1 tablespoons quick-acting yeast
1 cup water
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups flour
1 tablespoon oil
Preheat over to 400 degrees.
Measure the water, sugar and yeast into a bowl and
mix. Wait two or three minutes for the yeast to
soften. Stir in one cup of flour, then add oil, salt
and remaining cup of flour. Sprinkle flour onto a
wooden breadboard and place the dough on it. Knead
dough for about five minutes. Place dough in a bowl
and cover it, letting it rise for about 45 minutes
in a warm place away from drafts, open windows, etc.
Punch the dough down and work it into a ball. Next,
separate the dough into smaller portions and let the
children use their hands to roll the dough into
ropes or snakes to mold dough into different shapes.
*** I have an activity that would go with a bread
theme: make ABC pretzels. Any pizza dough recipe
will do. After combining ingredients, show children
how to knead the dough and let them try. There's no
need to wait for it to rise.
After kneading, divide up dough
and have them roll them into "snakes."
Then they can arrange the snakes
to make the first initial of their names. Let them
brush their pretzel with a beaten egg, sprinkle with
sesame seed, and bake at 400 for about 10 minutes,
until light brown.
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