Year 7 Food Recipes

Apple and Berry Crumble Ingredients For the filling: 2 large cooking apples Handful of frozen, dried or fresh berries (optional) Dessert spoon of sugar for apples For the crumble: 150g of plain flour Handful of porridge oats 75g of chilled block butter 75g of light brown sugar or caster sugar Apple and Berry Crumble Method Preheat oven to 180 degrees / gas mark 5. Measure 150g flour and 75g butter in bowl. Use rubbing in method to get a ‘breadcrumb’ mixture. Add 1 handful oats and 75g sugar to the flour. Wash, Peel and core 2 cooking apples. Cut into slices and arrange in the oven proof dish. Add a handful of berries (optional). Sprinkle 1 dessert spoon of sugar on top. Top fruit with crumble mixture. Bake in oven for 35-40 minutes until golden brown.

Scones Ingredients Method: Preheat the oven to 180 c gas mark 5. 200g self raising flour (white or wholemeal) 40g butter or block margarine 125ml milk For sweet scones add 25g sugar dried fruit For savoury scones grated cheese spring onions teaspoon mixed herbs Scones Method: Preheat the oven to 180 c gas mark 5. Weigh 200g Self Raising flour into a large bowl. Add 40g margarine and use rubbing in method to make a bread crumb texture. Add your extra ingredients only 40grams. If adding two ingredients such as cheese and onion add 20grams. If making sweet scones 25g of sugar Make a well in the flour mixture, add 125ml of milk and use a spoon to form a dough. Then use your hands to make a ball. Flour your work top and press out your dough to 2cm thick. Use cutters to make scones. Place in a tray lined with parchment paper and your name on. Bake for 15 – 17minutes.

Bread You bring from home: Method 250g strong white bread flour 25g butter 1 sachet of dried Yeast 1/2 level teaspoon Salt 150 ml warm water Added ingredients: E.g for savoury: Handful of cheese, ¼ onion, sprinkle herbs. E.g for sweet: 1tsp cinnamon, 1tbsp sugar, 2tbsp dried fruits Method Preheat the oven to 180⁰c gas mark 5. Weigh 250g strong bread flour. Rub 25g butter into the flour. Stir in 1/2 level teaspoon of salt. (25g sugar if sweet) Stir in 1 sachet of yeast. Add any extra ingredients and flavourings to the dry ingredients. Measure 150 mls hand hot water into a liquid measuring jug. Add water and make a dough, using a palette knife or metal spoon to mix. Lift the soft dough onto a floured surface and knead for 5 minutes. Shape the dough and lift slowly onto your baking tray. Leave to prove until at least double in size.( At least 10 minutes.) Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes. Test to see if bread is cooked by tapping underneath - it must sound hollow.

Pasta Sauce Ingredients: 1 tin of chopped tomatoes 1 or 2 Cloves of garlic 1 White/Red Onion 1 tablespoon tomato puree (optional) 2/3 Vegetables e.g. mushrooms, yellow peppers, carrots Any fresh herbs or fresh chillies for seasoning Wash, peel and dice all your vegetables. Peel and finely chop the garlic. Dice the onion last. Open the can of tomatoes. Measure 1 tablespoon of oil into a large saucepan. Over a medium heat sauté the onion and garlic until slightly translucent. Add 2 tablespoons tomato puree at this stage if using. Stir it in to coat the onions and sizzle a bit. Don’t burn! Add the tin of tomatoes, (you may need to add some water too) Add your herbs, seasonings. Add the other vegetables and sauté for 5 minutes, stirring constantly place the lid on the pan and simmer for 20 minutes.

Flapjacks Ingredients 250g Porridge Oats 125g Sugar 2 Tablespoons of Golden Syrup 125g Soft Butter Added Ingredients: (Maximum 2 table spoons) Grated apples, carrot, courgette Dried fruit: Sultanas, pineapple, banana, cherries Nuts, seeds Flavourings: (1 tablespoon) Cinnamon, ginger, ,mixed spice, lemon zest, orange zest Method: Preheat you oven on 180 degrees/gas mark 5 Weigh 125g Brown sugar and 125g of butter in to a mixing bowl. Creaming together the sugar and butter using a wooden spoon. Add 2 tablespoons of golden syrup. Add your extra ingredients (Maximum 2 tablespoons) and your flavourings (1 Tablespoon) Add 250g of Porridge Oats. Mix all the ingredients well using your wooden spoon. Put your parchment paper on your baking tray and spread out your flapjack mixture. Bake in the oven for 20 Minutes.