Birds Nests for the ER sound.

Birds Nests

1. Melt:        1/4 cup chunky peanut butter

(If using natural peanut butter add 1 Tbsp. Butter)

3/4 cup chocolate chips

2. Stir in:      2 cups chow mein noodles

3. Drop big spoonfuls onto wax paper.

4. Make a hole in the middle with a spoon.

5. Put 2 or 3 jelly beans in each nest.

6. Cool and enjoy!

Fun for Easter and for learning the ER sound. (Easter, bird, butter, stir)

NO Bake — Awesome Bars

      Awesome Bars

1. Mash: 16 graham crackers (in plastic bag)

2. Mix:

• graham cracker crumbs
• 1 can sweetened canned milk
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 2 cups crispy rice

3. Butter paper plates or a 9×13 pan.

4. Pat mixture into pan or individual plates.

5. Sit 10 or more minutes.

6. Enjoy!

This is easy and fun to make with children because there is no baking or cooking.   Fun to do when teaching the AW as in SAW sound.

Pumpkin Pie

Crust: (no shortening)

• 1/3 c. whole wheat or unbleached flour
• 1 c. unbleached flour
• pinch of salt
• 1/3 c. oil
• 3 T. milk

Mix flours and salt together.  Mix the milk and oil in a separate bowl with a fork until the milk is suspended in the oil.  Add oil mixture to flour mixture and mix with a fork only until mixed.  Roll out between wax paper.  Roll the dough out within 15 minutes.

Tips:

• The less the dough is mixed the better.
• Don’t make more than a triple batch at one time.
• The better quality the oil the better it tastes.  Try Expeller Pressed.

Pie Filling

Put ingredients in a blender in the order listed.

• 2 eggs
• ¾ c. sugar
• 1 c. pumpkin (fresh cooked or frozen pumpkin tastes better)
• 1 T. cornstarch
• 1 ½ c. evaporated milk
• ½ t. salt
• ½ t. ginger
• 1 t. cinnamon
• 1 T. oil

Blend then pour gently into an unbaked pie shell.

Bake at 350 for about 50 minutes.

Whipped Cream

Whip 1 c. of whipping cream until it starts to be whipped.

• Add 1 T. instant vanilla pudding
• 3 T. powdered sugar or to taste.
• ½ t. vanilla

Whip to mix.

This is a stable whipped cream that can be used as a frosting or topping and won’t separate.

 

MiXed Pumpkin Cookies for the X sound

This is a fun cooking project to go with the X sound.

MiXed Pumpkin Cookies

1. MiX:

• ½ cup oil or butter
• 1 ½ cups brown sugar
  1 egg
  1 tsp. vanilla
  1 cup pumpkin

2. MiX:

• 2 ½ cups flour
  1 tsp. baking powder
  1 tsp. baking soda
  1 tsp. cinnamon
  ½ tsp. nutmeg
  ½ tsp. salt

3. MiX:     ½ bag of Chocolate Chips

4. Drop on greased cookie sheet.

5. Bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes. Cool!

6. Frost with Frosting or eat plain. Enjoy!

Cream Cheese Frosting (Optional)
Mix or beat 8 oz. cream cheese – softened, 1 stick of butter- softened, 2 T. milk, 1 t. vanilla and
About 3 cups of powdered sugar until it is thick and smooth.

Zucchini Muffins

Zucchini Muffins  (Makes about 24.)
1. Grate:

• 2 cups zucchini
• 1 teas. grated lemon peel

2.  Add and mix:

• 4 eggs
• ½ cup oil
• 1 cup brown sugar

3. Add and mix:

• 3 cups flour
• 2 teas. baking powder
• 1 teas. salt
• 1 teas. cinnamon

4.  Scoop into greased muffin tins.

5.  Bake at 400 for 20 minutes.

Marshmallow Treats

1. Microwave for 2 minutes:

• ¼ Cup Butter
• 40 Large Marshmallows

2. Stir and add:

• 5 cup Crispy Rice Cereal

3. Stir and pat it down in a buttered dish.

4. Let them cool, cut and serve.

5. Add M&M’s  (Each child counts 5 M&M’s to put on their piece.) and eat.

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Ranch Dressing- Simple and Tasty

Ranch Dressing

•  1 tsp. dry parsley
•  ½  tsp. garlic powder
•  1 tsp. salt
• 1 ½  tsp. instant minced onion
•  1 tsp. pepper
• pinch of oregano

Mix spices with 2 cups of buttermilk.  Then add 1½ – 2 cups of mayonnaise. Chill in the refrigerator for 30 min. (Will keep refrigerated for several weeks.)

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Banana Muffins

• Mash 5 bananas and set aside.
• Mix 3/4 c. butter, 2/3 c. brown sugar and  2/3 cup applesauce.
• Mix and add 3 eggs. 
• Mix and add 3 c. flour, 1 t. salt, 1 t. soda
• Mix in mashed bananas.
• Fill greased muffin pans.
• Cook at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes.
• Serve with butter.

Makes 24 muffins.

This is fun to make with children.  Have them help read the recipe.

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Pioneer Scones

Pioneer Scones

Make your favorite bread dough or thaw out frozen bread/roll dough.  (Look at the Grandma’s Egg Bread (Orange Rolls) and Wheat Bread recipes on this blog.)

When the dough is ready:

• Heat about a 1/2 inch of oil (expeller pressed prefered) in a heavy frying pan.  Don’t let the heat get too high and burn the oil.
• Roll the dough out and cut with a knife into about 3 x 2 inch pieces.
• Fry the dough until it is brown on both sides.
• Cool for a few minutes on a paper towel.
• Then serve with Honey Butter.   (Mix with a fork 1 cube of soft butter with about 1/2 cup of honey.)

Fun Treat!

WH for Wheat Bread

Wheat Bread is a good food experience for the WH sound.  Children love to see the wheat ground into flour.

Whole Wheat Bread or Rolls

Put ingredients in a large bowl or bread mixer bowl in the order listed.  ( Yes, the yeast and water is last.)

• 1 to 2 T. salt
• 9 C. whole wheat high protein flour (6 c. of white wheat ground makes about 9 c. flour, if you have a wheat mill.)
• ½ C. gluten flour
• 3/4 C. expeller-pressed oil or other good oil (Can use olive oil or half applesauce.)
• ½ C. Molasses, honey or mixture of both
• 1 T. lecithin (granules or liquid)
• 2 T. SAF instant yeast or some other instant yeast
• Add just enough water to make a soft dough–3 ½ to 4 ½ C. warm water (warm, not hot, not cold, when poured over wrist)

Start mixing with a bread mixer, wooden spoon, metal spoon or strong spatula.  Depending on the humidity it may take more or less water.  Keep the dough soft.  A soft dough will make a better bread.  As you mix it should start to clean the sides of the bowl.  Once it starts to be mixed start using your hands to knead the dough if you are using a spoon.  If you are kneading by hand, keeping your hands wet will keep the dough from sticking to your hands.  Mix or knead for about 8 minutes.  Leave in the bowl or put dough on a floured surface.  Cover with a clean light weight dish towel.  Let it rise for about 15 minutes.

Shape into loaves or rolls. (3 large or 4 small) Children like to make rolls. Cover with light towel and let rise in a warm place for about 15 minutes or until double in size.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake for 30 to 40 minutes (20 minutes for rolls) or until golden brown and hollow-sounding when thumped.

(Using good oil will make the bread taste better and add healthy oil soluble vitamins.  Olive oil will give the bread a slight olive oil taste.  Keep expeller- pressed oil in your refrigerator. )

* Use olive oil in the dough to make a great pizza crust. 

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