Brownies, Kool-Aid Play Dough, Quesadillas and Crepes

Here are the recipes for the last day of cooking for semester 1.




Best Brownies

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder

• 3 tablespoons butter, softened
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8 inch square pan.
2. In a large saucepan, melt 1/2 cup butter. Remove from heat, and stir in sugar, eggs, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat in 1/3 cup cocoa, 1/2 cup flour, salt, and baking powder. Spread batter into prepared pan.
3. Bake in preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes. Do not overcook.
4. To Make Frosting: Combine 3 tablespoons butter, 3 tablespoons cocoa, 1 tablespoon honey, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and 1 cup confectioners' sugar. Frost brownies while they are still warm.

Recipe retrieved from http://allrecipes.com/recipe/best-brownies/detail.aspx .




Kool-Aid Playdough
Ingredients:
 • 1 1/4 cup flour
 • 1/4 cup salt
 • 1 pkg unsweetened Kool-aid (just the
   dry koolaid, don't mix it into juice)
 • 1 cup boiling water
 • 1 1/2 Tbsp vegetable oil
Directions:
 1.  In a bowl, mix flour, salt and
     kool-aid.
 2.  Stir in water and oil
 3.  Knead with hands for about 5 minutes.
 4.  Store in ziploc bag for up to 2
 4.  months.
 5.  Use like playdough.
 6.  Smells wonderful and takes on the color
     of the koolaid.
Recipe retrieved from http://www.dltk-kids.com/recipesdb/view.asp?rid=198 .




Quesadillas

Ingredients

• 180 g skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into strips
• 6 ml vegetable oil
• 3/8 onion, sliced into strips
• 10 ml salsa
• 4 (10 inch) flour tortillas
• 85 g shredded Cheddar-Monterey Jack cheese blend

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a cookie sheet with non-stick cooking spray.
2. In a large skillet, fry the chicken strips in vegetable oil until they are no longer pink. Add the onions and fry (stirring constantly) until they are translucent. Mix in the salsa (you may want to add more to taste).
3. Place the tortillas between two damp paper towels and microwave on high for 1 minute.
4. Fill half of 1 tortilla with the chicken mixture and cheese, then fold the tortilla over the full half. Repeat with remaining tortillas and filling. Arrange the quesadillas on a cookie sheet.
5. Bake the quesadillas in the preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven until the cheese has melted. Cut the quesadillas into fours.

Recipe retrieved from http://allrecipes.com/recipe/quesadillas-ii/detail.aspx .

Crepes

Ingredients for the Crêpes

·         3/4 cup of flour

·         1 cup of milk

·         3 large eggs

·         4 tablespoons of butter

·         1 tablespoon of sugar

·         1/4 teaspoon of vanilla extract (optional)

·         A pinch of salt

Ingredients for the Fillings

·         Crêpe Suzette: sugar + lemon juice

·         Choco-Banana: banana slices + chocolate sauce

·         Nutty: honey + nuts

·         Be creative and feel free to use the fillings of your choice!

Directions

1.     Steps for making the Crêpe batter:
1- Warm the milk and butter in the microwave until the butter is melted – about 45 seconds.

 2- In a bowl, mix all the dry ingredients (flour, sugar, and pinch of salt).
3- In a separate bowl, beat the 3 eggs; mix in the vanilla.
4- Incorporate the flour mixture into the eggs.
5- Slowly add the hot milk and butter to the eggs and flour mixture. You will obtain a very liquid batter.

2.     Steps for cooking the Crêpe batter:
Note: You will need a non-stick pan preferably reserved for only making crêpes.
1- Heat the pan on medium-high heat before starting to make the crêpes.
2- Once the pan is hot drop in ½ tsp margarine, Pour in one ladle of batter and spread the crêpe batter by rotating the pan in a circular motion.
3- Let the crêpe cook for few minutes in one side before flipping it to the other side. The crêpe should have a golden colour.

3.       Final steps:
Fill the crêpes with your favourite filling and serve warm. Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thKx-sNXkBs&NR=1&feature=fvwp .