Baking Workshop 7/10, Monday Morning

[absolutesnark]

Piper smiles at the students as they arrive. She kind of already fears for the home ec classroom. "Good morning everyone. I'm Piper, in case some of you don't already know that."

She points out a plate of brownies on the counter. "I usually make samples of the assignments I choose. Today is no exception. As you can see, you're going to bake brownies today."

She hands them each a list of ingredients and instructions. "I try to make the instructions as easy to follow as possible, but, if you ever have questions or need help with anything, please don't hesitate to ask."


Equipment Needed

bowl

8x8 baking pan

dish towel or oven mitt

spatula

mixing spoon

measuring cups

measuring spoons


Ingredients

6 Tablespoons Cocoa

1/4 cup butter

1 cup sugar

1/2 Teaspoon vanilla

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/3 cup flour

1 cup toasted pecans (optional)

2 eggs


Instructions

Melt 1/4 cups of butter in a microwaveable dish.

Measure 6 tablespoons of Cocoa powder into the mixing bowl.

Add melted butter and mix.

Add to Batter (1 cup sugar, 2 eggs, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1/3 cup flour, 1/4 teaspoon salt).

Mix batter.

Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees.

Flour the Pan (cover pan with butter, then add some flour to keep brownies from sticking)

Pour the brownie batter into the dish.

Put the brownies into the oven for 35-40 minutes.

Let them cool until slightly warm.


[ooc: ingredients and instructions from here.]

Comments

Re: Bake

[demonbelthazor]

Bel's measurements may not have been so precise. Ballpark, yeah, but not precise. "No," Bel said. "Well, other than just flat out roasting something in a fire. It's all the extra ingredients and measuring that I don't get."

Re: Bake

[likethegun]

"Me neither. I think the best rule of thumb is that if the food takes more time to prepare and cook than it'll actually take to eat it, it's a waste of time."

Re: Bake

[demonbelthazor]

"Tell that to Piper and she'll blow you up," Bel said with a grin.

Re: Bake

[likethegun]

"And put me in the snickerdoodles?" Sam smirked. "I've heard stories."

Re: Bake

[demonbelthazor]

"Don't let her hear you say that, or she'll really blow you up," Bel snickered. "Watch out for her Hands of Discontent."

Re: Bake

[likethegun]

"Hands of Discontent? That sounds like the kind of thing that a teacher might not be allowed to use on a student unless you're into that sort of thing."

Re: Bake

[demonbelthazor]

Bel grinned. "True enough. But still, not wise to piss off a teacher who's a witch."

He took a stick of butter and started buttering the brownie pan, then tossed a handful of flour into it, creating a small white dust cloud.