Crunchy Chicken

This recipe is from "Fix-it and Forget-it kid's Cookbook".

Ingredients

Chicken legs - 3 1/2 lbs
Large Eggs - 3
Rice Krispies - 5 cups
Salt
Pepper

Directions

1. Remove the skins from the chicken.
2. Beat the eggs in a bowl.
3. Put the cereal in a plastic bag and use a rolling pin to crush it.
4. Dip the chicken in the egg, then place in the cereal.  Shake the bag, then place the covered chicken in the slow-cooker.
5. Salt and pepper the chicken.
6. Cover the slow-cooker and cook the chicken on high for 3 1/2 to 4 hours.

Liam's notes

• I don't think you need to skin the chicken.
• You can do more than one piece of chicken in the bag.
• The chicken wasn't too crunchy.

Chocolate-Dipped Peanut Butter Cookies

This recipe is from "The Cookbook for Kids".

Ingredients

Butter - 1/4 cup (room temperature)
Brown Sugar - 3/4 cup (firmly packed)
White Sugar - 1/4 cup
Smooth Peanut Butter - 3/4 cup
Large Egg - 1
Vanilla Extract - 1/2 teaspoon
Flour - 1 1/4 cup
Unsalted raw Peanuts - 1/3 cup
Baking Soda - 1 teaspoon
Salt - 1/4 teaspoon
Semisweet Chocolate Chips - 1 1/2 cups
Vegetable Shortening - 1 1/2 teaspoons

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350F.  Smear margarine on 2 baking sheets to stop the cookies from sticking.
2. In a food processor, mix the butter, brown sugar, white sugar, and peanut butter at a medium speed until blended.
3. Add the egg and vanilla and blend.
4. Add the flour, peanuts, baking soda, and salt, and blend on low speed.
5. Shape the cookie into balls, using about 1 tablespoon of the batter.  Leave space between the cookies when you put them on the baking sheet.
6. Use a fork that's been dipped into flour to press the cookie balls down and make a cross pattern on top.
7. Bake for about 10 minutes, then remove and let cool.
8. Melt the chocolate and Shortening in a bowl in the microwave.  Microwave for 1 minute, stir, then microwave for another 30 seconds.
9. Dip the cool (firm) cookies into the chocolate.
10. Put on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper (or wax paper) and then refrigerate for about 5 or 10 minutes.

Sous-Chef Simon's notes

• Don't eat the raw batter, it has raw egg in it.
• Don't eat the baking powder or the flour.
• Don't drink the dishwater.

Liam's notes

• It's easier to spoon the chocolate on to it.

Uncle Bill's Hamburger Patties

This recipe is from "Food.com".

Ingredients

Ground Beef - 2 lbs
Eggs - 2, beaten
Onion - 1/2 cup, finely chopped
Soda Crackers - 1/2 cup, crushed
Garlic Powder - 3/4 teaspoon
Salt - 1/2 teaspoon
Pepper - 1/2 teaspoon
Ketchup - 4 tablespoons

Directions

1. Mix all of the ingredients in a bowl.
2. Roll handfuls of mixture into patties.
3. Slightly flatten and make a hole in the centre.
4. Barbecue on a hot grill, flipping halfway through.
5. Add cheese in the last minute.

Liam's notes

• Use your hands to mix, it's a lot easier then a spoon.
• You can tell when to cook by watching the colour change in the patty.  Flip when it is halfway cooked.
• You can cover up any burned marks with cheese.

Dutch Baby Pancakes

This recipe is from "The Cookbook for Kids".

Ingredients

Butter - 6 tbsp

Eggs - 4
Milk - 1 cup
Flour - 1 cup
Icing Sugar - for dusting

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 400 F.  Divide the butter among 5 small bowls and place them in the preheating oven.
2. Crack the eggs into a blender and blend on low speed. Add milk, then flour, blending while going.
3. Remove the bowls from the oven. Use a pastry brush to spread the butter along the sides.
4. Pour the batter into the bowls.  Cook for about 20 minutes.
5. Sprinkle with icing sugar and serve the pancakes when they are still hot.

Liam's notes

• Put hot bowls on a plate before serving.
• Loosen the pancake and flip the bowl to get it out and make it easier to eat.
• The recipe called to put berries on before cooking, but we didn't have any, so we skipped them.

My favorite crepes

This recipe is from "My Favorite Recipes".

Ingredients

All-purpose flour - 1 cup
salt - a pinch
eggs - 2
water - 1/4 cup
milk - 1 cup
butter - 1/4 cup (1/2 stick)

Directions

1. Sift the flour and salt together into a mixing bowl. Then make a well in the centre of the flour.
2. Break the eggs onto the well. Whisk the eggs and flour together. Now mix the water and milk together in a separate bowl.
3. Add the liquid to the flour, a little at a time, whisking to make a smooth batter. Melt 2 tbsp of the butter and stir it into the natter. Strain if lumpy.
4. Melt a little butter in a crepe pan. Add the batter - about 3 to 3 1/2 tbsp per crepe. Spread the batter to cover the pan.
5. Cook the crepe for about 1 minute. Use a spatula to loosen it, then flip it over. Cook the second sode for about 30 seconds.

Liam's notes

• Crack the eggs into a separate bowl.
• Be quick after you put the batter on the pan.

Peanut Butter Bears

This recipe is from "My Favorite Recipes".

Ingredients

Rice Krispies - 3/4 cup
Icing sugar - 1/2 cup
Sesame seeds - 2 tbsp
Smooth peanut butter - 1/2 cup
Margarine - 3 tbsp

Chocolate chips (for ears)
Reeses Pieces (for eyes)
icing

Directions

1. Mix together the puffed Rice Krispies, icing sugar, and sesame seeds.
2. Melt the peanut butter and margarine in a pan and add to the mixture.
3. Divide the mixture into 8 parts and roll into balls.
4. Put the balls on a baking sheet lined with parchment papers and slightly flatten each ball.
5. Create bear faces.
6. Chill for 30 minutes before serving.

Liam's notes

• Freeze the mix for 2 minutes before making the balls.
• Put oil on your hands so the balls won't stick to your hands.
• Decorate before you chill the bears.

Pancakes

This recipe is the one my dad uses.

Ingredients

Flour - 1 1/4 cups
Sugar - 2 tbsp
Baking Powder - 2 tsps
Egg - 1
Milk - 1 cup
Oil - 3 tbsp

Directions

1. Mix flour, sugar, and baking powder in a bowl.
2. Whisk egg, milk, and oil in a bigger bowl.
3. Whisk the dry ingredients into wet ingredients.
4. Preheat skillet to 350 F.
5. Pour 1/4 cup of batter onto skillet, for each pancake.
6. Flip when the bubbles start to pop.
7. Take off skillet when the bottoms are golden brown.

Liam's notes

• I tripled the recipe.
• Don't check it too much.
• It is raw if it is wet.

Kids' Flatbread

This recipe is from "Delicious Disney: Just for Kids"

Ingredients

Naan Bread - 4
Pizza Sauce
Mozzarella cheese - grated

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. Spread pizza sauce over each naan bread.  Sprinkle with cheese.
3. Bake for 10 minutes (or until cheese is melted and bubbly).  Cool for 3 minutes before cutting and serving.

Liam's notes

• Always put the cheese on the outer edge of the pizza so there is room to melt to the middle.

French Toast

This recipe is from "The Cookbook for Kids"

Ingredients

Large Eggs - 4
Milk - 1/2 cup
Vanilla Extract - 1/2 teaspoon
Thick sliced bread - 4 slices
Margarine - 1 tablespoon

Directions

1. In a baking dish, whisk together eggs, milk, and vanilla.  Add the bread slices and let soak, turning once or twice, until all the egg mixture has been absorbed.
2. Heat a skillet (350 F), spread margarine to prevent sticking.  Add the soaked bread and cook until bottoms are golden brown.  Flip over and cook other side until golden brown and centres puff slightly.

Liam's notes

• I learned that it is easier to crack an egg sideways.
• I think that it would taste better with cinnamon.