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Year 1 - Cooking and nutrition

Let's make butter bean hummus on crackers

Let's start cooking

Unit Summary

This unit introduces pupils to food and gives them their first opportunity to prepare simple dishes. Pupils use different food skills and equipment, and learn about handling food safely and hygienically.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to make butter bean hummus.

Key Notes

  • 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.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • hummus: a dip usually made with chickpeas
  • mashing: to crush food to make smooth
  • spreading: to cover food with another ingredient

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Hummus can only be made with chickpeas.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

Different pieces of equipment have specific jobs. The food skills used to make butter bean hummus are mashing, mixing and spreading.

2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'hummus'

a dip usually made with chickpeas.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: Hummus can only be made with chickpeas. Correction: Hummus can be made with a variety of beans and legumes.

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