Easter Treats

1. Easter Treats Easter is a very important time of the year for Christians as it is a day dedicated to celebrating Jesus Christ’s resurrection from the dead. Many families celebrate Easter in their own ways, one way being the consumption of chocolate eggs. This is a very popular tradition today, and you will find that a lot of schools and shops will take full advantage of it. If you are wondering what to do with your children for Easter, then why not do some baking? We have provided you a fantastic Easter treat recipe for you to try out! www.emporiumcookshop.co.uk

2. Method: Vanilla Chick Biscuit Vanilla Chick Biscuit P Pops ops 1.First, put half of the butter and all the sugar in a bowl. Using a wooden spoon beat together the ingredients until it turns smooth and creamy. Then beat the egg and half of the vanilla extract until it is completely combined 2.Add the flower to the mixture and mix together until it forms into a dough ball. Wrap it up in cling film and leave to chill in the fridge for 20 minutes 3.Heat your oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Next, roll the dough out until it is about 5mm thick and cut the biscuits out using a 6cm round cutter. Put the biscuits on the tray and insert the lolly sticks into the sides, a quarter of the way through If you have younger children, then you need the recipe to be simple for them to do. These vanilla chick biscuit pops are great for making with kids, so let’s see exactly how to make them. Ingredients: •200g of unsalted butter •100g golden caster sugar •1 beaten egg •1 tablespoon of vanilla extract •200g plain flour •200g icing sugar •2 tablespoons of milk •Few drops of yellow food colouring •75g of unsweetened desiccated coconut •50g small chocolate chips •25g of orange/white fondant icing You will also need 15-18 lolly sticks. So now you have all the ingredients, shall we move on to the method? www.emporiumcookshop.co.uk

3. There you have it, your vanilla chick biscuit pops! These biscuit pops aren’t the only things you can make at Easter, you can also try the following: 4.Bake for 7 minutes until the edges are golden brown and then transfer the biscuits to a wire rack and allow to cool down •Shredded wheat nests •Crispy chocolate fridge cake •Choc-egg lollies The decoration stage: 1.To make the buttercream frosting add the butter and icing sugar and beat together until you have a smooth mixture. Add a little bit of milk and the rest of the vanilla extract with a few drops of food colouring and then leave to chill for 5 minutes 2.Next, put the desiccated coconut in a bowl with a few drops of yellow food colouring and mix until the coconut is a pale-yellow colour 3.Finally, spread the buttercream frosting over one side of the biscuit and sprinkle it with the coconut. Add the chocolate chip eyes and a pinch of the orange fondant icing to form into a beak. As well as baking for Easter you can also decorate the eggs from home. Simply buy a plain chocolate egg and some icing pens and let your children draw a picture or their name. why not turn this activity into a competition and have a separate egg for the person who decorates the best egg? Overall, there are many fun and creative ideas you can do for Easter, so whether you plan on going out or staying in, have a fun-filled Easter with your family! www.emporiumcookshop.co.uk

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