We cook
We do lots of cooking together.
Jump to the recipe cards for these things:
These are some of the things the children learn:
- counting things
- what quantities of ingredients look like
- how to measure, stir, pour, knead, roll out, spread....
- what ingredients look, feel, and smell like
- how ingredients change when you put them together
Playdough
Ingredients:
- Self-raising flour
- Greek Yoghurt
Utensils:
- 1 cup measure
- 1/2 cup measure
- Bowl
- Mixing spoon
- Sieve
Instructions:
- Measure the ingredients.
- Put them in a bowl.
- Stir them together.
- Knead them together.
- Play.
Pizza dough
Ingredients:
- Self-raising flour
- Greek Yoghurt
Utensils:
- 1 cup measure
- 1/2 cup measure
- Bowl
- Mixing spoon
- Sieve
Instructions:
- Measure the ingredients.
- Put them in a bowl.
- Stir them together.
- Knead them together.
Pancakes
Ingredients:
- Plain flour
- Milk
- Eggs
- Oil
Utensils:
- 1 cup measure
- Bowl
- Sieve
- Mixing spoon
- Measuring spoon (tea spoon)
- Frying pan
Instructions:
- Measure the ingredients.
- Sieve the flour into the bowl.
- Stir in the milk, a little at a time.
- Crack the egg into a second bowl.
- Add the egg and the oil to the batter.
- Beat them together.
- Get a grown-up to cook the pancakes.
Easy cup cakes
Ingredients:
- Self-raising flour
- Unsalted butter
- Eggs
- Caster sugar
- Baking powder
- Vanilla extract
Utensils:
- 1 cup
- 1/2 cup
- 1/4 cup
- Bowl
- Sieve
- Mixing spoon
- Measuring spoon (1/2 tea spoon)
- Lined muffin tin
Instructions:
- Put the oven on to heat to 170°C.
- Measure the ingredients.
- Line the muffin tin.
- Sieve the flour and sugar into the bowl.
- Chop the butter into small bits. Add them to the sugar.
- Rub the butter, flour, and sugar together.
- Crack the egg into a second bowl. Stir it into the batter.
- Mix in the baking powder.
- Stir in the vanilla essence.
- Spoon the batter into the muffin tin.
- Get a grown-up to put the tin in the oven. Bake the cup cakes for 15 to 20 minutes.
Marie's lemon drizzle cake
Ingredients:
- Self-raising flour
- Unsalted butter
- Eggs
- Caster sugar
- Lemon zest
Utensils:
- 1 cup measure
- Bowl
- Sieve
- Mixing spoon
- Lined loaf tin
- Grater or zester
Instructions:
- Put the oven on to heat to 180°C.
- Measure the ingredients.
- Line the cake tin.
- Sieve the sugar into the bowl.
- Chop the butter into small bits. Add them to the sugar.
- Rub the butter and sugar together.
- Crack the egg into a second bowl. Stir it into the batter.
- Sieve the flour into the bowl.
- Grate in a bit of lemon zest. Stir the batter.
- Spoon the batter into the cake tin.
- Get a grown-up to put the tin in the oven. Bake the cake tin for 45 to 50 minutes.
