Sunday, October 29, 2017

Apple Crumble and Custard.

Apple Crumble and Custard

Learning Intentions
How to use a speed peeler,  Slicing apples,  Cooking until soft on stovetop,  Correct process for making custard,  How to stir custard and recognize the endpoint (velvet consistency), Plating up.

Equipment
Wooden Chopping board
Sharp knife
Peeler
Wooden spoon
Measuring cups/spoons
Pot and lid
Large Bowl for mixing
Small baking dish
Ingredients (per pair)
Apples, 1 1/2, peeled, cored and sliced
Lemon juice, 1/2 tsp
Cinnamon, 1/4 tsp
Rolled oats, ½ cup
Wholemeal Flour, 1/4 cup
Coconut, 1/4 cup
Brown sugar, 3 Tbsp
Butter, 50g, melted
Chocolate chips, small amount
Cloves, 1/4 tsp
Method
Oven on to 1800C
1.    Peel, core and slice up the apples.
2.    Mix with the lemon juice and cinnamon.
3.    Place in pot with a little butter and heat on low until apples are soft.
4.    Mix all the dry ingredients together (flour, oats, coconut, brown sugar, chocolate chips and cloves).
5.    Add the melted butter and mix with wooden spoon to make a breadcrumb texture.
6.    Arrange the cooked apple on the base of the baking dish.
7.    Pour the crumble mix on the top and smooth over.
8.    Bake for 15 minutes or until the crumble topping is golden brown.
9.    Serve with custard.



Custard
Small pot
Measuring cup/spoons
Wooden spoon
Mixing bowl

Ingredients
Custard powder, 2 Tbspn
Sugar, 2 tsp
Milk, 1 cup
1.    Mix the custard powder and sugar into a bowl, add ¼ cup milk and mix to a paste.
2.    Add rest of the milk (3/4 cup) and mix well.
3.    Pour into a pot and heat.
4.    Stir constantly until custard boils and thickens up.
5.    Take off the heat and pour around the apple crumble.


Wednesday, October 25, 2017

"Bangers and Mash".

Bangers and Mash with Caramelized Onions
Learning Intentions
          Wash, peel, wash potatoes and boiling/drying/mashing techniques,  Chopping up parsley, Frying safely, How to use microwaves,  Plating up (making food look good on the plate).
Equipment
Potato peeler
Pot and lid
Sharp knife & chopping board
Potato Masher (1 per table)
Fry pan
Tongs
Measuring cup/spoons
Oven tray (for sausages)
Sieve
Ingredients
Mash
Potatoes, 2 medium size, washed, peeled and chopped into chunks
Salt, pinch
Parsley, 1 tsp, chopped finely
Cheese, grated, 1 Tbsp
Butter, 1 tsp
Bangers
4 sausages per pair (2 sausages per person)
Oil for frying
Caramelized onions
Onion, 1 sliced
Balsamic vinegar/ Worcester sauce, 1/2 tsp
Brown sugar, 1 tsp
Oil for frying, 1 tsp
Gravy
Bisto gravy, 1 tsp
Water, 50ml, hot
Method
Potatoes
1. Wash, peel and chop up potatoes.
2. Place in pot and bring to boil (enough water to cover the potatoes).
3. Add a good pinch of salt.
4. Boil until potatoes are soft (when a fork can go through them).
5. Drain and let sit in hot pot (off the heat) for 5 minutes.
6. Mash until fluffy.
7. Add butter and chopped parsley/cheese and mix through.
8. Season with salt/ pepper.

Sausages & Onions
1. Fry the sausages in a little oil until they are brown all over. Remove from pan, put on tray and place in oven on a low heat to keep warm.
2. Fry onion in the same fry pan until they have gone soft and begin to brown.
3. Add Balsamic vinegar/Worcester sauce and brown sugar, stir through the onions and simmer (low heat) for 5 min.

Gravy
1. Mix gravy powder into the hot water.
2. Microwave for 30 seconds, stir, microwave for another 30 seconds and stir again.
Serving
Place a dollop of mash in the centre of the plate.
Arrange sausages lying on the mash on an angle.
Top with the caramelized onions.
Drizzle the gravy around the mash and over the sausages/ onions.


Sunday, October 22, 2017

Carrot cake with Cream Cheese icing.

Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Icing
 
Learning Intentions
Why carrots in a cake?    What does the oil replace.    Skewer testing cakes,    Cooling the cake before icing,  Making icing
Equipment
Small round cake tin and baking paper
Large and small bowl
Whisk
Peeler
Grater
Wooden spoon
Measuring cups/spoons
Cooling rack
INGREDIENTS (per pair)
1/2 cup white sugar
3/4 cup plain flour
1/2 cup carrot (grated)- use 1/2 a big carrot
2 eggs (beaten)
1/4 cup oil
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
1/4 tsp vanilla essence

ICING
1 Tbsp cream cheese
1/4 tsp lemon juice
½ cup icing sugar
METHOD
1. Preheat oven to 180°C.
2. Line a small round cake tin with baking paper.
3. Place all ingredients into a large bowl and beat well.
4. Pour mixture into cake tin.
5. Bake for approximately 20-30 minutes until a skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean.
6. Remove the cake from oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes before removing from the tin.
7. Add the icing ingredients together in a small bowl and beat until smooth.
8. When the cake is cool, ice with the cream cheese icing.

Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Beef Sausage Rolls.

Beef Sausage Rolls
Learning Intentions: Dicing techniques, Using pastry, Beef or Vegetarian, Checking whether the clean up is going well, Cooking review introduced and filled out.

Equipment
Sharp knife
Wooden chopping board
2 Bowls
Wooden spoon
Whisk
Oven tray
Ingredients
Beef mince (or spinach if vegetarian), 1 ramekin
Onion, ½, diced finely
Breadcrumbs, 1/3 cup
Egg, 1, whisked up
Tomato paste/sauce, 1 tsp
Seasoning (salt, pepper, herbs etc)
Flakey puff pastry, 1 sheet
Parsley, 1 tsp, chopped finely
Flour for rolling
Egg wash with pastry brush
Method
Oven on to 2000C
1.    Combine beef mince, diced onion, breadcrumbs, tomato paste, chopped parsley and whisked egg into a bowl and mix well with wooden spoon.
2.    Season and mix again.
3.    Sprinkle some flour onto the clean bench, divide the mince into half and roll out mince mix into 2 long sausages.
4.    Set out the sheet of puff pastry and cut in half.
5.    Roll the mince onto the middle of each pastry sheet and roll up the pastry, sealing the edge by brushing with egg/water mixture.
6.    Brush more egg/water mix over the sausage roll.
7.    Cut the sausage rolls into 10cm lengths.
8.    Place on the oven tray and bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden.
9.    Serve with a small amount of tomato sauce.

Cooking review to be introduced.