Lil’ Chef Wannabe’s DEC 2018

Four days of cooking, two before Christmas just in time to make cookies and two just before New Year perfect timing to make a little special something to celebrate with. The little chefs were thrilled to make and eat such an array of sweet biscuits from the biscuit baking workshop.

Biscuit Making

Zebra Biscuits – the chocolate dough
Rolling out the white dough for the Zebra biscuits
The finished Zebra Biscuits

Rolling the Peppernuts

The Peppernuts did not stay in the little balls as they should have done! They were deliscious never-the-less!
Happily icing their large sugar cookies.

The Lil’ Chefs also made typical English fruit mincepies with brandy butter. But sadly we omitted to take photos.
We could not find the fruit mince in the supermarket but the wee chefs made their own brandy infused fruit mince (which was prefered anyway) and the pastry was bought puff pastry.

The special NY’s meal was Shrimp kebabs, deconstructed Ceasar salad, Chicken Wellington’s and Hasselback potatoes. We had one small accident when peeling the potatoes with a potato peeler. One little pair of hands learning to cope with the gadget managed to peel a bit of thumb knuckle – even adults do this! A quick rinse and a plaster and the chef was back at it.

New Year Special dishes

Preparing the chicken Wellingtons, the little chefs made their own mushroom duxelle. Then rolled out the puff pastry. Place proscuitto in the right place, spread the duxelle nd then placed the poached chicken on top
Turning the entire filling over itself and then the pastry.
The finished Chicken Wellingtons were a hit!
Taking turns to slowly pour the oil while making the Ceasar dressing.
Slowly does it.
The hasselback potatoes roasted with a sprinkling of parmesan cheese
Proudly posing with the shrimp kebabs, deconstructed Ceasar salad with dressing and fried croutons
Another proud Lil’ Chef Wannabe!
Really happy with the way his food turned out!

Another session with happy Lil’ Chef Wannabes – Roll on Easter for the next workshops.

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