Our Success at Spanish Sweets

Wednesday mornings are always busy here at our Flexible Learning Centre, as FLO students are keen to participate in Cooking from around the World. This class offers them the ability to learn new skills in food preparation, cooking, and research. Each week, students choose a country that interests them, and conduct research into that country and their cuisine. As a group, they then choose a traditional dish they would like to cook, find recipes to make the dish, and plan what ingredients will be needed.

This week, students decided to look to the country of Spain, and were in the mood for a sweet dessert. Their choice was a natural one: churros, covered in cinnamon and sugar, with chocolate dipping sauce and strawberries on the side.

Working as a team, the students organised their ingredients and learnt some new skills along the way. Their hearts whisked away to Spain, as they developed skills in whisking batter to the right consistently and mastering the art of piping churros batter into hot oil. The result: delicious crispy and fluffy churros.

Some of our students had previous donut making skills, and found the procedure to be similar, which allowed them to help and support others. However for some, this was all new and exciting, and they enjoyed learning how to make sweet desserts, as opposed to the savoury dishes that have been cooked over the last few weeks.

Next week our students have decided to stay close to Spain and cook a traditional Bolognese from Italy. As it’s something many of our them haven’t cooked, but have eaten on many occasions, they are keen to learn how to make an unforgettable Bolognese sauce.

Alistair Ward - FLO Coordinator | Senior Leader – Learner Engagement