Baking With Kids - Make Breads, Muffins, Cookies, Pies, Pizza Dough, and More!

Informationen zum Autor Leah Brooks is the founder of Young Urban Modern Chefs (Y.U.M. Chefs), a San Francisco cooking school for kids. Y.U.M. Chefs holds classes, summer camps, and birthday parties for hundreds of children a year in its kitchen/classroom in the Mission District. Their focus is on changing the way kids see food, making it approachable, healthy, and fun. They also emphasize seasonality, and have a well-used classroom garden to teach growing and harvesting fresh vegetables. They’re also a staple at the Noe Valley Farmers Market, where they do community outreach and hold a monthly class. They are a project of Open Mind, a non-profit dedicated to the development and education of children.Leah Brooks grew up in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, where she began her culinary career. She graduated from the Art Institute of Seattle’s culinary program and worked under two of Seattle’s James Beard Award–winning chefs for seven years. Leah currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she shares her passion for local fresh foods with young people in her celebrated hands-on cooking classes at Young Urban Modern Chefs (Y.U.M. Chefs). Leah’s work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal as well as on local Bay Area parent resource websites. Klappentext This awesome guide gives parents the tools to design a fun curriculum for learning to use kitchen tools and baking ingredients to make muffins, pizza, cake, and more! Zusammenfassung Get ready to measure, mix, and decorate! Baking with Kids is just the book you need to help teach children to bake. Show your children how to safely use basic equipment in the kitchen and explain all about the important ingredients they'll need to make the most delicious baked goods. Recipes include muffins, scones, breads, pretzels, crackers, pizza dough, pie crust, cake, cookies, cupcakes, and more! Celebrated chef and instructor, Leah Brooks creates activities with simple step-by-step photo illustrations that will guide kids through each recipe and inspire creativity throughout. Put on your aprons--it's time to get baking! Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction   Chapter 1: Kid’s Kitchen Safety: Respecting the Kitchen   Chapter 2: Useful Kitchen Tools and Handy Pantry Ingredients   Chapter 3: Baking Techniques and Terms   Chapter 4: Healthy Breakfast Baked Goods Seasonal Muffins  Spring: Roasted Strawberry Muffins Summer: Blueberry Muffins Fall: Pumpkin Spice Muffins Winter: Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins Seasonal Scones Spring: Savory Cheddar Spring Onion Scones Summer: Blackberry Scones Fall: Apple Pie Scones Winter: Orange Pomegranate Scones Easy Drop Biscuits   Chapter 5: You-Bake-It Breads and Snacks Breads Hearty Soda Bread  Easy Overnight French Baguettes  Snacks Honey Mustard Soft Pretzels Fancy-Schmancy Cheesy Cheddar Puffs Cheddar Squares Crispy Crunchy Olive Oil Crackers Good-for-You Graham Crackers   Chapter 6: Delicious Desserts “Impress Your Grandma” Pie Crust Mini Hand Pies Homemade Whipped Cream Flourless Milk Chocolate Cake Easy-Peasy Mini Cheesecakes   Chapter 7: Party Favorites: How to Throw a Fun Cooking-Themed Party Tips for Hosting a Cooking Party Cookie Baking Party: A Cookie for Everyone Peanut Butter and Jelly Thumbprint Cookies Chocolate Chip Cookies Snickerdoodles Pizza Party Pizza Dough From-Scratch Tomato Sauce Personal Pizzas Cupcake Party 1-2-3-4 Vanilla Cupcakes Simple Buttercream Frosting Cupcake Decorating   Acknowledgments About the Author  ...

Product details

• Authors: Leah Brooks
• Publisher: ROCKPORT
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.02.2015
• EAN: 9781592539772
• ISBN: 978-1-59253-977-2
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: Hands-on Family; Hands-on Family
• Subject: Guides > Food & drink > Baking