In addition to all of this talk about knights, dragon slaying and bravery, my boys did their best this morning to wield sword and shield as bravely and proudly as they could in order to act out the stories we have been reading about.
Today we focused on making 'Dragon Pie' (scroll down on link for the recipe). This of course was much-anticipated by all of the children and the excitement did not wear off in the least during the preparing, baking and eating of this delicious spicy apple and blackberry pie.
In addition to some morning school work, I planned to focus today on the actual making and baking of the pie and literally gave the children the pleasure and responsibility of doing every step themselves. It was phenomenal to watch them work so hard at measuring, cutting, stirring, spooning, leveling, spreading, rolling and sprinkling with all their might.
Our Dragon Pie was tart, delicious and enjoyed by all.
grotesque, yet accurate portrayal of Saint George 'severing' the dragon's tail
Nicolas cutting the butter to make the pastry dough
getting ready to add the 'ice water' to the mixture
the boys unwrapping the chilled dough
peeling them apples!
preparing to roll out the dough for the bottom of the pie
the filling: apples, blackberries, sugar, nutmeg and cloves before being set to boil
our finished Michaelmas Pie
1 comment:
so cool! what a neat, full and complete learning experience.
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