Pulla

Pulla is a Finnish coffee bread. I'd never heard of it before we made it in class, but it is absolutely delicious! I have to say that I think the girls in our class had an advantage when it came to braiding the dough. The boys seemed slightly confused as to which strand to place where, but they got the hang of it. I loved this recipe and would definitely make it again. 

Royal Icing flowers

To help us decorate cupcakes or cakes we learned to make different types of flowers with royal icing. It was very difficult to make a good consistency if icing to work with but once you got that it wasn't too difficult. I found the roses very pretty but overall I think the daffodils were the prettiest. 

Cake stacks

The presentation of food is what makes it look appetizing to us. Realistically we would all prefer to eat a colourful masterpiece than a plain boring plate where you can't tell what's what. To practice out presentation skills we were put to the test by having to "stack" our cake and use chocolate sauce and whip cream to make it look creative and delicious. Here is my final product: 

Cheesecake

This week we made one of my favourite desserts ever: cheesecake! I was so excited to bake my very own cheesecake but was nervous as I thought it would be difficult. After making this cake I realized that it was pretty easy. I especially loved the Oreo crumb bottom and strawberry sauce. This was a great recipe!

Apple bird

For another presentation skill we made birds out of apples in Foods class. They were more difficult to make than the cucumber shark but I think they look a lot nicer. I made my bird with a red apple but you could make it with a golden or green apple if you prefer.

Udon

We made our first savoury dish of the year and it was amazing. We made a stir fry of udon noodles, chicken, snow peas, ginger, and garlic. It was very simple to make and tasted great. I would definitely make this dish again.

Watermelon basket and cucumber shark

The last few weeks of Foods class we've been learning about presentation of food. We made a watermelon basket and a cucumber shark. I don't know where I would use these unless I worked for a cruise ship but nonetheless they were very fun to make. I think I could use a little bit of practice with a knife though because I couldn't seem to make very precise lines.