Youth involved in baking projects learn how to sift, measure, and mix their way to successful and delicious baked goods!
Objectives
Youth will:
- Learn to read and follow recipes
- Accurately measure ingredients with the appropriate tools
- Explore baking ingredients, as well as different kitchen equipment and techniques
- Understand baking terminology, such as folding, cutting, and sifting
4-H Baking Curriculum
Available from the Extension office or online.
Learn how and why quick bread recipes are so tasty as you bake your way through updated activities. See what makes a wheat kernel tick and learn how the quick bread ingredients react with one another. You’ll also explore careers in the kitchen, and learn how to alter a recipe for more healthful benefits. Includes gluten-free recipes.
4-H Cake Decorating Digital Download
This manual helps you practice techniques and skills used to create beautiful, edible masterpieces! From piping techniques, to icing and cake recipes, find out how fondant, buttercream, pillars, and boards are involved in the process. Learn the supplies and tools of the trade to help decorate your bakes, and find helpful advice on leveling up both your cakes, and decorating skills.
Washington 4-H Records, Forms, and Guides
For youth members
C1099E – 4-H Food Activity Worksheet
C1132E – Specialty Baking Powder/Baking Soda Bread Products Score Card
EM3443E – Dinner is Served: An Etiquette Guide
A publication with illustrations all about the etiquette for informal and formal dinners.
EM4733E – Food Activity Guidelines
Publication on: preparing dishes to wash, how to wash, rinse, and finish plus cleanup jobs after washing the dishes.
PNW250 – You Can Prevent Foodborne Illness
For adult helpers and club leaders
C1098E – 4-H Food Activity Scoresheet
C1097E – 4-H Food Activity Scoresheet Evaluation Criteria
Helpful Resources
Activity Ideas
Kid-Friendly Baking Recipes – King Arthur Baking
45 Recipes We Learned as 4-H Kids – Taste of Home
Washington Specific Reference Material
Contains recipes for basic biscuits, muffins, pancakes, cookies, and pizza.
Other Reference Material
From 4-H Programs
From Higher Education Institutions
From Related Organizations, Journals, and Professionals
Baking with Kids: An Age-by-Age Guide to Kitchen Skills
Teaching kids to bake? Author Deanna F. Cook says one way to keep the rewards sweet is by giving them kitchen tasks they can master at every age, from toddler to tween.
Baking with Kids – Bob’s Red Mill
There’s no better way to inspire a lifelong love of cooking and enjoying nutritious recipes in your little ones than by baking with kids.
The wonderful thing about doing so is that there’s no need to involve hot stoves or difficult-to-handle ingredients. Everyone can have their own distinct job and siblings can work together to stir, measure and pour. Not only is baking with kids a fun activity, but it helps with math, reading and motor skills, too.
Before we dive into baking recipes for kids, let’s cover some tips that will help everyone (mom and dad included) keep things clean, organized and fun in the kitchen.
- Kits, Projects, and Activities from National 4-H
National 4-H Cooking and Baking Curriculum Collection
Who doesn’t love butter? In this activity, you will learn about where butter comes from and how to make your own butter! Requires a free Clover account to access lesson plans.
Allergen-Free Baking Recipes for Kids
Just about everyone loves delicious baked goods, but some people are allergic to the standard gluten-based flours used in most recipes. These simple alternatives from Kristin Osika, the 2021 4-H Youth-in-Action Winner, leave out the gluten but pack all of the scrumptious taste. Plus, they’re easy and fun for kids—or anyone else—to make. Requires a free Clover account to access lesson plans.
Let chef and 4-H alum Carla Hall introduce you to a wide range of recipes that are delicious, easy-to-make, and healthy meals — and come from the 4-H family.
Healthy eating habits begin with mindfulness and a thoughtful attitude toward food. That means eating healthy, but also making room for the foods you love, in the right amounts. These recipes here come from the Fresh Chefs cookbook, produced by 4-H and curated by author and celebrity chef Carla Hall. They are a reflection of that idea of balance, featuring a compilation of simple, everyday recipes as well as treats for celebratory moments, from weekend brunches to holidays.
Featuring nearly 50 recipes from 4-H’ers, supporters, and 4-H alumni, these recipes were thoughtfully selected and submitted by 4-H’ers across the country as well as 4-H alumni and supporters, to share with you.
Inspire kids to sink their teeth into the rewards of healthful home cooking! This kit helps your aspiring cook learn their way around the kitchen, with real cooking tools designed especially for them. This set includes:
1x Silicon Spatula
1x Measuring Cup Set (Includes 6 Measuring Spoons)
1x Set of 2 Flex-it Cutting BoardsOur 4-H Magnetic Oven Mitt is essential for any kitchen. Protect your hands from hot surfaces with this highly heat-resistant, 100% cotton mitt featuring a strong magnet that attaches to any magnetic surface. Crafted with robust stitching and double-insulated layers, this mitt is designed for long-lasting durability and superior protection.
All good cooks need an apron when they are whisking around the kitchen! The 4-H Clover apron is made of 100% cotton. Measures 26″ w x 35″ h. Adjustable tie strap and one large front pocket.