Kids In The Kitchen-(Count Down To Christmas Recipe Of Sweets-23)
A lot of fantastic memories are made right in your own kitchen with your children, grandchildren. Here are a few ways to get yout kids invilved in the preparation of some recipes.
• When dusting the top of cookies or cakes with powdered sugar, let your kids use a metal strainer or sifter to dust confectioners’ sugar on the tops.
• When pulsing some dried fruits or flour mixtures in the food processor, let your children be the ones to press the pulse buttons.
• When adding sugar or flour, cups or 1/2 cups at a time to a recipe, let your children be the flour or sugar adders.
• Using decorator’s sugar on anything is where kids can get involved and it’s a great task at the end to have the help gather the sheets of parchment with the sugar on it and add it to a bowl as well.
• Kids can also get involved by adding a sugar glaze to some cookies or cakes after they cool.
• Now-a-days there are so many choices for kids smaller version kitchens and pots and pans to get them involved in what mom, dad and grandma are doing in the kitchen. There are several on the market, but the best ones are ones that are made of solid wood, not plastic. Solid wood kitchens will be able to get passed down from generation to generation. Nothing is more pleasing then seeing your children’s children playing with the same play kitchen you played with as a child. Here are some that are great for that childhood imagination. All of the following kitchens can be found at Pottery Barn Kids.
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Earthly Eating Recipe- Count Down To Christmas Recipe Of Sweets
Chocolaty Coconut Mini Tortes
Serves: Makes 2 dozen
8 oz. Semisweet chocolate chips (about 1 1/4 cups)
1/2 cup canola oil
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
1/4 cup shresses, unsweetened coconut
5 large eggs, beaten
Confectioners’ sugar
1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Lightly oil or coat 24 mini muffin cups with nostick cooking spray and set aside.
3. Stir the chocolate chips and canola oil in a medium saucepan over low heat until melted, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
4. Whisk the sugar, flour, cocoa powder and coconut. Whisk in the eggs until well blended.
5. Add the melted chocolate mixture and stir to combine. Spoon the batter evenly into the prepared muffin cups.
6. Bake about 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
7. Transfer the pan to a wire rack and cool for 5 minuts. Remove the tortes and cool.
8. Dust tops with confectioners’ sugar.
Happy Eating!
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