My Reflection

For this Lab, we had to make Greek style cookies so we made these. The recipe didn’t have a lot of ingredients and steps so it made it easy to make and follow. I have never made this type of cookies before but I really enjoyed it. For this recipe, I got to practice the cookie method and the creaming method. I thought that the cookies would taste a lot like almonds and walnuts but they didn’t. Instead they tasted sweet and were soft and chewy. When the cookies were done, we let them cool a bit and the rolled them in powdered sugar. I thought that the powdered sugar was going to make them really sweet but it didn’t. I would definitely make these again because they were a perfect size cookies and tasted amazing.

My Reflection

The day we got back from winter break, we got to do this lab. For this lab, we used the flour mixture, quick bread, and cake mixture methods. I got to practice my knife skills by cutting the apple into thin slices to put on the top of the cake. My partner and I worked well together to complete this lab because we were organized and figured out who was responsible for what before we began cooking. I really enjoyed this lab because there were few ingredients and steps which made it very simple. The fruit skillet cake turned out really well because it’s was fully cooked, flavourful, fluffy and moist. I enjoyed having the fruit on top because it added more flavor and texture. I would definitely make this recipe again.

My Reflection

After we made our chili and corn bread, we had to make brownies. We had a lot of time to make these so we weren’t rushed. These brownies were quite simple and easy to make because the steps were easy to follow and they didn’t have a lot of ingredients in them. The brownie turned out well because it was moist, fluffy and fully cooked. I could have improved on putting the parchment paper better in the pan because it didn’t cover the sides which made the brownie stick a bit and the brownie collapsed in the middle. Overall, the taste was excellent but it wasn’t that visually appealing. I would make this recipe again and also add a few things into my brownies.

My Reflection

This lab was a test that we had to do by ourselves. The lava cake recipe wasn’t very hard to make but it was difficult to get out of the little glass cup we made them in. My cakes didn’t really rise in the oven and they took longer to cook then what is said. In the end, the cakes tasted good but they were really sweet. They also turned out well because they were moist, fluffy and had a gooey center. I would make these lava cakes again but add less sugar because they were too sweet.

My Reflection

This was a really fun lab to do. On Halloween, everyone had to choose what Halloween dessert they were going to make with their partner. My partner and I decided to make mummy brownies. The brownie recipe was easy to follow and make. When we made our brownies, we had store them on the shelf for the next day when we were going to decorate and eat them. The brownies were sort of hard the next day because I didn’t put saran wrap on them because the pan was still hot. Also, when I was trying to get the brownies out of the pan, some of them stuck to the bottom of the pan which wasn’t good but luckily it wasn’t a lot. For the icing, we just used pre made icing which we just squeezed back and forth. There wasn’t enough candy eyes for all of our brownies so we decided not to put them on. I think that the brownies tasted really good because they were still chewy and soft in the middle even though they were hard on the outside. I would probably make this recipe again but there are also so many other brownie recipes that are out there.

My Reflection

This was our second lab that we have done and I think that it went really well. My partner and I worked well together and supported each other throughout the process. I was still getting used to where all the equipment was in the kitchen since there are a lot of drawer and cupboards. I really enjoyed making these muffins and I would make them again but maybe add something to it like blueberries or chocolate chips. One thing that I can improve on is making sure to fill the muffins liners with the same amount of batter as some were bigger than the others and it took some of them longer to cook.