Age 7-9: Food, Geography & Belief Systems
Unit 3:Grains
Activity: Flour & BreadMake your own flour, make your own bread
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With a mortar and pestle, crush the grains of wheat in the mortar until flour like. Sift the flour to get rid of all the bits. The flour can then be used.
Try this: Make your own pita bread
Flour & Bread
Try this: Make your own flourWith a mortar and pestle, crush the grains of wheat in the mortar until flour like. Sift the flour to get rid of all the bits. The flour can then be used.
Try this: Make your own pita bread
| 2 cups ¼ teaspoons ½ teaspoon 1 ¼ cups 1-1 ½ cup |
flour quick-rising yeast salt hot water (but not boiling) flour |
- Mix the first four ingredients together.
- Add the rest of the flour until the dough is soft and sticky.
- Knead on a floured board for 5 minutes.
- Divide into 8 balls.
- Roll out each one to about 1/4 inch thick and 6 inches in diameter.
- Place each round on very lightly greased cookie Cover with a tea towel. Let rise in warm place for 25-35 minutes. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
- Bake at 450 for 4 min, and then turn over for 4 more minutes or until lightly browned.
- Wrap immediately in a dishtowel for 3 or 4 minutes.
Activity: Pita Bread
Put the pictures in order
There are many types of bread in Muslim culture; pita bread, naan bread, chapattis and roti for example. All the bread is cooked in an oven or over a a grill on a fire.
Rice is also popular in Muslim countries. Basmati rice is known as the best rice in the world, and it grows in Muslim countries like Bangladesh where the climate and soil are suitable.
Activity: Find the differences
Couscous is eaten in many African countries. It is a wheat pasta that looks like rice.