Advanced Foods

Class Syllabus

Unit 1 Basic Culinary Skills Review

-Understand the importance of kitchen and food safety

-Identify and explain the purpose of small utensils

-Define culinary terms

-Know how to correctly measure ingredients

-Know how to read and understand recipes

Unit 2 Nutritional Basics

-Identify and explain the function of the 6 basic nutrients

-Understand the connection between nutrition and health

- Explore health concerns incorporating guidelines from MyPlate and current dietary guidelines throughout the life span.

-Think your drink

Unit 3 Yeast Breads

-Understand the function of ingredients in yeast breads

-Explain the function of nutrients found in yeast breads

-Explain the differences between a quick bread and a yeast bread

-Identify the scientific principles of yeast breads

-Prepare various yeast bread recipes

Unit 4 Starch Cookery

-Explain how to cook foods high in starch

-Identify the proper techniques for cooking potatoes, rice and pasta

-Prepare various recipes using potatoes, rice and past

-Identify different grain products

-Explain the nutritional value of grain products

-Analyze the importance of whole grains vs. refined grains

-Learn proper storage techniques of grain products

-Prepare various grain products

Unit 5 Cakes and Cookies

-Identify the 6 different categories of cookies

-Explain the mixing and baking differences between the 6 different categories of cookies

-Prepare recipes using the different baking techniques

-Identify and explain the different type of cake categories

Unit 6 Pies and Pastries

-Explain how to correctly mix and bake various pastries

-Identify how to correctly store pies and pastries

-Prepare various pies and pastries