Learn to Bake: 35 easy and fun recipes for children aged 7 years +

by Susan Akass

Overview

Welcome to the beautiful world of baking!

Take your first steps into the world of baking and learn valuable skills with these 35 simple, delicious recipes. Divided into four chapters, every recipe has a skill level—1, 2, or 3—along with simple instructions and adorable, step-by-step artworks to help you along the way. Start with Perfect Pastry, where you’ll learn recipes like easy tomato tarts, star-topped pies, and mini quiches. Then try Sweet Treats for yummy brownie squares, little peanut butter cakes, and raspberry shortbread. Head over to Delicious Dough for scrumptious Scandinavian buns, mini pizzas, sticky cinnamon buns, and pick ‘n’ mix scones. Finally, satisfy yourself with Savory Meals and Snacks—from tasty bread tartlets and mini toads to baked polenta with cheese and big pasta shells stuffed with herbs. The Basic Tips and Techniques section will teach you all you need to know about working in the kitchen, along with all the safety guidelines to follow. With all these and many more recipes, you’ll soon become a baking expert!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781800650589
Publisher:	Ryland Peters & Small
Publication date:	09/14/2021
Series:	Learn to Craft , #1
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	896,416
Product dimensions:	8.10(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

About the Author

Susan Akass is the general editor of the ‘My First’ children’s craft series, published by CICO Kidz, as well as the author of many popular reading scheme books, children’s picture books, and 'My First Bicycle Book' and 'My First Science Book' for CICO. Susan is also a full-time primary (elementary) school teacher in charge of science. She is based in Bath, UK.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

Kitchen safety and kitchen equipment 7

Baking tips and techniques 8

Chapter 1 Perfect Pastry 14

Easy tomato tarts 16

White chocolate and raspberry tartlets 18

Star-topped pies 20

Tomato and herb tartlets with feta 23

Little strawberry tarts 26

Cheese straws 29

Apple strudel 32

Toffee-apple tarts 36

Mini quiches 39

Chapter 2 Sweet Treats 42

Choc-nut granola bars 44

Juicy fruit crisp 47

Easter bunny cookies 50

Yummy brownie squares 54

Little peanut butter cakes 57

Carrot muffins 60

Raspberry shortbread 63

Chocolate kisses 66

Baked Alaska 68

Chocolate swirl cake 71

Chapter 3 Delicious Dough 74

Tomato pesto rolls 76

Scandinavian buns 79

Mini pizzas 82

Sticky cinnamon buns 85

Irish soda bread 88

Grandma's jelly buns 91

Pick 'n' mix scones 94

Mini focaccias with zucchini 97

Chapter 4 Savory Meals and Snacks 100

Tasty bread tartlets 102

Oven risotto with tomatoes, peas, and tuna 105

Chorizo and cheese muffins 108

Mini toads 111

Cornmeal and sweetcorn fritters 114

Baked polenta with cheese 117

Big pasta shells stuffed with herbs and ricotta 120

Leek frittata 122

Templates 126

Suppliers 127

Index and acknowledgments 128