We did really well with these. We persevered to get them right. We had to think hard and listen carefully. We acknowledge Tom McPherson at Circle Line Art School www.circlelineartschool.com |
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Thursday, August 28, 2014
Skyscape
Night Time in the City
Labels:
Art,
Crew 4,
Night time in the city
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Bread recipe
Basic
Bread Dough
Looks
like a lot of instructions but it is easy.
Taken
from www.bite.co.nz and adapted
http://www.bite.co.nz/recipe/8966/Basic-bread-dough/ for further instructions
Ingredients
2tsp
sugar
2 tsp
Active Dried yeast + 3tbs warm water
1 1/3 cup
of warm water
4 cups of
flour
1 tsp
salt
Oil to
rub on bowl
Directions
1. If using dried yeast, mix
together the yeast and sugar in 3 Tbsp warm water. Leave for 15 minutes until
it starts to foam. Put flour and salt into a large bowl and make a “well” in
the middle of it.
2. Gradually pour the yeast mix and
the 375ml water into the well, using your fingers to incorporate the wet with
the dry.
3. Start kneading by pushing the
dough away from you with the heel of your hand. You have to be vigorous with
this action.
4. Roll and pull back towards you
and repeat. This will take around 10 minutes. Move the bread slightly every
time you push out so that you gradually incorporate the flour on the bench. If
the dough is too damp, you can add a little flour. The mixture will be very dry
and a bit crumbly but as you kneed it it all comes together. It should be smooth
and silky after about 10 minutes of hard work. If you are not sure how to do
this go to the web site and it will help you.
5. With your fingers, take a small
piece of dough and pull it apart to see the development of the strands of
gluten. If you can see through the dough and it does not tear, the gluten has
developed and the bread can rest to rise. Keep kneading until it reaches this
stage.
6. Form into a ball shape by rolling
the dough and pulling it back on itself. The bread should look smooth and
glossy.
7. Brush a bowl lightly with oil.
Coat the dough in the oil to prevent it drying out. Cover with plastic wrap or
a cloth to rise. About double the size. Depending on the temperature of the room, this can
take 30-60 minutes. It is a good idea to put it near a warm oven or hot water
cupboard, or leave it in the sun. It doesn’t matter if it takes longer.
8. To finish, heat oven to 220C.
Knock back and shape. Place on an oiled baking tray. Sprinkle with flour or
brush with beaten egg or oil. Slash the top and leave to prove for 10-15
minutes. You can make it into rolls.
9. Bake for 10minutes then turn oven
down oven to 190C and cook for another 10 minutes. You know it is cooked when
you tap the bottom of the loaf and it has a “hollow” sound. Leave to cool.
Monday, August 25, 2014
Making Bread
Sunday, August 24, 2014
Saturday, August 23, 2014
We are learning to make our stories more interesting so you want to keep reading and reading...this is called 'hooking' you in. Do you think you would like to find out what happens next in these stories? If so, we are successful writers!
Scratchy Man
Once upon a time there was a strange man who scratched everything. He scratched stuff because he was angry. He lived in a dungeon with a black bat. Scratchy Man’s face was brown and purple.
By Rory
Once upon a
time on a dark foggy island there was a brave girl and her clever dog. Her dog could talk. Her dog could also change the colours of trees to blue or red or any colour it wanted to.
But one day
a dark witch appeared from under the ground, took the dog as her prisoner and went back underground again.
To be continued...
By Shyla
Once upon a
time there were two flash kids who went for a walk through a forest. It was
foggy on the grass and they could barely see.
The wind
whispered through their ears and said, “You’re going the wrong way”, but they
thought they were going the right way.
The wind
said, “Mmmmm” but they kept walking
through the forest and the wind came again and said, “You’re going the wrong
way”.
They came
across a classroom, a very spooky one.
The door slightly opened, “Creeeeeeaaaaak”.
By Bradley
The Fluffy Bird with Fluffy Eggs
Once upon a
time on a sunny morning at morning tea time, a fluffy bird sat in his nest. He had fluffy hair and fluffy eggs and he liked to dance.
Then a
person who smelled like cupcakes disturbed him.
To be continued
By Riley
Friday, August 22, 2014
Yeast Balloons
Labels:
Base 34,
Science,
Yeast Balloons
Thursday, August 21, 2014
Ready for Disco Dreams and Nightmares
Labels:
Bradley,
Charli,
Emma,
Ethan Manning,
Izac,
Kea (in mask),
Luke,
Riley,
Rory,
Ryan,
Saskia,
Shyla
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
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