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Friday, July 25, 2014

Kids and a Mom in the Kitchen #90:Crepes with Apple Cinnamon Filling

Time for Kids and a Mom in the Kitchen

(A weekly linky to share what you and your children have created in the kitchen.)

The linky is at the bottom.

We are continuing to review Lightning Literature Grade 1 from Hewitt Homeschooling with the Schoolhouse Review Crew. The second book we looked at was Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans. For our Breakfast for Dinner Thursday I decided Amelia could help me make Crepes with Cinnamon Apple Fillling. We found the recipe for Basic Crepes at allrecipes.com and the idea for the filling was found in the reviews of the recipe, written by Tristia 11 years ago.

Apple Cinnamon Filling

Ingredients:

(I quadrupled the recipe to make enough for all of us)

4 apples

1/4 cup butter

1/4 cup powdered sugar

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp nutmeg

Amelia helped to chop the apple into fine pieces.

Then she added the apples and butter to the pan.

And we added the cinnamon, nutmeg, and powdered sugar.

We fried the mixture up until the apples were soft.

We then set it aside while we made the crepes.

Basic Crepes

Ingredients:

(This recipe is doubled from the recipe found on allrecipes.com)

2 cups flour

4 eggs

1 cup milk

1 cup water

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 cup butter, melted

2 tsp vanilla (I added this, it wasn't in the original recipe.)

The instructions said to whisk the flour and eggs together. We don't have whisk anymore, so I used electric beaters. This appeared to be a mistake as the batter clung to the beater.

We gradually added the water and milk while stirring. Then we added the salt and melted butter. We beat it until it was as smooth as we could get it, though there were still quite a few lumps.

We used cooking spray to lightly oil the frying pan and then heated it over med high heat. To cook the crepes does take some time because we can only do one at a time. We poured 1/4 cup of batter onto the griddle and tilted the pan in a circular motion til the batter formed a circle (or close to it). I cooked it for 2 minutes then flipped for another minute and a half.

When we were ready to serve the crepes we placed a small amount of apple cinnamon filling in the center of the crepe, rolled it up and topped with Reddi Whip. We served them with sausage links.

Do you have your children help you in the kitchen? What lessons do they learn? Do you have any kid friendly recipes to share?

I'd love to see your posts, whether you have done something this week or some time in the past. Just link up below. This is a weekly linky.

I am linking up to:

Melt in Your Mouth Monday
Try a New Recipe Tuesday at Home to Four Kiddos
The Gathering Spot at Mamal Diane
Friday Food Frenzy at Close to Home
Fantastic Thursday at Five Little Chefs
Foodie Friends Friday at Robyn'sView
Family Fun Friday at Happy and Blessed Home
Find a New Recipe Friday at Almost Supermom

And here is my Kids and a Mom in the Kitchen linky

Saturday, July 19, 2014

Kids and a Mom in the Kitchen #89:Chocolate Peanut Butter Pudding Pie

Time for Kids and a Mom in the Kitchen

(A weekly linky to share what you and your children have created in the kitchen.)

The linky is at the bottom.

We have been reviewing Lightning Literature Grade 1 from Hewitt Homeschooling with the Schoolhouse Review Crew. The first book we looked at was Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crocket Johnson. At one point in the story Harold draws himself a picnic lunch of 9 pies. So, I decided we would make my favorite pie for Kids and a Mom in the Kitchen.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Pudding Pie

Ingredients:

2 packages instant chocolate pudding

2 3/4 cups milk

1/4-1/2 cup peanut butter (as peanut buttery as you like it)

1 graham cracker pie crust

6 Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

We made the pudding using the directions on the box for pie, first adding the pudding mix, then the milk.

Then we added the milk.

We use our electric beaters on low to mix it for 2 minutes.

Then I add in heaping spoonfuls of peanut butter.

Then for the yummies. We chop up 6 Reese's peanut butter cups.

And add them into the pudding.

Pour it into the pie crust and then put it in the fridge for a few hours.

My pudding pie has more of a consistency of pudding than pie and needs to be scooped out, but I love it this way.

Do you have your children help you in the kitchen? What lessons do they learn? Do you have any kid friendly recipes to share?

I'd love to see your posts, whether you have done something this week or some time in the past. Just link up below. This is a weekly linky.

I am linking up to:

And here is my Kids and a Mom in the Kitchen linky

Friday, May 23, 2014

Kids and a Mom in the Kitchen #83: Cinnamon Cappuccino Brownies

Time for Kids and a Mom in the Kitchen

(A weekly linky to share what you and your children have created in the kitchen.)

The linky is at the bottom.

This week we have been focusing on a book for our Poppins Book Nook post coming up on Monday. Our theme this month was Folk Tales. I'm going to wait until Monday to share all of the fun, but I couldn't wait to post our Kids and a Mom in the Kitchen. We made Cinnamon Cappuccino Brownies because they fit in with our coffee theme. Aaannnd, if you want to find out more about the book, you'll have to stop by on Monday. For now, here is the yummy recipe, found on the side of our Cinnamon Crunch cereal box. The recipe comes from a store brand, not the General Mills brand. Just wanted to make that clear.