Being the UK, as we all know, we get unpredictable weather pretty much all the time, even more so in Winter. With this in mind I was thinking what activities could Alice and I do and the first thing that always springs into my mind is baking. I had also found our favourite cookie cutters in the cupboard the other day, so no excuses.
I have learnt when baking with Alice to weigh out all the ingredients beforehand, that way it means that Alice isn't touching things she shouldn't be whilst she is waiting for me to get all the things we need etc.
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| Ingredients all weighed out and Alice ready to get going |
First of all Alice tipped the butter and sugar into bowl and mixed it together (with a little bit of help with the mixing).
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| Adding the butter |
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| Adding the sugar |
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| "Mix!, Mix!" |
When the butter and sugar were reasonably light and fluffy, Alice then added the flour to the mix and stirred until it formed a dough.
Alice then got a handful of flour again and put it on the work surface to make sure the dough didn't stick. She rolled out (again with help) the dough until it was about 5mm thick and cut out the shapes.
Once cut out they went onto the baking sheets and into the oven for 25 mins. Most of this time Alice spent dashing in and out of the kitchen shouting "Look mummy! Biscuits!", this is usually a sign that she is excited and/or impressed.
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| Before putting in the oven (and Alice's 'cheese' face) |
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| Finished biscuits, ready for eating. |
I forgot how simple biscuits were to make and I'm glad that Alice and I made them together as it was a really fun activity to do together. I think we will have to make them fairly regularly.
Laura
