Last Tuesday was a lovely day spent with Willa's 3rd grade class making pumpkin bread. Willa was thrilled to have Daddy the Former Baker Extraordinaire there to head up the lesson! The kids paired up their desks and worked in teams of twos with one big bowl for each pair. They got to mush up freshly baked pumpkin with their hands, cream butter and sugar, and hand mix the rest of the ingredients. The kids were busy and boisterous but focused and having fun. Miles did a great job guiding their culinary experience and the kids really took to him! The warm and welcoming 3rd grade room slowly filled with amazing aromas throughout the morning. The earthy pumpkin giving way to sweetness and butter...then the spices hit, one by one, all warming together into one final heavenly smell as they baked in the oven and the kids danced and sang with their Russian teacher. I hope everyone enjoyed eating their loaves this Thanksgiving as much as we did!
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| "Mix. Bake at 350 until a toothpic comes out clean" |
