Bake the British Isles - Traditional Welsh Cakes | Small Online Class for Ages 9-13

Bake the British Isles - Traditional Welsh Cakes

Come and have fun baking Welsh cakes with a UK teacher, and learn some history and culture from Wales at the time. (Look out for other classes in the series - bakes from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and UK celebrations.)

Helena England, BA Hons, PGCE, MA

131 total reviews for this teacher

8 reviews for this class

Completed by 14 learners

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55 minutes

per class

Meets once

9-13

year olds

4-6

learners per class

per learner

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Description

Class Experience

We will start by putting our aprons on and briefly introducing ourselves, then we will find out what the students already know about our beautiful British Isles.  We will take a look at a map to locate the four countries that make up the UK.   We will discuss Wales in particular; for example, naming and locating the capital, talking about rugby (the national sport), and looking at the dragon on the Welsh flag.

We will measure/weigh the ingredients to make the dough for Welsh cakes, mix them...

Students will be able to make Welsh cakes using a traditional British recipe.  They will know the four countries of the British Isles, will recognise the Union Jack flag and the Welsh flag, and know a few facts about the UK in general and Wales in particular.

Just in case your Welsh cakes aren't fully cooked in the class, you can finish cooking them afterwards.

Oh yes, remember to share them with your family and friends!

Equipment:
mixing bowl
measuring cups/weighing scales
rolling pin
fork
circular biscuit cutter
griddle/heavy-based frying pan
fish slice/palette knife (to turn the cakes over while we cook them)
silicone pastry brush or piece of kitchen roll (to grease the pan or griddle)
wire cooling rack

Ingredients:
110g butter/ 1/2 cup
225g self raising flour/ 1 and 2/3 cup of all purpose flour plus 4 teaspoons of baking powder
85g sugar/ 1/2 cup
50g sultanas or currants/ 1/2 cup golden raisins/raisins
1 beaten egg
1/2 teaspoon mixed spice (this is very similar to pumpkin pie spice so you can use that if you like)

extra flour for rolling out
splash of milk just in case
butter to grease the pan or griddle

I would love to see pictures of your finished Welsh cakes.  Please send me some photos!

55 minutes per week in class, and an estimated 0 - 1 hours per week outside of class.

As this is a cooking class, it is essential an adult is on hand to assist where necessary.

Teacher

Helena England, BA Hons, PGCE, MA

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Lives in the United Kingdom

Primary school teacher (3-11 year olds) with lots of experience. patience and positivity

131 total reviews

81 completed classes

About Me

Hello everyone!

My name is Helena, and I live in the UK.  I have been a teacher for over 25 years, and I still work in the classroom teaching children aged 3-11 in primary schools in England.  Alongside this, I am a private tutor (both online and...