Cornflake Cookies.

Tuesday (25/01/2011)

a) Recipe.
• Last year, Zheng Yuan’s mum taught us to bake cookies for Chinese New Year. This year, the kids and I learnt from a recipe. We identified the ingredients and tools: cornflakes, raisins, butter, honey, brown sugar, cherries, paper cup, weighing machine, pots and etc.
• We weighed the ingredients together by observing the weighing scale. The kids were chosen as assistants.

b) Baking.
• We baked in the kitchen. The butter were mixed together with brown sugar so as to dissolve on the gas stove. Then, the mixture were mixed together with cornflakes and honey. Each kid took turn to mix the batter. Next, I added raisins and cherries. They then took turns to scoop the mixture into the paper cup.
• The cookies were the baked in the oven so that they stick well together. Altogether we baked about 100 pieces. Each kid managed to eat a piece while the others were left to cool down. They are able to bring home the next day.

c) Recording.
• We discussed about the process, tools and ingredients needed for this recipe. Then, I sketched some pictures with label. After that, the kids started drawing pictures ad labeling them on the paper.