ive got 7 kids over the school holidays and they all want to bake biscuts slices cakes whats some easy recipes we could do that the kids are aged between 6 and 10
babytears,
Apr 11, 5:33am
Chocolate chip biscuits. easy peasy. fun and tasty!
ange164,
Apr 11, 5:38am
BLOODY GOOD CHOC CAKE: Mix in order - 2c sugar, 2 eggs, 1c yoghurt (any flavor), 3/4c cocoa, 200g melted butter, 2t baking soda, 1 1/2 t vanilla ess, 1/4 t salt, 3 c self raising flour (or 3c flour and 3 t BP), 1c black coffee. Mix all together, makes 2 round cakes or a roasting tray full, bake at 180*c till knife comes out clean when tested (about 30 mins) posted by bams1
ange164,
Apr 11, 5:40am
Double any recipe that looks good to you.
gaspodetwd,
Apr 11, 5:42am
Afghans are incredibly easy. Edmonds recipe. Shortbread. Scones are easy - my five year old mastered scones when she was four - although I had to measure out for her - but she did the rest herself - except putting in and out of then oven.
ange164,
Apr 11, 5:44am
IDIOT PROOF SCONES. Melt 50gms butter in a microwave jug. Let cool a little and break 1 egg into it and top up with milk to = approx 1 3/4 cups liquid. Mix well with a fork. Add by mixing with a knife to 3 large cups self raising flour. Bake 230 for 10 mins. You can add a bit of sugar and fruit or cheese or whatever you feel like. Subo
ange164,
Apr 11, 5:44am
CARAMEL POPCORN 2 Cover 3/4C OF uncooked popcorn, 1 C brown sugar, 1/4C Golden Syrup, 4oz Marg , 1/2t Salt, 1/4t Baking Soda, 1t Vanilla. Combine Sugar, marg, syrup & salt Boil for 5mins, stir in vanilla & soda, Pour over cooked popcorn place in a large roasting pan, bake 100c/250f For 1hr 20mins stirring every 10mins.This recipe can be doubled. suie1
ange164,
Apr 11, 5:46am
CRACKERS: An Alison Holst food processor recipe: Put the metal chopping blade in the food processor bowl. Add 2cups flour, 1 & 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp salt, and 50gms very cold butter chopped into small cubes. Add 1 or more of the optional ingredients listed below if you want. Whizz together, then add about 1/2 a cup of cold water in a thin stream through the spout, stopping when the dough particles will only just stick together to form a ball. Roll out very thinly on a lightly floured surface, then cut into squares or rectangles, or other shapes using biscuit cutters. Pile dough scraps together, roll out and cut more shapes until the dough is used. Bake at 190°C for 10-15 minutes until they are a pale golden colour. Leave to cool, and store in an airtight tin. Optional ingredients: 1/4 cup toasted sesame seeds. 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese. 1 tablespoon poppy seeds. The recipe includes that the crackers taste best several hours after baking as the flavour develops - it also says that they don't usually last that long in the Alison Holst household unless she has found a particularly good hiding place
Other variations can include your choice of one or more of the following: 1/2 to 1 tsp curry powder or 1-2 tsps chicken or other stock powder - leave out salt if using stock powder. 1/2 cup toasted sunflower seeds. 1/4 cup ground almonds. Add 1 to 3 tsp of your favorite pesto. Add 1-2 tsps or to taste of chopped fresh or dried herbs - basil, parsley, mint, thyme, lemon thyme, sage, etc. You could also use some whole meal or wholegrain flour instead of 1/2 a cup or more of the white flour. Add some wheat germ, or cornmeal, etc. too. increasing the baking powder by 1/2 tsp for each 3/4 cup of grains, etc. You can change the ingredients to suit your taste - this is delicious. change 1/2 cup white flour to 1/2 cup whole meal flour, and add 1/2 tsp extra baking powder plus 1/4 cup fine or medium ground cornmeal, 1/4 cup sesame or sunflower seeds, 1/4 cup wheat germ & a little extra salt to taste if needed. Make and bake as above Juliewn
rainrain1,
Apr 11, 5:59am
yes edmonds afghans are fun, the dough tastes good
jessie981,
Apr 11, 6:00am
Easy as Chocolate Crunch 125gr butter 1c coconut 1TBSP cocoa 1c four 1/2c sugar 1tsp vanilla essence Melt melt & pour over dry ingredients Press into sponge roll tin Bake 20 - 30 mins @ 180 Cut while warm & ice when cold
Chocolate Caramel Muffins 1&3/4c flour, 1tsp baking soda, 1c sugar, 1/4c cocoa. Melt 100gr butter. Remove from heat & whisk in 1 egg, 1c milk & 1tsp vanilla essence. Add to dry ingredients & mix gently. Spoon 1/2 mixture into muffin tray. Add a good heaped spoon of Caramel Condensed Milk & cover with remaining mixture. (don't worry if there's not enough as mixture comes up & over). 220 - 15 mins approx
Honey or Golden Syrup Rice Bubble Slice 125gr butter 125gr sugar 2TBSP Honey or G.S Boil gently 5 mins then add 4c Ricebubbles Pour into slice tin & cut while warm
supercook,
Apr 11, 6:01am
Chocolate truffles be fun or lolly cake
mwood,
Apr 11, 6:02am
you are supposed to cook them not teach the kids bad habits LOL
rainrain1,
Apr 11, 6:03am
they didn't need teaching that one lol
bunny51,
Apr 11, 6:34am
individual serve chocolate chip biscuits then they can each make their own. (then bake all on the same tray )Or individual ANZAC biscuits or what ever takes their fancy.
jstlookin4bargn,
Apr 11, 7:03am
sounds good keep them coming
jessie981,
Apr 11, 7:32am
pop into the lefthand messageboard & key what you want under keyword. Under date posted put anytime.
elliehen,
Apr 11, 7:40am
CRAZY CAKE - ALISON HOLST
This easy school holiday cake is made without eggs, butter, milk or an eggbeater! Its surprisingly good texture and interesting flavour make it well worth trying.
Makes a 20cm square cake. Ingredients
1½ cups standard (plain) flour 2 Tbsp cocoa 1 tsp each cinnamon and powdered ginger 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt 1 cup sugar ½ cup oil ¾ cup water 2 Tbsp vinegar 1 tsp vanilla essence
Method
Heat oven to 190°C (180°C fanbake), with the rack just below the middle. Line the bottom and two opposite sides of a 20cm square pan with baking paper. Butter and flour the uncovered sides of the pan, or coat with non-stick spray.
Sift the first six ingredients through a sieve over a fairly large bowl. Stir in the sugar with a fork, leaving a depression in the centre. Measure the oil and add it to the dry ingredients, without stirring. Add the vinegar and vanilla to the measured water, then tip them into the flour-oil mixture. Stir with the fork until the mixture is smooth and no dry lumps remain.
Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and bake for 30 - 40 minutes, until the centre of the cake springs back when pressed, and a toothpick or skewer comes out clean. Leave cake in the pan for five minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and leave to cool. Dust with sieved icing sugar. Serve cut in squares for dessert. Top with whipped cream and fresh or partly thawed raspberries; sliced drained canned peaches; or sliced bananas and raspberry jam.
jessie981,
Apr 11, 7:52am
Was looking good elliehen till I got to the oil ingredient. Can't bring myself to use oil in baking.
elliehen,
Apr 11, 7:53am
See if you can get over it :)Some of my best cakes have oil in them.
norse_westie,
Apr 11, 8:11am
Pikelets are a classic for kids to make and enjoy. Easy scones (the lemonade ones are great for the little ones to manage).
supercook,
Apr 11, 9:49am
Buy some sweet pastry roll it out the kids can cut shapes with cookie cutters. Bake and then decorate with icing and sprinkles. Easy Jam tarts use same sweet pastry cut out put in little swallow patty tins and put a spoonful of jam, with scraps leftover I like to put little stars on the top or lattice top.
elliehen,
Apr 11, 9:53am
Great idea.the simple ideas will stop tempers fraying and keep mess to a minimum :)
bunny51,
Apr 11, 10:14am
I have made that cake and it is really nice. DOn't even notice that it is made with oil rather than butter,
vampiriousmist,
Apr 11, 11:51am
Everyone loves chocolate crackles :D
purplegoanna,
Apr 11, 12:06pm
my all time easyiest tip is make up all sorts of diff colours of icing, buy all sprinkles and hail you can find, let them use pipettes to drizzle the icing in patterns onto plain ole vanilla wine bikkies.keeps my step-g-daugter entertained for hours and she loves going home with her box of coloured bikkys.
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