Basic bread recipe

Ingredients

200g strong flour ½ teasp salt 2 teasp easy-blend yeast 1 tbsp oil

Method

1) Grease the sandwich tin. 2) Put the

flour, salt

and

yeast

in the

mixing bowl

. Add the oil and a little of the warm water. Using palette knife, mix the liquid and flour mixture together.

3) Continue to

add the water

, a little at a time, and stir the mixture until it becomes a dough. It should leave the side of the bowl easily. 150ml warm water

Equipment

Sandwich tin Pastry brush Mixing bowl Flour dredger Palette knife Oven Cooling rack Sheet of oiled cling film Measuring jug

Oven temperature

200 °/ Gas mark 6

4) Sprinkle

flour

onto the work surface and then put the dough onto it.

Knead

the dough until it is

smooth and elastic.

5) Shape it into

8 even-sized rolls.

film or a tea towel.

Place the rolls into the

sandwich tin

and

cover with oiled cling

6) Put in a warm place to

allow the dough to prove

. 7) When the dough has doubled in size, remove the cling film.

Brush the top of the bread

with water or milk.

8) Bake in the oven until it is

well risen and brown in colour

(approximately 15 minutes). Remove the bread from tin and allow it to cool on the

cooling rack

.

Health and Safety

Put on an apron, check hair is tied back, wash hands and turn the oven on.

Pizza recipe

Ingredients

200g strong flour ½ teasp salt 2 teasp easy-blend yeast 1 tbsp oil 150ml warm water

Your pizza toppings ingredients

Equipment

Baking tray Mixing bowl Flour dredger Palette knife Oven Cooling rack Measuring jug

Oven temperature

210 °/ Gas mark 7

Method

1) Put the

flour, salt

and

yeast

liquid and flour mixture together.

in the

mixing bowl

. Add the oil and a little of the warm water. Using palette knife, mix the 2) Continue to

add the water

, a little at a time, and stir the mixture until it becomes a dough. It should leave the side of the bowl easily. 3) Put

flour

onto the work surface and then put the dough onto it.

Knead

the dough until it is

smooth and elastic.

4) Shape it into a pizza base shape on the baking tray.

5

)

Put your sauce, added ingredients and cheese onto the base

.

6) Bake in the oven until it the crust is

brown in colour and the toppings are cooked through

(approximately 15 minutes). Remove pizza and allow it to cool on the

cooling rack

.

Health and Safety

Put on an apron, check hair is tied back, wash hands and turn the oven on.

Chelsea buns

Ingredients

200g strong flour ½ teasp salt 2 teasp easy-blend yeast 1 tbsp oil 150ml warm water 50g sugar 25g butter 75g dried fruit Optional extras : mixed spices/cinnamon

Equipment

Sandwich tin Pastry brush Mixing bowl Flour dredger Palette knife Oven Cooling rack Measuring jug Saucepan Wooden spoon

Oven temperature

200 °/ Gas mark 6

Method

1) Turn on oven and grease the sandwich tin. 2) Put the

flour, salt, 25g sugar

and

yeast

in the

mixing bowl

. Add the oil and a little of the warm water. Using palette knife, mix the liquid and flour mixture together.

3) Continue to

add the water

, a little at a time, and stir the mixture until it becomes a dough. It should leave the side of the bowl easily. 4) Put

flour

onto the work surface and then put the dough onto it.

Knead

the dough until it is

smooth and elastic.

5) Shape it into a long

rectangle,

approximately 150mm x 250mm..

6) Spread the dough with butter.

7) Sprinkle the buttered dough with the dried fruit and sugar and spices if being used.

8) Roll the dough up, like a Swiss roll and then cut into 8 slices. Place the rolls, flat, circular, face up and touching into the sandwich tin. 9) Allow to prove for 15 minutes until risen.

10) Bake in the oven for approximately 20 minutes.

Health and Safety

Put on an apron, check hair is tied back and wash hands.

Bread and butter pudding

Method Health and Safety Ingredients

4 slices bread/shop bought bread product 25g margarine/butter 150ml milk 50g dried fruit 1 egg 25g sugar Spices e.g. nutmeg

Equipment

Knife Chopping board 1 measuring jug 1 sieve 1 oven-proof container 1 fork 1) Butter the bread and cut into pieces.

2) Measure the milk and beat in the egg.

3) Layer the bread, fruit, spices, and sugar in the oven-proof container.

4) Pour in the milk/egg mixture through the sieve. Make sure all the bread is coated.

5) Cook in the oven for approximately 20 minutes until it has set.

6) Remove dish from oven. Wash and dry up correctly.

Wash hands after you have tied your hair back. Turn oven on.

Oven temperature

180 °C or Gas Mark 5

Homework

Bring the ingredients for your bread and butter pudding and your testing and evaluation for lesson 6.

Cobbler

Ingredients

225g self raising flour Pinch of salt 50g margarine (cut into small pieces) 150ml milk 50g sugar or teasp herbs 400g tin of fruit pie or meat pie filling

Equipment

Mixing bowl Oven Oven proof casserole dish Flour dredger Round pastry cutter Palette knife Pastry brush

Oven temperature

200°C or Gas Mark 7

Method

1) Turn the oven on to the correct temperature.

2) Place the flour, margarine and salt in the mixing bowl.

3) Rub the margarine into the flour, using your fingertips, until it looks like fine crumbs 4) Stir in any extra dry sweet or savoury ingredients. 5) Add the milk, a little at a time, and mix it together with the palette knife until it becomes a single lump of dough.

6) Lightly flour the surface then place the mixture onto it. Knead the mixture lightly with your fingertips then flatten the dough to a 20mm thickness.

7) Pour the fruit or meat filling into the casserole dish.

8) Cut the dough using a round pastry cutter and arrange neatly on top of the meat/fruit filling.

9) Cook in the oven for approximately 15 20 minutes until cobbler is well risen and brown in colour.

Health and Safety

Put on an apron, check hair is tied back and wash hands.

Spaghetti Bolognaise

Ingredients

200g lean minced meat 1 small onion 1 garlic clove 1 400g tin of chopped tomatoes 2 tablespoons tomato puree 1 tsp Italian herbs 200g dried spaghetti 1 tsp oil 1 tsp sugar

Optional extra ingredients can include:

Celery, carrot and pepper

Equipment

Chopping board Wooden spoon Vegetable knife Frying pan Saucepan

Hob temperature

Medium hob heat

By the end of this lesson you should have learnt:

How to complete the Staple Foods project.

What Staple Foods are and why they are important. How to make a pasta dish.

Method

1) Chop the onion finely and add to the pan with the warmed oil. Cook

gently

for a couple of minutes.

2) Add finely chopped garlic and any other finely chopped vegetable and cook for a few minutes.

3) Add the minced meat and stir with a wooden spoon to combine the ingredients and prevent it sticking to the bottom of the pan.

4) When the meat has changed colour, add the chopped tomatoes, herbs and sugar. Continue to cook

gently.

5) In the second saucepan boil a quantity of water. Add spaghetti when the water is boiling, making sure the pasta is completely submerged.

6) Cook the pasta according to the packet instructions (approximately 10 minutes) until it is soft all the way through.

7) Drain the pasta using a colander in the sink. Combine the meat sauce and pasta.

Health and Safety

Burger

Ingredients

200g minced meat 1 tomato or dessertspoon tomato sauce ½ small onion Seasoning (herbs/Worcestershire sauce) 2 burger buns and accompaniments (lettuce, tomato, relish) 1 slice of bread

Equipment

Chopping board Vegetable knife Frying pan Mixing bowl Grill pan Fork

Grill temperature

Medium grill

Method

1) Chop the onion and tomato very finely.

2) Put into the bowl with the minced meat, seasoning and breadcrumbs and stir together with a fork to combine the ingredients.

3) With your hands, half the mixture and squeeze each piece together and shape into two separate burgers.

4) Place under a pre-heated grill and leave to cook until brown on the top.

5)Turn once

(be careful they will be very fragile)

and replace under the grill to cook the other side.

6) When fully cooked and no longer pink in the centre (

they should be an even colour all the way through)

place in the bun with the accompaniments.

Health and Safety

Collect equipment, turn grill on, put on apron, tie hair back and wash hands.

Ingredients

65g self raising flour 40g caster sugar 50g margarine/butter Vanilla essence 25g Oats or desiccated coconut 3 glace cherries

Equipment

Mixing bowl Wooden spoon Baking tray Small bowl Wire rack Knife

Oven temperature

190 ° C or Gas Mark 5

Melting Moments

Method Health and Safety

1) Cream fat and sugar until pale, soft and a fluffy texture.

Put on an apron, check hair is tied back, wash hands and turn the oven on. 2) Stir in vanilla essence and flour.

3) Stir until combined into a smooth dough.

4) Divide into 6 equal pieces and roll each to golf ball shape and size.

5) Put oats or coconut onto a plate and roll each piece until lightly covered.

6) Place on baking sheet and lightly press a half glace cherry into each.

7) Bake at 180 ºC or gas mark 6 for 10 to 12 minutes until golden brown round edges. They will firm up when cooled.

Savoury Streudel

Method

Ingredients - savoury

1) Turn the oven on.

250g puff pastry 1 400g tin of meat pie filling 1 egg Fresh spinach or dill, finely chopped 2) Dredge flour onto surface and roll out the pastry so that it is as large as the baking tray.

3) Lay the dill or spinach or other flavouring over the pastry.

Equipment

Baking tray Rolling pin Flour dredger Palette knife Wooden spoon Pastry brush

Oven temperature

200 ° C or Gas Mark 7 4) Spread the meat over the top of the spinach or flavouring leaving a 10mm border around the edge.

5) Roll the pastry up tightly lengthwise, taking care not to break the pastry. It should look like a Swiss roll.

6) Glaze the pastry and seal the end of the pastry with a beaten egg.

7) Place carefully on a baking tray.

8) Cook for 20-25 minutes until golden brown.

9) Cool on wire rack

Health and Safety

Wear apron, tie hair back and wash hands.

Sweet Streudel

Ingredients - sweet

250g puff pastry 1 400g tin of fruit 1 egg Mixed spices 25g sugar

Equipment

Baking tray Rolling pin Flour dredger Pastry brush Palette knife Wire rack

Method

1) Turn the oven on.

2) Dredge flour onto surface and roll out the pastry so that it is as large as the baking tray.

3) Lay the fruit pie filling evenly on the pastry. Sprinkle any spices sparingly over the fruit, leaving a 10mm border around the edge, 4) Roll the pastry up tightly lengthwise, taking care not to break the pastry. It should look like a Swiss roll.

5) Glaze the pastry and seal it with the beaten egg 6) Sprinkle on some sugar.

7) Place carefully on a baking tray.

Health and Safety

Wear apron, tie hair back and wash hands.

Oven temperature

200 ° C or Gas Mark 7 8) Cook for 20-25 minutes until golden brown.

9) Cool on wire rack

Ingredients

1 egg 100g strong flour Flavourings can include: Pinch of chilli flakes/herbs OR Dessertspoon of tomato puree 100g cream cheese for filling

Equipment

Saucepan Mixing bowl Fork Flour dredger Rolling pin or pasta machine

Hob temperature

High

Fresh pasta

Method Health and Safety

1) Combine the ingredients in a bowl with a fork until it starts to come together in a single lump of dough.

Wear apron, tie hair up and wash hands.

2) Remove the dough and knead on a lightly floured surface until the dough feels smooth, silky and stretchy.

3) Put water in saucepan and heat to boiling point.

4) Roll out pasta with a rolling pin or pasta machine until thin enough to see a shadow of your hand through. Then cut and shape the pasta. If using cream cheese you can stuff your pasta to make ravioli.

5) Place in boiling water for approximately 3 minutes (

the thicker the pasta the longer the cooking time and the tougher it will be).

6) When soft all the way through drain the pasta using a colander in the sink.