Antigua and Barbuda unit

As we studied our way around North America I have been continually amazed with just how many island nations there are here. I knew there was a slew of islands in the Caribbean but it’s interesting to see just how many there are. Our Antigua and Barbuba Unit was a chance to see just how different each country is.

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Antigua and Barbuda unit resources

A small country means there are also a lot fewer resources about the country.

• 7 Antigua and Barbuda facts– that’s right a whole SEVEN facts
• 21 Antigua and Barbuda facts– they tripled the number of facts, though they’re kinda stretching to get some of these facts

Moving over to YouTube. I’m amused because the first comment is from an Antiguan giving more information. I love how people from the country pop in and give information.

Antigua and Barbuda unit recipe: Sunday bread

I found this article of Antigua recipes, searched through their recipe, saw a Sunday bread recipe, and thought, I’m curious. I haven’t managed to mess up a bread recipe for quite some time, so let’s give it a try.

Antigua Sunday bread ingredients

This had an interesting assortment of ingredients, including some I didn’t expect in a bread recipe. Also, way more yeast than I expected.

• 4 tablespoons active dry yeast
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 3 cups warm water
• 6 cups flour
• 3/4 cup vegetable shortening
• 2 tablespoons lard or butter
• 1/4 cup water

Making the bread

1. Add the yeast, sugar, and water to a bowl. Cover and let sit for 10 minutes for the mixture to get bubbly.
2. In a large bowl mix together the 6 cups of flour, salt, shortening, and butter.
3. Pour the yeast mixture in and mix into the dough, mixing and kneading until it is not sticky. Cover and let rise for an hour.
4. Knead the dough for 5 minutes and then cover and let it rise again for another hour.
5. Preheat oven to 350. Split dough into 4 pieces, roll into balls and let rest for 15 minutes to relax dough.
6. Form dough into 4 long loaves. Place on cookie sheets, and allow to rise for another 10-15 minutes.
7. Bake for about 15-20 minutes until golden brown.

Antiguan Sunday Bread

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This delicious Sunday bread is a great addition to any meal.

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons active dry yeast
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 3 cups warm water
• 6 cups flour
• 3/4 cup vegetable shortening
• 2 tablespoons lard or butter
• 1/4 cup water

Instructions

1. Add the yeast, sugar, and water to a bowl. Cover and let sit for 10 minutes for the mixture to get bubbly.
2. In a large bowl mix together the 6 cups of flour, salt, shortening, and butter.
3. Pour the yeast mixture in and mix into the dough, mixing and kneading until it is not sticky. Cover and let rise for an hour.
4. Knead the dough for 5 minutes and then cover and let it rise again for another hour.
5. Preheat oven to 350. Split dough into 4 pieces, roll into balls and let rest for 15 minutes to relax dough.
6. Form dough into 4 long loaves. Place on cookie sheets, and allow to rise for another 10-15 minutes.
7. Bake for about 15-20 minutes until golden brown.

The original recipe had you adding quite a few cool-looking decorations for the fancy bread, but I’m not much for doing stuff like that, so my bread was rather bland looking in comparison.

Antigua and Barbuda Unit notebooking pages

We grabbed our North America notebooking pages and started filling it out.

Huh, okay, so this page of the fun facts is clearly not of Antigua and Barbuda. That is clearly for Panama. This is what happens when you don’t enlarge the picture enough to read it.

Pulling back out my North America notebooking pages and turning to that page…. Here are the actual facts for the country I wrote down.

• They have a mountain named after President Obama
• Several of the islands are privately owned, which is quite amusing
• They have a black pineapple, I’m really curious if it tastes different than the normal pineapples
• All of the neighboring islands are still parts of other European nations
• Most of the people live on Antigua
• And just because I can, you can fit 1532 of the country in Texas

More learning fun

We’ve had a lot of fun learning through the years, here are a few other fun learning ideas

• Japanese Kite Festival lesson
• Silversmith lesson
• The worst astronomy globe ever
• Bridge to Terabithia book club
• How to mummify a chicken

“Yepton Beach, Antigua and Barbuda” by Slipshod Photog is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0.