Category: Free Inquiry

I can’t believe its the end of semester it went by so fast. During this semester I chose to do baking as my free inquiry project. I made so many yummy treats throughout the semester that I would love to make again.

I really liked this type of project because I probably would not have been baking every week without it. It was also something I really wanted to learn and I was motivated to do it.

Here are my two favourite baked goods I made:

https://blogsbyjaime.opened.ca/2024/10/21/chocolate-chip-oat-cookies/

https://blogsbyjaime.opened.ca/2024/10/19/making-pretzels/

Overall, I cant wait to try some new recipes and keep up with my baking this year!

For next weeks recipe I will be making chocolate chip oat cookies! I am very excited to make these because they will be great for bringing to school for a snack!  This is the recipe I will be making https://preppykitchen.com/oatmeal-chocolate-chip-cookies/ 

The reason I picked this recipe is because it had great reviews and I liked how it is digitally accessible for everyone because of the photos it adds. This can help people who maybe struggle to read visualize the recipe and follow along that way

My goals for this recipe are  

• Learning how to tell when cookies are done 

• Making sure I make the cookies a good size 

References:

Photo by Whitney Wright on Unsplash

This week I made soft pretzels with a cream cheese dip.

To start I made a pretzel dough which was not to difficult and required few ingredients. I then let it rise for about an hour until I could start shaping the pretzels.

Yeast Mixture

Dough Before Rising

Once the dough had risen I started shaping. This took a lot of time and some pretzels did not look perfect. It was harder than I thought but I looked at online tutorials and did my best.

After the pretzels were shaped I dunked them in boiling water with baking soda for about 10 seconds then transferred them onto a baking sheet and sprinkled some salt.

Then I put them into the oven and made the cream cheese dip while I waited for them to brown!

Finished Product

Overall, these were so yummy and an inexpensive snack. I gave some to my roommates and everyone enjoyed them.

Photo by Wesual Click on Unsplash

My favorite fruit has always been strawberries! I love strawberries on my pancakes, strawberry jam, strawberry ice-cream, anything that involves strawberries. For my first baking item I have decided to make chocolate covered strawberries. This will be a good start to my baking journey as it is simple and will help me figure out reading new recipes.  

The recipe I plan to use:

 https://tastesbetterfromscratch.com/gourmet-chocolate-covered-strawberries/

My goals for this recipe 

• Learning how to melt chocolate without it burning 

• Reading the recipe concisely  

For my inquiry project I would like to learn how to bake. As a kid before Christmas, I would always help my mom make cookies, tarts, and pie although she did most of the work, I just got the bowl at the end. I always feel like I am so busy and do not have enough time to bake. So, I am hoping by having this as my inquiry project I can try out new recipes and hopefully make some delicious treats! 

My plan is to find a recipe one week and post it to my blog. For the next week I will complete the recipe and rate it on taste and difficultly.

References:

https://unsplash.com/photos/milk-in-clear-glass-jar-beside-cookies-and-cookies-Xlm2GVRPGzs?utm_content=creditShareLink&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash