Food Tech - Chocolate Cake

Today in Food Tech we made a Chocolate Cake.
Here is the Recipe we used:

Step 1 - 1/2 c of Plain Flour
        2 - 1 tsp of baking powder
        3 - 1 tsp of soda
        4 - 1/2 c of sugar
        5 - 1/4 c of cocoa
        6 - 1 tsp of vanilla essence
        7 - 1 egg, 1c of milk, 1/2 c oil
        8 - mix well and bake 180°c for 20 mins
        9 - 1/2 c of hot water

Food Tech - Easy Bread

Here is the method we used

Easy Bread:

Preheat oven to 180°c 
Step 1 - 1 1/2 c of plain flour
        2 - 1 packet of yeast
        3 - 1/2 c of warm water
        4 - 1 tbsp sugar
        5 - whisk together
             1/2 c of milk with 1 egg
        6 - 1/2 tsp of salt
        7 - mix well and divide into 4 round bread
        8 - Bake for 20 mins, 0°c, then 200°c 5 mins

Food Tech - Blueberry Muffins

Today in Food Tech we made blueberry muffins. There so easy to make and so delicious to eat. I enjoyed making these muffins and I like that I can make these at home for the family.

The Recipe we used was:

Step 1: Mix in a bowl the following ingredients

1. 1 1/2c of S.R.Flour
2. 1/2c of Sugar
3. 1/2 c of oil, 1/3c of milk
4. 1 egg
5. 1 tsp Vanilla essence

Step 3: Mix well and serve it into muffin tray and add blueberries to the batter. bake at 180˙c for 15 minutes.

Food Tech - Ham Burger

Today in Food Tech we made Ham Burgers. We made these Ham Burgers so that we could make it for fundraisers or just at home for the family. I enjoyed making it and eating it and I now know how easy it is to make for myself.

Here are the ingredients and method we used:

Ingredients

• Buns
• Mince
• Onions
• Seasoning (pepper, salt)
• Tomato
• Lettuce
• Mayo/Tomato Sauce

Method

• Toast the Buns
• Dice Onion
• Make the Patties 

- Mix in a bowl mince, onion, and seasoning

• Make patties into flat circles
• Fry until is cooked
• Assemble everything

- Top Bun

- Cheese

- Patty

- Mayo

- Tomato

- Lettuce

- Bottom Bun

Food Tech - Quiche

Today in Food Tech we made mini Quiches. They are easy quick and yum to eat. I really enjoyed making these and I enjoyed eating them. I am happy I learned to make these because I can make them at home whenever I want.

Here is the Recipe that we used:

Quiche
Step 1 - Cut the pastry into 12 pieces
Step 2 - Dice ham
Step 3 - Whisk 4 eggs with 1/2 cup of milk
Step 3 - Put into the muffin tray

1. Ham
2. Cheese
3. top with egg

Food Tech - Hotcakes

Today in Food Tech we cooked some hotcakes to help those who are wanting to do catering in the future.  The skills for this week that we will be following are:

1. Follow the instructions

2. How to read the ingredients 

3. How to measure the ingredients

These skills will help us get better at baking and cooking throughout the sessions that we will be taking and will also help those who continue to carry on with Food Tech.

Hot Cakes Method 

1. Mix together in a big measuring bowl 

- 1 1/2 c of Plain Flour

- 1 tsp Baking Powder 

- 1/2 cup of sugar

- 1 c of milk

- 1 egg

2. Mix well using the whisk

- Heat up the oil 

- 2 cakes at the time

- Wait until bubbles appear on the face of the cake than flip over and cook until golden brown.