<p>I teach the Baking &amp; Pastry portion of our Culinary Arts program, and I think one way to implement or encourage creativity while also providing guidance to reach a competency or objective is to give students a basic recipe but then let them make the recipe according to their individual preferences for flavors. This combines emphasizing the standard techniques for mixing and baking methods while also allowing personalized variations on items. This requires both creativity and thinking beyond typical flavor combinations and trying something different.</p>