Butter Biscuits

Today, Saturday the 9th of November 2013 I made butter biscuits. Something that went really well was the way they cooked. They were golden brown and crunchy. Unfortunately I ran out of self-raising flour and I had to use some plain flour. I was really worried that this would make the biscuits turn out bad. Luckily though they turned out really well and were delicious.

They looked and tasted really good. They were nice and crunchy and had creamy taste. They looked magnificent and tasted as good as they looked. To sum up I think that the biscuit tasted really good for just a basic, quick biscuit batch.

I recommend that all parents should get their children to have a go at these biscuits. The best thing about them is that you can make them into all different shapes using cookie cutters.

Baked Cheesecake

On Wednesday the 6th October 2013 I made baked raspberry cheesecakes. My cheesecakes were really yummy and were cooked to perfection. They were really moist and the raspberries added a lot of taste. I wouldn't say that anything went wrong but something that I would do differently next time is add a bit more sugar as I have a sweet tooth.

Overall, they looked good and tasted good. Although you have to let them set for a while before you eat them or they fall apart and taste yuck. They looked really really good and tasted great. They weren't too sweet and had a smooth texture. If you don't like sweet desserts than I would definitely recommend this dessert to you.

A good thing about this dessert is that if you don't like raspberries than you can put a different type of fruit on top. If you don't like fruit all together than you can leave the fruit of all together. My Dad doesn't like fruit so I left the fruit off two for him.

Sweet Cookery Utensils

A lot of utensils are used in sweet cookery. These are some common ones in the picture below:

How these utensils are used:
Rolling Pin: To flatten or shape pastry or dough.
Measuring Cups: To measure an amount of a certain ingredient.
Wooden Spoon: To stir something sweet.
Whisk: To whip eggs or cream.
Spatula: To mix or spread things.

There are a lot more of utensils used in sweet cookery, these are only a few.

Chocolate Crackle Cups

On Wednesday 30th October 2013 I made chocolate crackle cups. Something that went well was the way I used my time. I had plenty of time so that I didn't have to rush and my chocolate crackles got to set properly before I took them home. Nothing went badly but something that I found difficult was putting the white chocolate on the top of the chocolate crackles. Something that I would do different next time is pipe the white chocolate because that would make it more neat and easier to do more creative stuff.

The chocolate crackles were extremely tasty. They were nice and crunchy. They looked really delicious and the marshmallows and white chocolate made them look more appealing. In general the chocolate crackle cups were amazing and looked scrumptious.

Chocolate

The difference between dark chocolate and white chocolate is that in dark chocolate there are solids and cocoa powder. Although in white chocolate there aren’t any solids or cocoa powder, instead there is cocoa butter mixed with sugar and milk.

Chocolate originated in Central and South America as this is where the cacao tree is native. It got to Europe by Christopher Columbus and Henry Cortez as they did not realize the value of them, how valuable they were to the natives.

Some chocolate companies and their products are:

Cadbury - Crunchie, Picnic, Top Deck, Snack, etc. 

Nestle – Chocolate melts, Kit Kat, Aero, Smarties, etc.

Lindt – Lindor Gift Box, Lindor Blocks, Lindt blocks. All blocks and gift boxes come in different flavours.

Positive benefits of eating chocolate:

•          Chocolate is good for your heart health and skin health.
•          Chocolate can boost your mood and make you feel less stressed.
•          Some fats in chocolate do not impact your health.

Too much chocolate has bad side effects, such as:

•          Obesity, weight problems that can lead to heart attacks.
•          Kidney stones, chocolate contains chemicals, oxalates that associate with a high risk of kidney stones.  
•          Migraines, Tyramine is a chemical that is a lot of food and chocolate is one of them foods and this chemical can cause migraines.
•          Caffeine is in a lot of foods and is extremely bad for your health if you have too much of it. It can also prevent you from seeping so try not to have chocolate before bed.
•          Chocolate is very moreish and the more you eat the worse it is for your health.

     

 Fair trade chocolate is organised to help provide farmers with improved trading conditions. It gives farmers a higher payment and mainly focuses on developing countries. It is a very good organization that helps out the farmers in developing countries and plays a big part the chocolate industry.

Apple Galette

On Wednesday 23rd October 2013 I made apple galette. I made a good size apple galette and put a good amount of apples on my galette. It was very hot when we made apple galette and this meant the pastry was really hard to make because the butter in the pastry was melting and making the pastry fall apart. So something I would do differently next time is make the apple galette when it isn't so hot.

The apple galette was delicious. It was sweet with a smooth but crunchy texture . The pastry and apples were golden brown. Overall, the apple galette not only looked good but tasted good as well.

Carrot & Walnut cupcakes

On Sunday 20th October 2013 I made carrot and walnut cupcakes. I iced the cupcakes well and put the right amount of batter in the cupcake cases. Something I would do differently next time is place my cupcakes differently in the oven.

They were tasty and moist. They were golden brown and looked delicious.