Now We're Cooking Breakfast

apple girl: French Toast
Makes 6 servings

grey arrow: 6 slices of firm-textured wheat, white or French bread; day-old bread is fine
grey arrow: 2 large eggs
grey arrow: 1/2 cup milk
grey arrow: 1 teaspoon vanilla
grey arrow: 1/8 teaspoon salt (optional)
grey arrow: Vegetable oil cooking spray
grey arrow: Assorted toppings, such as jam or jelly, cinnamon sugar, powdered sugar, maple or berry syrup, margarine or butter, applesauce, sliced bananas. Fresh or frozen berries, canned or fresh sliced fruit

Set up a station so each student can dip and cook his/her own bread.

In a cake pan or pie tin, whisk together eggs, milk, vanilla and salt until well blended. Dip bread slices in egg mixture, saturating both sides.

Warm skillet over medium heat and coat inside with vegetable oil cooking spray. Cook bread slices, turning once, until lightly browned on both sides, about 3 minutes total.

Have each student select various toppings for his/her french toast. Discuss their favorite flavor combinations.

Skills Developed:

  • Measure
  • Mix
  • Beat
  • Brown

Equipment List

  • cake pan or pie tin
  • whisk or fork
  • stovetop or other heating element
  • non-stick skillet
  • pot holders or oven mitts
  • spatula
Stacked Cereal
Non-Cook Recipe

grey arrow: Assorted boxed cereals (Look for unsweetened cereals made from different grains; try for different textures and shapes).
grey arrow: Assorted toppings, such as sliced bananas, berries, chopped dried apricots or dates, raisins, banana chips, flaked coconut, etc.
grey arrow: Milk

Have each student make a layer of cereal in a bowl. Cover cereal with a topping of their choice; then add another layer of a different cereal and topping.

Pour milk over cereal. While children are eating, ask them to discuss why they chose the cereals they did. What are their favorite combinations of cereal and toppings? Discuss the different grains from which the cereals are made and how they are grown.

Skills Developed:

  • Identify foods
  • Taste
  • Pour

Equipment List

  • paper plates or bowls
  • 1 cereal bowl/child
  • plastic spoons