What does it Mean to host a bake Sale Do you love cookies Do you love muffins Do you love sharing treats Then hosting a bake sale is the right project for you Bake sales are events People sell baked goods Baked goods are foods that are cooked in an oven Examples are cakes pies and breads People host bake sales to earn money They hold a fund-raiser Fund-raising means making money People raise money for a cause A cause is a reason They raise money for a charity A charity helps the community It’s a special group It does good work It needs money 4 CHAPTER ONE
Talk to other people who have hosted bake sales Get their opinions 5
KNOW THE LINGO Batch cook making a lot of items that will feed a lot of people Blind bake cooking a pie or tart shell before filling it Budget the amount of money one has to spend on something Compote cooked fruit served in its syrup Dragées small round sugar balls coated with silver and gold that can be eaten and used for decoration Dust to lightly coat food with a powdery sugar Flute to make a decorative pattern into the raised edge of pie crust dough Gluten-free foods that don’t have gluten which is a protein found in wheat barley and rye Icing a sugary coating frosted on baked goods Markup the amount added to the cost of something to determine the selling price Nonprofit an organization that does not make more than it spends Product goods offered for sale Pulled sugar boiled sugar that is used to make flowers and bows for cakes Revenue entire amount of profit before costs are taken out Shortening solid fat 6
Host a bake sale whenever you want They’re successful all year long They’re popular events Schools and churches host bake sales a lot Bakers bake food They follow recipes Recipes are cooking instructions Bakers work in kitchens They use ovens They provide food for bake sales Salesmen sell They take care of money They serve customers Customers buy things You’ll have fun hosting your own bake sale You’ll bake yummy treats You’ll sell You’ll meet people You’ll raise money The best part is tasting the food Consider hosting bake sales around holidays and sell holiday treats 7
