baking with kids Archives ⋆ Budgetpantry | Singapore Mummy Blog on Food, Recipe & Baby https://www.budgetpantry.com/tag/baking-with-kids/ Sun, 10 Jul 2022 04:20:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.7 Activity with Kids: No Mixer Chocolate Lava Cookies https://www.budgetpantry.com/no-mixer-chocolate-lava-cookies/ Sun, 10 Jul 2022 03:45:49 +0000 https://www.budgetpantry.com/?p=11519 When rain rain doesn’t go away, how can you keep yourself (yes, yourself) sane at home? KEEP THOSE KIDS OCCUPIED, THAT’S HOW. Yesterday we did so many things. I entertained them with a buffet breakfast, changed them into their swimsuits and let them play with water at the balcony (one bath tub of water = 2 hours of fun. Quite worth it if you ask me) and ended the day BAKING these easy-to-make chocolate lava cookies which CBB absolutely adored. The best part is NO mixer is needed – nobody got time to wash up! Look at these kids. Ask them to decorate with chocolate chips and see what they doing. They had fun in the process! The cookies turned out pretty well – these are chunky, crumbly cookies, not crispy. Just the way they should be. The kids had fun decorating them: Here’s how to make them. Chocolate Lava Cookies – No Mixer Needed (budgetpantry.com) Makes 10 pieces What you need: 135g plain flour 30g cocoa powder 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 medium egg 70g butter, melted (salted or unsalted) 120g brown sugar (you can use castor sugar) Half teaspoon vanilla essence (optional) Chocolate chips 10 pcs milk chocolate squares (I used cadbury) Steps: Preheat oven to 180C. Line pan with baking paper. Sift the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder together. Set aside. Crack egg into mixing bowl. Add the melted butter, sugar and vanilla essence and briefly whisk manually. Fold in the sifted flour etc. to combine into a cookie dough. It should have a consistency that you can handle (not wet). Using your hands, take some cookie dough and place a chocolate square in the middle. Gather the cookie dough sides and wrap the chocolate square in the centre. This will be your lava filing. Place each cookie on the baking tray and decorate with chocolate chips. Bake for 15 mins at 180C in your preheated oven. Cool the cookies for 15 mins before eating. Be careful! The filling will be super hot. I hope you enjoy this activity with the kids!

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]]> When rain rain doesn’t go away, how can you keep yourself (yes, yourself) sane at home?

KEEP THOSE KIDS OCCUPIED, THAT’S HOW.

Yesterday we did so many things. I entertained them with a buffet breakfast, changed them into their swimsuits and let them play with water at the balcony (one bath tub of water = 2 hours of fun. Quite worth it if you ask me) and ended the day BAKING these easy-to-make chocolate lava cookies which CBB absolutely adored.

The best part is NO mixer is needed – nobody got time to wash up! Look at these kids. Ask them to decorate with chocolate chips and see what they doing. They had fun in the process!

The cookies turned out pretty well – these are chunky, crumbly cookies, not crispy. Just the way they should be. The kids had fun decorating them:

Here’s how to make them.

Chocolate Lava Cookies – No Mixer Needed (budgetpantry.com)
Makes 10 pieces

What you need:

135g plain flour
30g cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 medium egg
70g butter, melted (salted or unsalted)
120g brown sugar (you can use castor sugar)
Half teaspoon vanilla essence (optional)
Chocolate chips
10 pcs milk chocolate squares (I used cadbury)

Steps:

Preheat oven to 180C. Line pan with baking paper.

Sift the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder together. Set aside.

Crack egg into mixing bowl. Add the melted butter, sugar and vanilla essence and briefly whisk manually. Fold in the sifted flour etc. to combine into a cookie dough. It should have a consistency that you can handle (not wet).

Using your hands, take some cookie dough and place a chocolate square in the middle. Gather the cookie dough sides and wrap the chocolate square in the centre. This will be your lava filing.

Place each cookie on the baking tray and decorate with chocolate chips.

Bake for 15 mins at 180C in your preheated oven. Cool the cookies for 15 mins before eating. Be careful! The filling will be super hot.

I hope you enjoy this activity with the kids!

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]]> Activity with Kids: One-bowl Chocolate Chip Cookies https://www.budgetpantry.com/one-bowl-chocolate-chip-cookies/ https://www.budgetpantry.com/one-bowl-chocolate-chip-cookies/#comments Sun, 19 Apr 2020 05:53:34 +0000 https://budgetpantry.com/?p=11253 Baking is an activity we would ALL love to do with our kids (and they too, with us), but God, I *hate* the washing up. I know you’re like me, so here comes a recipe that only uses ONE bowl, a couple of spoons and a whisk/fork. No mixer required. No kidding!! Have fun with it! Click here for more easy kids/baby food ideas: https://budgetpantry.com/category/baby-food/ One-bowl Chocolate Chip Cookies (budgetpantry.com) Makes 16-18 pieces What you need: 60g butter 50g brown sugar 50g castor sugar 135g plain flour, sifted Half teaspoon baking powder Half teaspoon salt Half teaspoon vanilla essence 1 medium egg, beaten 2-3 tablespoons chocolate chips (we use semi-sweet dark chocolate but you can use any – even chocolate rice) Steps: Preheat oven to 190C. Line baking pan with baking paper. In a large glass bowl, microwave butter until melted. Add the brown and white sugar, then mix together with a whisk. Add the egg and vanilla essence, then whisk together. Add half the flour, baking powder and salt. Mix well and then add the other half of the flour. Combine until dough comes together (not drippy when you scoop/drop from a spoon). Add the chocolate chips. Chill mixture for half an hour. Drop teaspoonsful of batter onto your baking pan. Leave about 2cm space in between each cookie. Bake for 15 minutes. When the time is up, the cookie will still seem soft if you nudge it with a fork, but it will firm up. Keep the oven door ajar for 5 minutes, then transfer cookies to a cooling rack. Cool for 30 minutes (we already ate 2 pieces in this 30 minutes. LOL) , then transfer to airtight container.

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]]> Baking is an activity we would ALL love to do with our kids (and they too, with us), but God, I *hate* the washing up. I know you’re like me, so here comes a recipe that only uses ONE bowl, a couple of spoons and a whisk/fork. No mixer required. No kidding!! Have fun with it!

Click here for more easy kids/baby food ideas: https://budgetpantry.com/category/baby-food/

One-bowl Chocolate Chip Cookies (budgetpantry.com)
Makes 16-18 pieces

What you need:
60g butter
50g brown sugar
50g castor sugar
135g plain flour, sifted
Half teaspoon baking powder
Half teaspoon salt
Half teaspoon vanilla essence
1 medium egg, beaten
2-3 tablespoons chocolate chips (we use semi-sweet dark chocolate but you can use any – even chocolate rice)

Steps:

Preheat oven to 190C. Line baking pan with baking paper.

In a large glass bowl, microwave butter until melted. Add the brown and white sugar, then mix together with a whisk. Add the egg and vanilla essence, then whisk together.

Add half the flour, baking powder and salt. Mix well and then add the other half of the flour. Combine until dough comes together (not drippy when you scoop/drop from a spoon). Add the chocolate chips. Chill mixture for half an hour.

Drop teaspoonsful of batter onto your baking pan. Leave about 2cm space in between each cookie. Bake for 15 minutes. When the time is up, the cookie will still seem soft if you nudge it with a fork, but it will firm up.

Keep the oven door ajar for 5 minutes, then transfer cookies to a cooling rack. Cool for 30 minutes (we already ate 2 pieces in this 30 minutes. LOL) , then transfer to airtight container.

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]]> https://www.budgetpantry.com/one-bowl-chocolate-chip-cookies/feed/ 6 Steamed Brown Sugar Banana Cake https://www.budgetpantry.com/steamed-brown-sugar-banana-cake/ https://www.budgetpantry.com/steamed-brown-sugar-banana-cake/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2019 02:54:56 +0000 https://budgetpantry.com/?p=10803 This cake came about because of two bananas. Two overriped, speckled bananas which were too mushy to eat on its own but perfect for cakes. Cbb has also developed a new obsession for steamed cakes, so this naturally was our after-school adventure! My little girl helped me with sifting the flour and spooning the brown sugar, and she also decided she wanted blueberries in there. You could totally add chocolate chips if you want, or leave them out all together. This cake is super easy to make and quite fail proof I would say. It’s a perfect activity to do with your little one! I steamed this in my Panasonic steam oven (the one with a lot of functions), but you could do it over the stove too. If steaming over the stove, be sure to wrap the wok/pan lid with a piece of cloth during steaming, to prevent condensation from dripping all over the cake when you lift the cover. I used brown sugar in this recipe, but you could use regular caster sugar as well. Enjoy! Steamed Brown Sugar Banana Cake (budgetpantry.com) Makes one 7″ round cake What you need: 2 large eggs (60-65g) 100g brown sugar 130g self raising flour, sifted 2 medium ripe bananas Handful of blueberries (optional) 2 tablespoons neutral flavoured oil (I use rice bran oil) Steps: Preheat your steamer or steamer oven. With a handheld or stand mixer, beat eggs on medium speed till foamy, then add sugar in two batches. Continue beating till eggs and sugar turn pale, then turn up speed to medium-high and beat till soft peaks form (about 5 minutes). Add the mashed bananas and blueberries (if using) into the egg mixture and mix lightly. Fold in the flour with a spatula in three batches, taking care as much as possible not to deflate the egg whites. Lastly, add in the oil and give it a quick fold to incorporate. Steam on high heat for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre runs clear.

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]]> This cake came about because of two bananas. Two overriped, speckled bananas which were too mushy to eat on its own but perfect for cakes. Cbb has also developed a new obsession for steamed cakes, so this naturally was our after-school adventure!

My little girl helped me with sifting the flour and spooning the brown sugar, and she also decided she wanted blueberries in there. You could totally add chocolate chips if you want, or leave them out all together. This cake is super easy to make and quite fail proof I would say. It’s a perfect activity to do with your little one!

I steamed this in my Panasonic steam oven (the one with a lot of functions), but you could do it over the stove too. If steaming over the stove, be sure to wrap the wok/pan lid with a piece of cloth during steaming, to prevent condensation from dripping all over the cake when you lift the cover.

I used brown sugar in this recipe, but you could use regular caster sugar as well. Enjoy!

Steamed Brown Sugar Banana Cake (budgetpantry.com)
Makes one 7″ round cake

What you need:

2 large eggs (60-65g)
100g brown sugar
130g self raising flour, sifted
2 medium ripe bananas
Handful of blueberries (optional)
2 tablespoons neutral flavoured oil (I use rice bran oil)


Steps:

Preheat your steamer or steamer oven.

With a handheld or stand mixer, beat eggs on medium speed till foamy, then add sugar in two batches. Continue beating till eggs and sugar turn pale, then turn up speed to medium-high and beat till soft peaks form (about 5 minutes).

Add the mashed bananas and blueberries (if using) into the egg mixture and mix lightly. Fold in the flour with a spatula in three batches, taking care as much as possible not to deflate the egg whites.

Lastly, add in the oil and give it a quick fold to incorporate.

Steam on high heat for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre runs clear.

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