Extension Office Activities
Alexis Carroll instructs in the fine art of oven pizza, while Alyson Reed works on another project at the Extension Office.
The Extension Office for Caribou County is off to a busy start for the summer. In addition to a long list of Fair preparation events and classes, a number of activities and programs are being held out at remote sites, as well as in the Extension Office Building. During the last week of school, third grade students in Bancroft undertook a rocket launch under the supervision of the Extension office staff and volunteers. The rocket kits were purchased by the North Gem Educational Foundation, and then Bancroft’s Alyson Reed and Alexis Carroll helped students build and launch them along with Extension Educator Justin Hatch.
Reed and Carroll are working with the Extension Office this summer on a number of projects as well as AmeriCorps with Caribou and Bear Lake counties. Both will be heading to off to their respective universities in the fall, but for now are earning some experience in their home communities as well as paying back some of the programs they appreciated as students growing up in the county.
Last week, Alexis took on the task of teaching pizza making to classes full of hungry youngsters. Signups for the classes were so in demand that two courses ended up being offered for the day.
During the course of the afternoon, Alexis instructed students (and many of their parents) on the process for mixing and preparing dough, and then adding toppings and cooking them. Jaxxi, Rusty, Laytyn, and Shae Hansen were all on hand for the process, and ended up with a fun and entertaining lunch to boot. Nutrien sponsored the kitchen supplies and activity for the afternoon.
The recipe was as follows:
Ingredients:
• 3 cups flour
• 1 ¼ cups warm water around
100-120 degrees
• 1 Tbs yeast
• 1 Tbs sugar
• 1 Tsp salt
• 1 Tbs Oil
Instructions:
1) Heat water until warm and stir in yeast. Let sit and proof. Bubbles should form on the top.
2) While the yeast is proofing, add the flour, sugar, and salt to a large bowl. Stir to combine.
3) Add the oil and proofed yeast. Stir until the flour is all moistened.
4) Gather the dough and transfer to a well-floured surface. It might be sticky at first.
5) Knead the dough for 5 minutes, adding more flour as needed as you are kneading to keep it from sticking.
6) The dough should be smooth and elastic after kneading, and ready to use in any recipe calling for pizza dough.
Many more activities are planned for the summer, with 4-H projects underway and a lot of free time on many young people’s calendars! The Caribou County Extension Office can be reached at 208-547-3205.
