Today is Day 49 of our stay-at-home time.
Keep reading to learn more about the word "dozen" and how to make homemade butter and bake homemade bagels!
COOL FACTS ABOUT THE NUMBER 12
Did you know...
* The word "dozen" comes from the French word "douzaine" meaning "a group of 12".
* There are 12 months in a year.
* There are 12 numbers on the face of an analog clock.
* Eggs, donuts and bagels are sold by the dozen.
* A baker's dozen is a group of 13. Hundreds of years ago bakers would get in trouble if a dozen baked goods did not weigh enough, so they would add an extra one to a dozen, making 13 or a "baker's dozen".
* There are 12 inches in a foot (imperial measure).
* 12 is the highest number you can roll with two dice.
* A 12-sided polygon is called a dodecagon.
* A 3D figure with 12 faces is called a dodecahedron.
* Do you know a cool fact about the number 12?
HOW TO MAKE BAGELS AT HOME
Today's reading assignment in Google Classroom is the book, The Bagel King. I got the idea for this assignment from when I was making a toasted bagel with butter for a snack. Then I thought, why not show the kids how to make bagels at home? They aren't the same as the ones you get from a bakery (they use yeast and special ovens), but they are pretty good!
This recipe makes 4 bagels. You will need:
1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup plain yogurt (Greek style is best - You need thick yogurt.)
Preheat the oven to 375°F. Mix all ingredients together until all the flour is mixed in.
Put the dough on a floured surface and knead the dough for about 5 minutes. Divide the dough in to 4 equal pieces. Take one piece of dough and poke a hole in the middle with your finger and press and pull the dough into a ring. Repeat with the other 3 pieces of dough. Place the four bagels on a cookie sheet and bake at 375°F for 20 -25 minutes. Bagels will be a light golden brown colour. Cool.
Mmmm...so good. BUT where is the butter? Did you know that you can MAKE butter at home? My sons used to make butter at home when they were young. It's easy here's how...
HOW TO MAKE BUTTER AT HOME
You will need a 500 mL container of 35% whipping cream and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. You will also need a clean jar with a tight fitting lid. (I reused a large, clean mayonnaise jar.)
* Pour the whipping cream and 1/2 teaspoon of salt in the jar. Put the lid on tightly and start to SHAKE the jar. Take turns shaking with other people in your family. Shaking adds air to the liquid and forces the small blobs of butterfat together. In the photo, you can see the cream getting thicker and changing colour from white to light yellow. After about 20 - 30 minutes of shaking, the butterfat will make one big blob of butter separate from the liquid (called whey). Pour off the liquid and keep pressing the butter with the back of a spoon to release more liquid. Finally, put the butter in a dish to use. Store the butter in the fridge.
Wow! Easy homemade bagels and butter. YUM! If you cook or bake stuff at home, send me a photo. I really like to see the activities that you are doing at home!
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