We harvested some of the potatoes we have been growing in our garden.
We boiled them to make some yummy mashed potato and used the leftovers to make potato scones for snack. So tasty!
Why not try our recipe at home-
450g floury potatoes, peeled and cooked 1/2tsp salt
50g butter 100g flour
1. Mash potatoes,add salt, butter and flour to give a stiff mixture. 2. Turn out onto floured surface, knead gently and roll out to a thickness of 1cm. 3. Cut into triangles and cook on a hot greased griddle for 4-5 minutes on each side.
Healthy Henry likes to eat healthy food but he says it’s OK to have a treat sometimes.
As it’s Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day, Miss Pearson would like to share her pancake recipe with you.
Miss Pearson’s Pancakes
First of all you will have to wash your hands with soap and water to make sure they are clean and dry them well. If you have an apron you can wear this as well to keep your clothes clean .
You will need:
mixing bowl
wooden spoon
tablespoon
mug
frying pan
spatula
Ingredients:
1 level mug of self raising flour
1 level tablespoon of caster sugar
1 egg
1 cup of milk for mixing
Oil for your pan
Method:
1. Put the flour and sugar into the bowl.2. Add the egg and mix well.3. Then gradually add the milk to make a runny consistency – you might not use all the milk.
Mix until smooth.
Now we can start making our pancakes.
First of all you will need to ask an adult to help you with this part as we are going to use the cooker and we have to be very careful so we don’t get burnt .
We need the frying pan to be hot.
So put a little drop of oil in the pan and wait until it is hot.
Put a spoonful of your mixture into the pan and wait for the bubbles and then turn and cook the other side.
Turn the pancakes over when you see the bubbles.
I made 12 pancakes out of my mixture you could make big pancakes or small pancakes it is up to you.
Here are some ideas for toppings:
Jam
Banana
Butter
Chocolate spread (but just a little)
Miss Pearson hopes you have as much fun making them as she did.
What toppings will you choose?
Cooking together provides us with lots of opportunities to practise our maths skills – measuring out our ingredients, talking about colours, shapes and sizes, using a timer – as well as helping develop fine motor skills – chopping, mixing, spreading – and literacy skills as we read a recipe.
Here are some other ideas for simple cooking activities:
sandwiches
fruit salad or fruit kebabs
pitta bread pizzas
vegetable soup
Let us know what you like to cook together and show us your pancakes on Twitter @GlenwoodFC #Glenwoodlearningathome
