At Candlemas or on a Wednesday afternoon with the family, pancakes are an activity that is as fun as it is delicious. Here is an easy recipe to make with children and some tasty decorating ideas.
Pancakes are one of those timeless, universal recipes that everyone usually likes. Accompanied by spread, sugar, honey, jam or even savory ingredients, pancakes offer many delicious combinations. To be enjoyed at snack time, as a dessert or as a main course, adults love them, and children even more! They especially enjoy participating in the design of the dough.
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Yes, but there you go, it's not always easy to involve young children in a cooking recipe. Cracking an egg without putting shells in the dough or even blending to avoid lumps are quite difficult tasks to perform. However, know that there are still many other things for them to do! For making a pancake batter, here is a recipe ready in 15 minutes, for 4 people, in which children will be happy to participate.
Ingredients:
3 pots of flour yogurt (about 300 g)
4 pots of milk yogurt (about 45 cl)
3 eggs
2 tablespoons of oil
2 tablespoons of sugar
1 pinch of salt
The recipe to download and print to cook together
Preparation tips :
For this recipe, no need to measure with a graduated glass, since yogurt pots replace it. Very practical, children will find it much easier to participate.
Put all the ingredients in a bowl, then mix. Pass the dough in a blender to avoid lumps. No need to let the dough rest (children find it hard to wait). Heat up your pan and go!
Our selection for a successful pancake afternoon!
Learn the basics of cooking
Cooking, if you really get into it, is not that complicated. Some have more ease than others, of course, but by learning the basic skills, you can still manage to cook good meals. When passing something on to your child, whether it's reading, learning numbers or cooking, the key is not to get upset or scold if it fails. The child might become disgusted with it and encounter difficulties in learning.
For your little budding chefs, it is possible to entrust them with the first kitchen tasks For 2 years.
So that the child can observe / participate in the tasks at the right height, think of the Montessori observation tower!
Between 2 and 4 years old, a child can peel fruits that do not require knives, such as a banana or an orange, for example. He can also wash them, or squeeze them to extract the juice. When preparing a cake, he can mix the dough, cut it with cookie cutters, grease the dish before it goes into the oven …
A homemade chocolate cake, just like at the pastry chef
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Between 4 and 6 years old, a child can crack an egg, cut soft food with a round-tipped knife, set the table, roll out the dough with a rolling pin, fill small cake tins …
To teach your child to crack an egg, choose a flat, straight surface. Using the rim of a salad bowl, give it a quick, dry motion on the side of the egg. Then have him use his thumbs where the shell cracked, and pour the contents into the bowl. Did a few shells slip in at the same time? Don't panic, that's how we learn! With clean hands, have him sort out the small pieces that have fallen.
Separating the eggs for snow beating is a bit more complex, for which you can use an egg separator tool.
Empower him by asking him to tidy up his work plan between each task. Please note, when cooking with a young child, do not leave the room and always keep an eye on him and what he is doing, an accident happens very quickly.
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