Friday, September 27, 2013

Lesson Plan Week #3

I personally had a short week with cooking class this past week due to teacher meetings and extended day. My Tuesday/Thursday classes, will need to make last weeks recipe at home, you won't be sorry if you do. The kids loved them and were so excited to have these pumpkin pie bites, even the NON-pumpkin eaters were fans of this dessert. I told them to be creative and top them off with vanilla ice cream, caramel and whipped cream. They could also add nuts to them. A great dish to share for the upcoming Holiday's :)

We had a great successful week. I taught the kids how to make their own pumpkin pie spice, especially since they are likely to already have all of the ingredients needed at home vs. a pre-made pre-mixed pumpkin pie spice. The kids learned that allspice, ground cloves and nutmeg are strong spices. A little goes a long way.

They were all involved mixing the cream cheese and pumpkin puree, along with putting the spoonful's of pumpkin mix on the dough, rolling the bites and coating them in our spiced sugar.

Cook's Tip: We added additional cinnamon and spices. Don't be afraid to add additional spice. Start with a little bit of the spice of your choice and mix it together. Taste it, add more if you need to. :)

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