cream butter, sugar and eggs together in bowl
  until light and foamy. Sift flour, salt and
  baking powder together into separate bowl,  stir
  into egg mixture. Stir in vanilla, mix until
  smooth. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Preheat
  oven to 350ºF. roll chilled dough out to 1/4 inch
  thickness on lightly floured work surface. Cut
  into desired shapes, sprinkle with sugar and bake
  for 12 to 15 minutes.

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What to look for

• What is being prepared
• The number of servings it makes
• List of ingredients
• Amount of ingredients
• Temperature for the oven
• Mixing directions
• Cooking directions
• Cooking time

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Helpful tips

• Read through the entire recipe first
• Gather all the ingredients
• Collect the utensils
• Preheat the oven
• Double check everything
• Put ingredients away as you go