Next workshop: Origami!

On Friday May 3rd we will begin with our second workshop... It will be about Origami!
It will be in charge of María Rosa Imamura, and the classes will be from 3.00 PM to 4.30 PM.
Aimed at children between 9 and 13 years old, they will use English as a tool to learn this art form.
Enroll at "Departamento de Alumnos". Vacancies are limited.

El viernes 3 de mayo comienza nuestro segundo taller... Origami!
Lo dictará la profesora María Rosa Imamura para chicos entre 9 y 13 años de edad. En el mismo los participantes podrán utilizar el idioma como herramienta de comunicación para aprender el arte.
Las clases se dictarán los días viernes en el horario de 15.00 a 16.30 horas. Comenzaremos el 3 y finalizaremos el 31 de Mayo.
Acérquense a Departamento de Alumnos para informes sobre la inscripción. Las vacantes son limitadas. 

Last cooking class: Cupcakes, toppers and a souvenir box!

To end up this workshop we taught our students how to decorate "Cupcakes" and how to make cupcake toppers, wrappers and boxes.

First the students prepared buttercream that was later coloured with food colouring paste.

Then we decorated the cupcakes using a Piping Bag. We also used "dulce de leche" to decorate some other cupcakes and used colourful sprinkles to give them a final touch.

After that we learnt how to make a cupcake wrapper. You can find the cupcake wrapper templates by clicking on this link: 

http://imagesbyheatherm.wordpress.com/2010/10/06/printable-cupcake-wrapper-templates/

 

The teacher also taught the students a tip on how to put the cupcake in the wrapper by using a small glass.

Finally we cut out some toppers and pinned them on the cupcakes!!!

If you want to make a box to give away the cupcakes as a souvenir, you can have a look at these photos.

Recipe

Cupcakes

125 grs sostened butter

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 ½  cups cake flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

½ cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla                                                                                                   

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 

Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large mixing bowl.  Add milk, and vanilla.  Beat for 1 minute on medium speed. 

Add eggs to the mixture.  Beat for 2 minutes on medium speed. 

Spoon cupcake batter into paper liners until 1/2 to 2/3 full.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Cool 5 minutes in pans then remove and place on wire racks to cool completely

Once cupcakes are completely cooled, frost with your favorite frosting recipe or decorate as you desire.

Great work, Stella Maris Martino (teacher) and the students!!!

Seeded buns and sandwiches

Last Friday we learnt how to bake bread!
We prepared these delicious seeded buns and then made some sandwiches... They were yummy!
Below, the photos of the class you will find the recipe (in English and in Spanish).

¡El viernes pasado aprendimos a hacer pan!
Preparamos estos deliciosos bollitos con semillas y luego hicimos unos sandwiches... ¡Estaban riquísimos!
Compartimos algunas fotos de la clase con ustedes y luego la receta (en inglés y en español)

Seeded buns

Ingredients

·                            ¾ cup warm milk

·                            3 tablespoons water

·                            1 egg

·                            2 tablespoons butter

·                            3 tablespoons sugar

·                            1½ teaspoon salt

·                            3¼ cups bread flour

·                            3 teaspoons instant or bread machine yeast

Egg Wash

·                            1 egg + 1 teaspoon water.                                                                        

Instructions

Place ingredients in order listed into a bowl.

When cycle is complete and dough has risen almost to top of the pan,  Divide dough into two parts then each of those halves into 4 pieces making a total of 8. Then, STEP AWAY! Let the dough relax for about 10 minutes and life will be easier.

Using your hands, roll and make balls. It doesn’t have to be perfect.  Place about 2 inches apart in a large pan or on a greased cookie sheet.  Cover with towel.

Let rise in warm place till double. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Brush each roll with egg wash. If desired, sprinkle buns with sesame seeds or poppy seeds.

Bake in preheated oven for 10-12 minutes until golden. Cool on wire rack. When cool, split with a serrated knife to make sandwich buns.

Pancitos con semillas

leche tibia cantidad necesaria

75 gramos de manteca derretida

50 gramos de azucar

media cucharadita de sal

3/4 harina 0000

50 gramos de levadura virgen

1 clara de huevo, semillas de sesamo y amapola.

Hacer una esponja con la levadura y un poco de harina. Dejar levar 10 min. Luego incorporar la harina, el azúcar ,la sal, la manteca e ir agregando leche tibia hasta lograr una masa lisa y blanda, que no se pegotee.

Dejar descansar hasta duplicar el tamaño. Armar bollitos y colocarlos en una placa con un poco de Rocio Vegetal. Cubrir con un repasador y dejar descansar hasta duplicar el tamaño. Pintar los bollitos con clara de huevo batida y un poquito de agua. Esparcir semillas de sésamo y amapola. LLevar a horno fuerte por 10 minutos.

Our second cooking lesson: Cakepops!

During our second lesson, kids were taught how to make Cakepops and Cake truffles. 

 

 

 

First they mashed  up the cake into small crumbs…

 

 

The teacher explained how to prepare the mixture and put the ingredients ("dulce de leche" and cake) together and how to make the balls. 

 

 

 

They used their hands to mix the ingredients and they really had fun!

 

 

 

Then, while the cake balls were being refrigerated, they were given step-by-step instructions on how to melt the chocolate. 

 

The chocolate was melted in the microwave oven and then the students dipped the cake balls in  it.After this the students put the sticks into the cake pops, and decorated them with different types of sprinkles (stars, hearts,circles).

 

 

 

We put the cakepops  in a paper baking cup ("pirotín") and decorated the sticks with a ribbon, so as to be given as a gift in birthday party, for example. 

 

 

 As a lot of cakepops and truffles were made, we invited other students from the Institution to try this delicious recipe.

 

Yum!

 

 

 Congratulations!

 

 

En nuestro segundo encuentro del taller de cocina y manualidades, los chicos hicieron "Cakepops" y "Cake truffles."
Primero molieron la torta para que queden migas. La profesora les explicó  cómo preparar la mezcla e integrar los ingrediendes (dulce de leche y tortas) para hacer las bolitas. ¡Usaron las manos para mezclar los ingredientes y se divirtieron muchísimo!
Luego, mientras las bolitas se refrigeraban, los chicos recibieron instrucciones paso a paso para derretir el chocolate. Esto se realizó en el horno microondas y los chicos luego sumergieron las bolitas en el chocolate. Luego le pusieron granas y decoraciones y las armaron con unos palitos de brochette.
Al final, pusieron los "cake pops" en un pirotín y lo armaron con una cinta de color, para hacer un regalito.

Como salieron muchos, compartimos este deliciosa receta con los otros alumnos de AACI.

¡Riquísimo!