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Soft Pretzels

1 teaspoon yeast (I use powdered)1 cup warm water1/2 teaspoon honey3/4 cup whole wheat flour (not pastry flour) plus 3/4 % cup unbleached white flour.1 eggsesame seedsoptional: 1/3 cup cheddar cheese, grated
Utensils:large mixing bowl, two medium bowls, measuring cups and spoonscheese grater cookie sheet

Preheat oven to 425°F. Start yeast according to package directions. Then mix yeast, honey, and water; wait for five to 10 minutes until mixture gets foamy. While waiting, grate cheddar cheese.

Next, mix unsifted flour and yeast mixture together, a little at a time. Keep adding more of each and mixing, until dough is smooth and can be easily stretched. (This takes about five to 10 minutes.) Mix in cheese, and then make six to eight balls out of dough. Add more white flour if dough is too sticky to work with, and roll each ball into a long "snake." Shape the "snake" into letters, numbers, or any shape that your child comes up with. Beat egg, and brush it onto the dough shapes. Sprinkle sesame seeds onto formed pretzels, and bake on a greased (or non-stick) cookie sheet for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove when light brown.

Pita Pizza

vegetables, any combination: broccoli, green or red pepper, zucchini, onions, carrots, spinach

Pita bread, we use 3" whole-wheat pitas1 small can pizza sauce (eight ounces)1/4 pound cheese, grated or sliced thin: provolone, muenster, cheddar

Preheat oven to 375°F. Steam vegetables for about 60 seconds. While they're steaming, lightly toast pitas in toaster until they dry out a bit. Spread sauce on pitas, sprinkle on cheese, and decorate with vegetables. Place pizzas on cookie sheet and bake for about 10 minutes until crispy.

Fruit Juice Jello

2 cups 100 percent juice (appleraspberry or apple-grape is good)1 package Knox unflavored gelatin
*fresh fruit (bananas, apples, grapes, oranges, berries)

Bring to a boil one cup of juice. Add gelatin gradually, whisking constantly. Stir into bowl with the other cup of juice and fruit. Add fruit and chill until firm.

*Do not use pineapple or kiwi-the jello won't gel.

Edible Playdough* (or call it fudge)

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