The Selfish Giant's Supper

Lesson: Design and technology

Class: Year 6 Year: 2021 - 2022

Following on from our English unit on The Selfish Giant, Year 6 designed, made and then evaluated a 3 course menu created for the Selfish Giant. 

The recipes and ingrediants are as follows:

Pizza Muffins (gluten free)

• serves 30

500g self-raising flour

2tsps of mixed herbs

230g butter

500ml milk

4 eggs

4tbsp tomato pizza sauce

230g of shredded cheese

3 red peppers

2 tins of sweetcorn

Preheat the oven to 190?.

Mix the flour and mixed herbs in a bowl.

Separately, mix the butter (melted), milk, eggs and pizza sauce in a jug.

Combine the egg mixture into the flour mixture and lightly stir together.

Then fold in the cheese.

Spoon the mixture into muffin cases.

Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until golden-brown.

Chicken Rice Salad (*vegetarian option)

• serves 30

1 whole cucumber

1 lettuce head

2 lemons

600g cherry tomatoes

1kg (4 packets) microwave rice

1kg (4 packets) cooked chicken

*250g (1 packet) Quorn pieces

Chop all vegetables and pre-cooked chicken (Quorn pieces) into bite-sized pieces.

Slight tear the packet rice and cook for 2-3 minutes in the microwave.

In a bowl, combine the rice, chicken/ Quorn pieces and vegetables.

Mix well and season with a squeeze of lemon juice and salt and pepper.

Brownies (gluten free)

• serves 30

195g cocoa powder

900g caster sugar

345g self-raising flour

525g butter

9 eggs

3tsp vanilla extract

Preheat the oven to 180?.

Grease a shallow cake tin with oil.

Mix the butter (melted) and coco powder until dissolved.

Stir in the sugar.

Lightly beat the eggs and vanilla together.

Beat half the egg mixture into the cocoa.

Add the remaining mixture, mixing until smooth.

Combine with the flour and mix until smooth.

Pour the mixture into the cake tin, spreading evenly.

Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until well risen and lightly cracked around the edges.