8/28/09

Instructional Entry

Cooking with Moff

For the first few days of living in the Wardli's we were split into two groups. One half worked on their blogs and the other half cooked with Moff.

The first day we made home-made pizza shapes and margarita pizzas.

Shapes

  1. Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees Celsius
  2. Separate the Pita Bread with a knife
  3. Butter one side
  4. Sprinkle on spices (E.g Moroccan spices, cinnamon sugar, salt, herb and garlic, etc.)
  5. Put in oven until brown

Margarita Pizza

  1. Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees Celsius
  2. Separate the Pita Bread with a knife
  3. Spread tomato paste on one side
  4. Add grated cheese and spices
  5. Put in oven until cheese is melted and bread is brown

The next day we made home-made hash browns and potato chips (Like the smiths chips) We stayed in the same groups from the previous day.

Hash Browns

  1. Peel the potatoes and keep the skins (for the chips)
  2. Grate the potato
  3. Get paper towel and dry the potato gratings
  4. Add grated onion and egg for extra flavor
  5. Half fill the frying pan with oil
  6. Add a hand full of hash brown mix into the bubbling oil
  7. Once brown remove from frying pan
  8. Dry with a paper towel

Chips

  1. Get the potato skins from the hash browns
  2. Add spices (E.g chicken salt, salt, etc.)
  3. Put into the frying pan half filled with oil
  4. Wait until brown, then remove
  5. Dry with paper towel

Scones

  1. Add 3 cups of flour and a pinch salt into a mixing bowl
  2. Make a well in the centre
  3. Pour in 1 cup of cream and 1 cup of lemonade
  4. Mix with a knife
  5. Put dough onto a lightly floured surface
  6. Knead gently
  7. Cut dough into round circles
  8. Bake in a hot oven on 220 degrees celcius for 10-12 minutes or until golden
  9. Serve with jam and cream

Toffee

  1. Add 2 cups of sugar, 1 tablespoon of water and vinegar, 125 g of butter, a splash of food colouring into a saucepan
  2. Melt the butter, keep o stiring
  3. Once the mixture is a liquid, bring the temperature down and simmer, DO NOT TOUCH!
  4. Simer for about 10 minutes

Note: Put a bit of toffee on a spoon and put into a glass of cold water, how it turns out then is the type of toffee you have.

1 comment:

  1. Hi Billy,
    It sounds like a winner!! You'll have to traet us at home. Before you say it...of course you'll continue to cook once you get home.
    Cheers Dad...xo

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