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My kitchen rules for reluctant adults letting non-adults into the kitchen:
* Understand that there will be mess! Give kids a lesson in how to wash up + BE prepared to act as kitchen lacky and tidy up after them (controversial I know but it does save you getting bad-tempered).
* Don't let them cook whatever they want, guide them into cooking what you want. Kids will always want to make fancy cakes (because making and eating icing is the attraction) and elaborate desserts which are often not practical. Give them some recipe choices to choose from.
*Get them to read out the ingredients as you get it out of the cupboards to ensure success and minimise food waste (from missing out ingredients) and it saves on the constant "where's the XXX"
*Tackle some savoury recipes too even though kids will nearly always prefer baking sweet items.
*Always let them lick the beaters!
Baking biscuits or cookies is a school holiday right of passage if you ask me! These cookies/biscuits are so fabulous – chock full of oats, raisins and chocolate chunks!
Makes 20-24
85g butter, melted
½ cup white sugar
½ cup brown sugar
1 large egg
1 cup + 1 tbsp flour
1/3 cup rolled oats
½ cup raisins
1/3 cup chopped dark or milk chocolate
Preheat oven to 180 C. Line 2 trays with baking paper.
Pour melted butter into a mixing bowl. Use a fork to whisk in sugars then add the egg and whisk until incorporated then stir in remaining ingredients and mix until combined. Make sure the flour is well mixed in.
Roll large tablespoonfuls of dough into a ball and place on tray, leaving plenty of space between each to allow for spreading. I usually get about 9-10 on each tray. Flatten with your palm and bake for 6 minutes. Remove tray from oven and tap firmly on a bench top to take the air out of the cookies, then return to oven for a further 6-8 minutes or until golden brown. Remove and cool for a few minutes before transferring biscuit to a wire rack to cool completely.
Enjoy these crispy edged-chewy-in-the-middle cookies!
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* Understand that there will be mess! Give kids a lesson in how to wash up + BE prepared to act as kitchen lacky and tidy up after them (controversial I know but it does save you getting bad-tempered).
* Don't let them cook whatever they want, guide them into cooking what you want. Kids will always want to make fancy cakes (because making and eating icing is the attraction) and elaborate desserts which are often not practical. Give them some recipe choices to choose from.
*Get them to read out the ingredients as you get it out of the cupboards to ensure success and minimise food waste (from missing out ingredients) and it saves on the constant "where's the XXX"
*Tackle some savoury recipes too even though kids will nearly always prefer baking sweet items.
*Always let them lick the beaters!
Baking biscuits or cookies is a school holiday right of passage if you ask me! These cookies/biscuits are so fabulous – chock full of oats, raisins and chocolate chunks!
Makes 20-24
85g butter, melted
½ cup white sugar
½ cup brown sugar
1 large egg
1 cup + 1 tbsp flour
1/3 cup rolled oats
½ cup raisins
1/3 cup chopped dark or milk chocolate
Preheat oven to 180 C. Line 2 trays with baking paper.
Pour melted butter into a mixing bowl. Use a fork to whisk in sugars then add the egg and whisk until incorporated then stir in remaining ingredients and mix until combined. Make sure the flour is well mixed in.
Roll large tablespoonfuls of dough into a ball and place on tray, leaving plenty of space between each to allow for spreading. I usually get about 9-10 on each tray. Flatten with your palm and bake for 6 minutes. Remove tray from oven and tap firmly on a bench top to take the air out of the cookies, then return to oven for a further 6-8 minutes or until golden brown. Remove and cool for a few minutes before transferring biscuit to a wire rack to cool completely.
Enjoy these crispy edged-chewy-in-the-middle cookies!
LISTEN ABOVE
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