My Mommy and I have done a lot of baking over the years. Some of my earliest memories are in the kitchen. Before I could walk Mommy would hold me in her arms while she baked cookies.
With it being the beginning of summer, we wanted to make something fresh and vibrant we decided on a scrumptious Blueberry Peach Cobbler.
As you know, math is a big part of my mother's life, so I thought I would share some of the relations between math and baking.
-Fractions and Division-
Fractions and Division play a huge role in all culinary arts. Both are necessary for measuring, serving sizes, etc. Many people like to count how many calories they consume daily, so having a set portion is critical. Bakers use these elements when measuring and weighing ingredients.
-Ratios-
Ratios also play an important role in cooking, because all ingredients must keep a common unit rate. Say you wanted to double a recipe that has 2 eggs and 3 cups of flour. You would use ratios to determine that 2:3 is equivalent to 4:6.
Here are the ingredients for the fruit filling. We used math to measure out our ingredients and to find the unit rate between the peaches and blueberries (2).
Here are the ingredients for the topping.
Here is the finished cobbler!!We used math to determine baking time for the cobbler, and also the temperature when the cobbler was removed.
All in all I enjoyed this Mother-Daughter Time and fun math activity. I recommend you try this with your child for a yummy treat!
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