Bread Dough Creations

Honey Wheat Rolls are a favorite in our home. When I make these I use two bread machines to make a double batch and then freeze them.

The girls love to play with their own pieces of dough. They stretch, roll, and shape the dough over and over again. The elasticity of the dough makes it a very pleasing sculpting material.

When they are done playing, we bake their creations. Fun and delicious!

Making Peanut Butter

With all the convenience foods on the market today, kids easily get the wrong idea that food just comes prepackaged and ready to eat. They are amazed to learn about the process involved and love to make their favorite food from scratch. After reading From Peanuts to Peanut Butter by Melvin Berger and Peanut Butter and Jelly by Nadine Bernard Westcott, we made our own peanut butter.

First the girls shelled and hulled 1 cup of roasted peanuts. What a great way to build those little hand muscles. I think more peanuts went into Julia's mouth than in her bowl!

We put the peanuts in the blender with 2 tablespoons oil and tried to grind them. We were not successful . We then tried using a food processor and had much better success. The girls loved our homemade peanut butter!