Hello, students!


If you are a middle schooler in Home Economics, this is the page for your scavenger hunt. For each sub-topic about baking below, there will be three or four questions. Using the hyperlinks provided with the questions, browse the provided websites for the answers to the questions. Please cite all of the information you find in APA format, and happy baking! Once you are done, you can check your work in the Scavenger Hunt Answer Key page.




Sub Topic Name:
Nutritious Baking Alternatives
Sarah Rupp
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  1. Give three reasons why natural sugar can be healthier in baking than white sugar.
  2. (Choose one) Why is applesauce a healthy alternative to oil in baking:
    1. It provides a more natural energy for the body
    2. Natural sugars from applesauce doesn’t cause the bodies blood sugar to fluctuate
    3. Unsweetened applesauce contains less calories than sugar
    4. All of the Above
  3. (Fill in the blanks) Coconut flour is healthy for those who need to follow a _ free diet and provides 58% of dietary which aids the body in digestion.


Sub Topic Name:
Conversions & Disasters
Kimberly Duque



4. When baking, it's important to always have the proper ingredients and the right baking tools. When baking in a hurry, you are bound to misplace things. Explain why adding too much of one ingredient (like salt) or not having the right size pan can effect your results. Here are some more examples and how to avoid them. List 3 things that can "go wrong" and how to fix them.

5. (Fill in the blank) Find how many tablespoons there are in a cup.
    • Liquid: __ tbs in 1 cup

6. (Choose one) 1 quart is equal to (hint: use this calculator for help):

    1. 4 cups
    2. 2 pints
    3. 1 gallon
    4. Only 1 & 2
    5. All of the above

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7. What are the five different basic types of cookies?
8. What is the ideal number of baking sheets a person should own for baking cookies?
9. What will be the result if honey is used in your cookie recipe?



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Sub Topic Name: Whole-Wheat Baking
Alana Anderson
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10. Subtopic Name: Whole-Wheat baking
Question: What ingredient do these whole wheat banana muffins and whole wheat blueberry bran muffins use instead of regular flour?


11. Subtopic Name: Whole-Wheat Baking
Question: Take a look at this unique recipe. What does she say she does not do to these whole wheat donuts?
A) Use eggs
B) Use whole-wheat flour
C) Fry them
D) Bake them

12. Subtopic Name: Whole-Wheat Baking
Question: How is the texture and flavor described in whole-wheat baking?








Sub-Topic Name: Food Safety

Rosie Grossblatt


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13. Subtopic Name: Food Safety
Question: Visit the Safe Food Handling page on fightbac.org. What are the four steps to safe food handling?


14. Subtopic Name: Food Safety
Question: Visit the Food-borne Illness Estimate Page on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. How many people in the US per year get sick from a foodborne illness? How many are hospitalized? How many die?


15. Subtopic Name: Food Safety
Question: Read the "specific foods" section of the Food Safety page on the CDC website. What is one way to reduce the risk of Salmonella from eggs?

16. Subtopic Name: Food Safety
Question: Read the first paragraph of "Appliance Thermometers" on the US Department of Agriculture's website. Why must foods be held at the proper temperature?