Children's Work - Home Economics

Making Rock Cakes
Making a Healthy Cooked Breakfast
Annual Visit to Stag Bakeries
Preparing food at Home Economics


Rock Cakes

Ingredients:	Equipment:
100g white SR flour 25g porridge oats 1.25ml level teaspoon baking powder 25g sugar 50g margarine 1 egg beaten 3 tblsp raisins (optional)	1 baking tray 2 large plates 1 cooling tray 2 dessertspoons A fork A round bladed knife A teaspoon A tablespoon A sieve A large bowl 1 cup 1 flour dredger

Method:
1) Switch on oven at 180 o C for a fan oven / 200 o C for a conventional oven.

2) Dust baking tray lightly with flour.

3) Sieve flour into bowl.
4) Add margarine and rub in until mixture looks like breadcrumbs.
5) Stir in sugar and baking powder.
6) Make a well in the centre of the mixture.
7) Pour in egg.
8) Wash your hands after handling the egg.
9) Mix to make a stiff dough.
10) Stir in raisins.
11) Place 6 heaped spoons onto tray.
12) Bake in oven until golden brown.
13) Wash up all your dishes and do your Unit Check Up


A Healthy Cooked Breakfast

Ingredients: 2 sausages 2 rashers bacon 2 eggs 1 dsp White Wine Vinegar 2 slices bread Honey / marmalade Low fat spread WATCHOUT: Cross – contamination from raw to cooked food. CLEAN AS YOU GO!

Equipment: 2 forks 2 round bladed knives 2 large plates A pyrex glass plate A potstand A cup A wooden spatula A knife A dessertspoon A pair of food prep scissors Food Tongs A slotted spoon Toaster A small saucepan

Instructions: 1) Collect ingredients. 2) Set table 3) Preheat grill. 4) Preheat main oven at 100 o C 5) Snip fat on bacon using scissors. 6) Prick sausages using a fork. 7) Grill bacon and sausage on grill until cooked. 8) Place on a pyrex oven proof dish and keep warm in the oven.

9) ½ fill saucepan with cold water and bring to the boil and simmer.
10) Add 1 dsp White Wine Vinegar.
11) Swirl water using wooden spatula.
12) Break ONE egg into a cup and drop into the swirling water.
13) Repeat for the second egg.
14) Simmer eggs for approx 5mt and remove from the pan using a slotted spoon.
15) Toast bread until golden brown on both sides.
16) Spread with low fat spread and marmalade, jam or honey on toast.
17) Serve up and eat.
18) Wash up.
19) Carry out UNIT CHECKUP!

Annual Visit to Stag Bakeries
Stag Bakery is visited by S1 to observe how food is prepared on a large scale

Protective clothing has to be worn for food hygiene reasons

We saw the Rock Buns, Cake Icing, Xmas Pies, Sponges and Bread being made

We met an old school pupil
who now works at the bakery.


Preparing food at Home Economics