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Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins!
HOoray for FALL! We finally got to make the chocolate chip muffins that I was so excited about. We have talked about the correct muffin method and so today we had a little competition to see who could make the perfect muffin. The students had a lot of fun, and it was great to see so many good lookin' muffins! Overall, this was a good day :)
The winners of the BEST muffin!
She just couldn't wait till they were done...
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
The winners of the BEST muffin!
She just couldn't wait till they were done...Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
1 C flour; sifted
1/2 C sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 C butter
1 egg beaten
1/2 C canned pumpkin
1/2 C evaporated milk
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
2. Sift flour, mix with sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in medium bowl.
3. Cut in butter until mixture resembles cornmeal
4. Combine egg with pumpkin and evaporated milk
5. Add egg mixture to dry ingredients and stir JUST UNTIL MOIST! Batter will be lumpy
6. Add chocolate chips
7. Fill muffin cups 2/3 full
8. Bake at 400 degress for 18-20 minutes
Enjoy!
1/2 C sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 C butter
1 egg beaten
1/2 C canned pumpkin
1/2 C evaporated milk
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
2. Sift flour, mix with sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in medium bowl.
3. Cut in butter until mixture resembles cornmeal
4. Combine egg with pumpkin and evaporated milk
5. Add egg mixture to dry ingredients and stir JUST UNTIL MOIST! Batter will be lumpy
6. Add chocolate chips
7. Fill muffin cups 2/3 full
8. Bake at 400 degress for 18-20 minutes
Enjoy!
Yeast Bread Happiness = Breadsticks
Well the 9th grade foods and nutrition 1 class were finally able to make breadsticks. We have been talking about quick and yeast breads, and this was our first lab in the unit. The students made either garlic or cinnamon sugar breadsticks with a frosting drizzle. This lab ended up right in the middle of spirit week, so many of the students were dressed up in the lab. It was great to see so many people from different decades cooking! Enjoy the recipe below :)
1 T yeast
1 C warm water
1/4 C sugar
1 tsp salt
1 egg
1/8 C oil
2 1/2 - 3 C flour
1. Dissolve the yeast in the 1 C of warm water and let rise. (A pinch of sugar will help)
2. Mix yeast, water, sugar, salt, egg, and oil together.
3. Add flour mixing in one cup at a time.
4. Knead dough for a couple of minutes, until texture is consistent and firm.
5. Place dough in greased gallon sized ziploc bag, removing as much air as possible. Place in the fridge over night to rise.
6. Open bag and punch to release air.
7. Roll on floured counter top with floured rolling pin.
8. Spread melted butter on dough and sprinkle with seasoning of choice. We used either garlic salt spread, or a cinnamon sugar mixture.
9. With a pizza cutter, cut into strips and place on greased baking sheet.
10. Bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes. Enjoy!
Breadsticks
1 T yeast
1 C warm water
1/4 C sugar
1 tsp salt
1 egg
1/8 C oil
2 1/2 - 3 C flour
1. Dissolve the yeast in the 1 C of warm water and let rise. (A pinch of sugar will help)
2. Mix yeast, water, sugar, salt, egg, and oil together.
3. Add flour mixing in one cup at a time.
4. Knead dough for a couple of minutes, until texture is consistent and firm.
5. Place dough in greased gallon sized ziploc bag, removing as much air as possible. Place in the fridge over night to rise.
6. Open bag and punch to release air.
7. Roll on floured counter top with floured rolling pin.
8. Spread melted butter on dough and sprinkle with seasoning of choice. We used either garlic salt spread, or a cinnamon sugar mixture.
9. With a pizza cutter, cut into strips and place on greased baking sheet.
10. Bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes. Enjoy!
Soft Pretzels - Easy and Yummy!
The students really enjoyed making these pretzels. They are easy and fun to make! Putting cinnamon and sugar on them is a fun addition, as well as just putting on salt. Several students liked to dip their cinnamon/sugar pretzels in a frosting drizzle. No matter what you like on them, they are pretty easy to enjoy!
Preheat oven to 375
Mix together:
1/2 egg (or 2 Tbsp of a mixed egg)
2 tsp yeast
3/4 C warm water
2 tsp sugar
Let ingredients sit in a kitchen aid bowl and measure the following in a separate bowl:
1/2 tsp salt
2 C flour
Add to yeast mixture and knead for 3-5 minutes.
Cut dough into about 9 pieces and roll into strips between your palms. Roll into pretzel shape.
Place on a greased cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes! Hooray!
Soft Pretzels
Preheat oven to 375
Mix together:
1/2 egg (or 2 Tbsp of a mixed egg)
2 tsp yeast
3/4 C warm water
2 tsp sugar
Let ingredients sit in a kitchen aid bowl and measure the following in a separate bowl:
1/2 tsp salt
2 C flour
Add to yeast mixture and knead for 3-5 minutes.
Cut dough into about 9 pieces and roll into strips between your palms. Roll into pretzel shape.
Place on a greased cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes! Hooray!
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
I had a student request that I put up this recipe, so here it is! Enjoy!
1/2 C butter
1/2 C sugar
1/2 C brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 C flour
1 1/4 C quick oatmeal
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp nutmeg
1/8 tsp ground cloves
1 C (about) chocolate chips
Cream butter and sugars together. Add egg and vanilla. Ina separate bowl, combine flour, oatmeal, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.
Add dry mixture to wet. Add chocolate chips by hand.
Scoop small-medium spoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake at 375 for 8 minutes.
Enjoy!
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
1/2 C butter
1/2 C sugar
1/2 C brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 C flour
1 1/4 C quick oatmeal
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp nutmeg
1/8 tsp ground cloves
1 C (about) chocolate chips
Cream butter and sugars together. Add egg and vanilla. Ina separate bowl, combine flour, oatmeal, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.
Add dry mixture to wet. Add chocolate chips by hand.
Scoop small-medium spoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake at 375 for 8 minutes.
Enjoy!
Monday, October 18, 2010
Whistle While You Work...
One of the jobs we have in our kitchens is called the "extra job assistant". This person is in charge of completing any extra jobs that need to be done in the classroom. On one particular day, several students asked me what they could do to help. I turned around, and low and behold the windows needed washing! Good thing I had so many students willing to help. They enjoyed themselves, and I sure enjoyed watching them learn how to wash windows. Thanks guys!
Spirit Week!
What could be better than clashing nerds? I don't think anything. I'll tell you one thing, it was hard to take the kids seriously when all I saw when I looked out was a bunch of glasses. Needless to say, the students had a hard time responding to me as well. Just take a look at those sweet pants of mine - you can't blame them for being distracted :)
The students were so much fun, and we all had a great time with spirit week! We had clash day, decade day, and nerd day. It was a week I will never forget. Thanks to everyone for making it fun! I love my nerdy students :)
The students were so much fun, and we all had a great time with spirit week! We had clash day, decade day, and nerd day. It was a week I will never forget. Thanks to everyone for making it fun! I love my nerdy students :)
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