Kids Baking Recipes - Baking with kids

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Baking with kids

Kids baking recipes and resources created and discovered over many years while raising our kids

You will need:Wooden spoon, saucepan, apron, 2 8inch shallow cake tins

450g(16oz) milk or plain chocolate

100g(4oz) margerine

• Ask kids to grease the 2 tins
• Get kids to break chocolate into pieces and put into saucepan.
• The kids can add margerine and syrup.
• Next the pan needs to be put on a low heat(by either you os kids dependent on ability)
• Stir contents of pan until chocolate has melted.
• Take pan off heat.
• Add cornflakes then kids can stir until cornflakes are well covered.
• Put into cake tins and gently press down the mix.
• Allow to cool for around 2 hours then cut into pieces.
• Tip:for a variation put cornflake mixture into individual bun cases

You will need:Mixing bowl, rolling pin, tablespoon, wooden spoon, jam tart tin, teaspoon, pastry cutter, aprons

100g(4oz) plain flour

25g(1oz) lard

Jar jam

The kids can put the margarine and lard on top of flour.

Get kids to add a tablespoon of water and stir it in.

If it won't come together and falls apart add a tiny bit more water.

Show kids how to roll out the pastry until it is thin.

Ask kids to grease the jam tart tray .

kids can then put a teaspoon of jam into each tart.(not too much or it'll spill out)

Place jam tarts on a wire cooling rack.

Eat when cooled.

You will need:saucepan, wooden spoon, metal spoon, 8inch cake tin

450g(18 oz) oats

250g(10 oz) butter

10 tablespoons golden syrup

• Kids can cut up butter and put in saucepan
• They can then add the sugar and syrup to pan.
• Put pan on low heat until this is all combined well.(Either you or the kids dependent on ability).
• Take pan off heat.
• Get kids to add the oats and raisins and mix.
• Spoon in a tin (6-8 inch).
• Bake in a medium oven for 15-20 minutes.

You will need:mixing bowl, wooden spoons, greased cake tin, aprons (8inch)

100g(4 oz) plain flour.

150g(6 oz)carrots-peeled and grated

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

5 tablespoons sunflower oil

50g(2 oz) raisins

• Preheat oven to oven gas 6/210oC/420of
• Get kids to help you weigh ingredients
• Put ingredients in mixing bowl and mix together well.
• Kids can then spoon the mixture into the greased cake tin.
• Bake in a preheated for around 40-50 minutes until cooked
• Cool and Eat

You will need:mixing bowl, bowl, sieve, knife, wooden spoon, fork, metal spoon, cake cases, aprons

100g(4 oz) self-raising flour

100g(4 oz) caster sugar

Icing:

2 oz butter

• Preheat the oven to 190oC, gas mark 5.
• Kids can sieve the flour into a bowl.
• Ask kids to cut up margerine and put into mixing bowl,
• Get kids to add the sugar.
• Beat the margerine and sugar with wooden spoon until the mixture is pale and fluffy-looking.
• Beat the eggs in a small bowl with fork.
• The kids can add the egg to the mixture bit by bit, beating well as they go
• If it starts to look as if it’s curdling add a spoonful of the sieved flour with the egg.
• Once the kids have added all the egg the rest of the flour can be added.
• Get kids to add it in 2 halves and fold it in using metal spoon.
• Help kids to divide the mixture between 12 paper cases.
• Put cases on a baking tray
• Cook in the centre of the oven for 12 – 15 minutes until well-risen and golden-brown.
• Allow to cool on a cooling rack.

To make icing:

Get kids to spoon icing onto the cakes.

You will need: 13x9" deep baking tray, large bowl, wooden spoon. sieve.

1 1/2 cups flour

3 cups sugar

3 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 cup chocolate chips

• Heat oven to 350 degrees
• Kids can grease a 13x9" deep baking tray.
• Get kids to put butter, sugar, vanilla, and eggs, in a large bowl.
• Ask kids to use wooden spoon and beat these together.
• Use a sieve over the bowl and sieve cocoa, flour, baking powder and salt.
• Mix all ingredients together.
• Add chocolate chips.
• Pour into baking tray.
• Bake for 20 minutes.
• Cool and eat...yummy

You will need:greased baking tray 7x7 inches, saucepan, wooden spoon, zip lock bag or sandwich bag, rolling pin, small bowl, aprons

200g(8oz) raisins

100g(4oz) margarine

150g(6oz)chocolate

• Get kids to put margerine in a saucepan.
• They can add the sugar
• Put on heat and stir until margerine has melted(either you or your kids if able)
• Take pan off heat.
• Get the kids to put the biscuits in a bag
• They can hold open end of bag gently closed, then bash bag with a rolling pin.
• Do this until biscuits are crushed.
• Pour biscuits into pan with margerine mixture and stir together well.
• The kids can pour the mixture into the greased baking tray (7x7 inches) and flatten it down a little
• Break up chocolate and melt in a pan or in microwave and pour over mixture
• Leave to cool.
• Cut into bars and eat.

Yes; even more kids baking recipes

You will need:1 bagel, tomato sauce, mozarella cheese, peppers, onion, tomatoes and herbs from your garden.

Set oven to low, 150oC.

• Cut bagel in half.
• Spread with tomato sauce.
• Chop toppings into small pieces and add to bagel.
• Grate mozarella cheese and sprinkle over top of bagel.
• Sprinkle over a few chopped leaves of herbs.
• Put in oven for around 5 mins until cheese is bubbling.

You will need: sieve, mixing bowl, measuring jug, baking tray, cooling rack, aprons

400g(16oz)strong bread flour

10ml salt

300ml warm water

• Preheat oven to 220oC Gas mark 7
• Get kids to grease baking tray well.
• Ask kids tio sieve flour and salt into the mixing bowl.
• They can then add the sugar and yeast.
• The kids can then pour in warm water.
• Now with their hands the kids can mix the ingredients together.
• Takke the dough out of bowl and put onto floured surface.
• kids can now knead the dough for around 10 mins.
• Divide the dough into eight balls.
• The kids can shape these now into their own design.
• Put designs onto baking tray, cover with clingfilm.
• Put tray into warm place for around half an hour.
• The designs should double in size.
• Bake for 10 to 15 mins.
• To check if cooked turn roll over and tap the bottom, it should sound hollow.
• Tip: We like to add 50g of cheese to our ingredients or you could try dried fruit.

You will need:Parsnip, beetroot, sweet potaoes, carrots, celariac, olive oil

Bake in oven on medium heat until crispy.

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