We've been baking again! :D The boys gave Easter biscuits to their teachers at the end of term last week.
We used a recipe that I did in cookery class at school way back in 1988. (Why we were making Easter Biscuits in May I have no idea!!). I added half a teaspoon of mixed spice to the recipe to make it a bit more Easter-y & I left out the salt. It's a very easy recipe; cream the butter & sugar together & then add the egg yolk & mix well. Add all the dry ingredients along with 1-2 tablespoons of milk to make into a soft dough. Leave to firm up a little in the fridge. Knead lightly then roll out to 0.5cm thick & cut into rounds. Bake on a tray in the oven at 150oC for 10 minutes.
Remove from the oven & brush biscuits with the egg white & sprinkle with caster sugar & put back in the oven for another 10 minutes till golden brown. Yummy!
This is the Easter card that Jordan made for his teacher. He does love raiding my art & craft supplies to make cards. It's good to watch him delighting in creating mini master pieces for those he loves.
This week the boys made Easter Treats. We walked to the Post Office to post some letters & parcels & then did a massive circular walk to find somewhere that sold Mini Eggs! We eventually found some in the Co-op & came home after walking for an hour & a half!! It was fun. The boys 'drove' their toy cars along garden walls & fences as we walked. The making of the crispie treats wasn't plain sailing though... after 2 failed attempts at trying to make chewy crispies with chocolate, butter & syrup (!!!!) we decided to just make them with melted chocolate. They worked just fine then & the boys had fun mixing the chocolate with the rice crispies & putting them into paper cake cases...
... and putting 3 mini eggs into the nests all by themselves. The boys were very pleased with their efforts.
They look good don't they?
After the Easter Treats were put in the fridge to set the boys licked their bowls. Luke became my very own Bowl Headed Boy (if you watch Harry Hill's TV Burp you'll know what I mean!). This photo made Luke laugh a lot when he saw it! Well, time to go. I shall be back soon to post piccies from our holidays. Hope everyone who reads is well. Have a very Happy Easter & God bless you all!
We've been baking again! :D The boys gave Easter biscuits to their teachers at the end of term last week.
We used a recipe that I did in cookery class at school way back in 1988. (Why we were making Easter Biscuits in May I have no idea!!). I added half a teaspoon of mixed spice to the recipe to make it a bit more Easter-y & I left out the salt. It's a very easy recipe; cream the butter & sugar together & then add the egg yolk & mix well. Add all the dry ingredients along with 1-2 tablespoons of milk to make into a soft dough. Leave to firm up a little in the fridge. Knead lightly then roll out to 0.5cm thick & cut into rounds. Bake on a tray in the oven at 150oC for 10 minutes.
Remove from the oven & brush biscuits with the egg white & sprinkle with caster sugar & put back in the oven for another 10 minutes till golden brown. Yummy!
This is the Easter card that Jordan made for his teacher. He does love raiding my art & craft supplies to make cards. It's good to watch him delighting in creating mini master pieces for those he loves.
This week the boys made Easter Treats. We walked to the Post Office to post some letters & parcels & then did a massive circular walk to find somewhere that sold Mini Eggs! We eventually found some in the Co-op & came home after walking for an hour & a half!! It was fun. The boys 'drove' their toy cars along garden walls & fences as we walked. The making of the crispie treats wasn't plain sailing though... after 2 failed attempts at trying to make chewy crispies with chocolate, butter & syrup (!!!!) we decided to just make them with melted chocolate. They worked just fine then & the boys had fun mixing the chocolate with the rice crispies & putting them into paper cake cases...
... and putting 3 mini eggs into the nests all by themselves. The boys were very pleased with their efforts.
They look good don't they?
After the Easter Treats were put in the fridge to set the boys licked their bowls. Luke became my very own Bowl Headed Boy (if you watch Harry Hill's TV Burp you'll know what I mean!). This photo made Luke laugh a lot when he saw it! Well, time to go. I shall be back soon to post piccies from our holidays. Hope everyone who reads is well. Have a very Happy Easter & God bless you all!
5 comments:
Love the concentration! Has Tim got his tongue out in true 'Green' style?
Ribbon is nice too!
Muvver xxxxx
Yeah, Timmy & Jordan stick their tongues out when they concentrate (just like me!). I think Luke does too but not as often....
Ribbon was from the Pound Shop!! Apparently it's ideal for Easter bonnets & other crafts! :D
tradition in my family is nests made with shredded wheat and chocolate, mix the melted choc with the broken shredded wheat and put into a bowl and vaguely nest shape.. leave to set and add mini eggs!
xxx
Wow your very own bowl headed boy lol sorry i didnt get time to reply to your txt yesterday.
Great pix love, i love the pic of Jordan concentrating too,all the cakes look yummy as norm,have a great Easter everyone x
Lovely looking treats!Here's my recipe using 300g scotbloc,6tbsp syrup and 50g marg-melt in the microwave,but as little as possible else it goes grainy,and then add 450g muesli or whatever you want to use.I put it in greased tins and cut it in fat chunks,but you can make nests in cake cases instead.Looking forward to the egg hunt tomorrow,see you all then!! Helen and Ian
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