Baking Recipes For Kids

Learn how baking with your kids can be fun and educational with these baking recipes for kids!

St. Pattys Day – Irish Soda Bread

Irish Soda Bread

Did you know that Irish Soda Bread is apparently not even Irish?

It’s true…

But soda bread is historic!

Historic in the fact that you didn’t need yeast or an oven to make it.

That meant that everyone could now have this delicious delight and bake it right over their own fire!

Try it!

It’s simple and comes together fast and great for the kids to get involved with.

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WHAT YOU NEED:

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

1/3 cup white sugar

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 egg, lightly beaten

2 cups buttermilk

1/4 cup butter, melted

WHAT TO DO:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9×5 inch loaf pan.

Combine flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and baking soda. Blend egg and buttermilk together, and add all at once to the flour mixture. Mix just until moistened. Stir in butter. Pour into prepared pan.

Bake for 65 to 70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the bread comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.

Cupid’s Arrows

Happy Valetine’s Day!

Here’s a sweet treat for your honey today.

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These are perfect for you Valentine’s party!

Serves: 12                        Prep time:  20 minutes                        Cook time: 20 minutes

WHAT YOU NEED:

24 pretzel rods

2 11 oz  white chocolate chips

24  caramel candy squares

1 T  vegetable oil

red colored sugar sprinkles

WHAT TO DO:

Pour white chocolate chips and oil into a microwave safe bowl.  Microwave for 2 minutes stirring once halfway through, set aside.

Using the heat from your hands roll a candy square between them until it is pliable.  Once easily workable wrap the caramel around the top of the pretzel rod and wind around leaving a 2 inch space at the bottom.  Dip the caramel covered part of the pretzel and roll in the white chocolate to coat.  Then sprinkle with red sugar sprinkles.  Place on a piece of parchment paper on a baking sheet to set.  Cool in fridge for 20 minutes.  Repeat with remaining pretzels.

While those arrows are cooling, head over to Fitness Magazine to see Alex’s Cupid’s Arrows featured as a great Valentine’s Day treat, as well as Alex’s advice for working off all of those Valentine’s calories.

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Tropical Noodle Kugel

What do you get when you cross a Pina Colada and Bubbie’s Kugel?

Tropical Noodle Kugel!

Try this fun fruity version of the good ol’ fashioned kind that Bubbie used to make.

It’s like being in the islands…on Hanukkah.

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Tropical Noodle Kugel

Serves  8-10  Prep time:  25 minutes Cook Time: 55 minutes

Try this fun new spin on Bubbie’s traditional noodle kugel.  This one has the feel of the islands infused into its layers of yummy creamy goodness.

1 16 ounce package egg noodles

½ cup unsalted butter, melted

6 large eggs

2 cups sugar

2 cups sour cream

1 t coconut extract

1 t cinnamon

1 cup sweetened coconut milk

1 cup cottage cheese

¾ cup diced pineapple

1 t kosher salt

Topping:

¾ cup graham cracker crumbs

½ cup shredded coconut

3 T unsalted butter, melted

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.  Bring a large pot of water to boil.  When it’s boiling salt the water well and add noodles.  Cook to al dente, about 1 -2 minutes shy of package directions for fully cooked noodles.  Drain well and toss with melted butter.

While your noodles cook grab a large mixing bowl.  Stir together eggs, sugar, sour cream, coconut extract, coconut milk, cinnamon, salt and cottage cheese.  When well blended, gently fold in your pineapple chunks.   Add noodles and mix well.

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In a small bowl combine remaining melted butter, graham cracker crumbs and coconut.  Transfer noodle mixture to a greased 13×9 baking dish.  Top with graham cracker mixture.

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Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 50-55 minutes.  Let stand for 15 minutes before serving.

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Trust me…This is the most delicious kugel you have ever had.  Try not to eat the whole pan before Bubbie gets to try it.   Not that I ate the whole pan, well not on purpose at least…

Cookies for Breakfast in a Jar

Cookies for Breakfast in a jar Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes

2/3 c brown sugar, packed
1 t baking soda
¾ t baking powder
1 c all purpose flour
¾ c whole wheat flour
3 c multi grain cereal
½ cup dried blueberries
½ cup dried cranberries
½ cup raisins

Layer all ingredients in a mason jar. Close jar tightly and cover with fabric and ribbon. Affix with the following instructions.

1 jar cookies for breakfast gift mix
½ c butter room temperature
2 eggs beaten

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In the bowl of an electric mixer beat together butter and eggs until smooth. Add ingredients in jar. Mix until well combined.
With your hands form batter into large golf ball sized balls and place on a greased cookie sheet. Press down on each ball with a spoon to flatten it slightly. Place cookies in the oven and bake for 12 – 15 minutes. Let stand 1 minute then transfer to cooling rack. Enjoy these warm with a glass of milk or leave out for Santa. Happy Holidays!

Pumpkin Cheesecake

Ok, let’s get something straight here.

I love pumpkin.

I mean REALLY!!!

I LOVE PUMPKIN!

Pumpkin pie, pumpkin dip, pumpkin bread, pumpkin ice cream, pumpkin soup…

I love it all.

And you know what else I love?

Cheesecake!

Perfect marriage…

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WHAT YOU NEED:

for the crust -

1 cup crushed graham crackers

3/4 cup crushed gingersnap cookies

2 T brown sugar

1/3 cup melted butter

for the filling -

3 8 ounce packages cream cheese (at room temp)

1 15 ounce can pureed pumpkin

3 eggs

1/4 cup sour cream

1 1/2 cups granulated sugar

1 t vanilla extract

1 1/2 t pumpkin pie spice

1 T flour

WHAT TO DO:

Preheat your oven to 350 F degrees.

In a large bowl combine all the ingredients for the crust.  Give it a mix and then press down into a springform pan (a regular pie pan will do if you don’t have one) and set aside.

Next get started on your filling.  In a large mixer, beat the cream cheese until smooth.  Add in your pumpkin, eggs, sour cream, sugar, pumpkin pie spice, vanilla and flour.

Mix until well combined.

Pour into pie crust.

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Bake in a 350 degree oven for 1 hour.

Turn off the oven and prop open the oven door and let the cheese cake sit in the oven for an additional hour.  Be sure to keep the munchkins out of the kitchen during that time!

Then cover with plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for at least 4 hours before serving.

Top with whip cream and enjoy!!!

Fall Rewind – Vampire Kissed Cupcakes

This is a favorite at our halloween party every year.

Check out our Once Bitten Twice Shy cupcakes…
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WHAT YOU NEED:

1 box store bought red velvet cupcakes

3 large eggs

1/3 cup vegetable oil

1 1/4 cup milk

1 container white cream cheese frosting

1/4 cup raspberry

6 drops red food coloring

1 T water

24 cup cake liners

WHAT TO DO:

kids desserts kid favorite recipes holidays featured baking with kids    Fall Rewind   Vampire Kissed CupcakesPreheat your oven to 350 degrees.  Line your cupcake pan with your cupcake liners.  Set aside.

In a large bowl combine your cake mix, eggs, milk and oil.  Blend on low speed for 30 seconds.  Increase speed to medium and mix for 2 minutes.  Pour batter equally into cupcakes liners (makes 24 cupcakes) and bake for 19-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

While the cupcakes bake, mix your “blood.”  In a small bowl combine jelly, food coloring and water.  Mix until it is a blood like consistency.  I pour my mixture into a plastic squeeze bottle but you can just use a spoon if you don’t have one.

Once your cupcakes are cool, frost with cream cheese frosting.  Next take a stake like object (a candle, a kobob skewer, a sharp knife) and make two holes, like vampires teeth.  Then fill the holes with blood allowing it to drip down.  Voila…Your cupcakes have been bitten!

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