Actually, when I say chill I don't mean just sit around and laze... Yes yes yes I am a momzilla. Time with kids is precious for us working parents! So I like to plan what to do each night with my kids so time is more meaningfully spent. :)
So for today, we decided to make our own dinner! Brazilian Cheese Bread it shall be!
Ingredients are easy to find and most of then steps are kid-friendly.
I started with laying out what is required so I can introduce the items to the children clearly. Also, I would not need to run in and out to get items. :)
Ingredients:
(1) 125g of butter
(2) 250ml of full cream milk
(3) 1 tsp of salt
(4) 300g tapioca flour
(5) 2 eggs
(6) 100g of Parmesan cheese
(7) sausage or ham
Step 1:
Melt butter, milk and salt and mix them well. You can bring it to boil but after switching of the fire, keep whisking to cool it.
While the adult goes into kitchen to boil the mixture, let the kids do some cutting to keep them engaged.
Step 2:
Add in the tapioca flour and whisk to mix it well. Keep whisking till mixture cooks further
Step 3:
Now whisk in the eggs and beat the mixture vigorously till it cool further
(This was phoebe before her crushing the egg in her hands. Her fingers poked through the egg!)
Step 4:
Now whisk in the cheese and beat it fast until the mixture is well mixed.
Step 5:
Fill mini muffin tray with mixture to 3/5 full.
Do not worry about the consistency. Tapioca flour or tapioca starch is different from normal flour. With heat, it is watery and when cooled, it will be more solid. If watery, the difference is just it will take longer to bake. :)
Step 6:
This is optional but I just wanted to have the kids participate more. Put one piece of sausage in each hole.
Step 7:
Bake at 180 degrees C till golden brown. YUMZ!
The portion here can make 50-60 mini tart sized pieces. If you don't have a muffin tray, just let the mixture cool further so that it can be scoop into balls and just put on a baking tray. Just make sure there is a 5cm gap in between. :)
