A favorite fast and flexible food that is a staple at our house is the crescent roll. 🙂 We use them for our Easter Empty Tomb rolls. They are easy and a great opportunity to include your child in the kitchen because they are totally kid friendly.
First, there is nothing original about the ‘recipe’ below. You can put a anything in a crescent roll. These ingredients just happen to be what we like, and what my son-in-law picked up for me at the grocery store.(If you follow CCK on Facebook, I mentioned that I fell out of a hammock and hurt my tailbone and back. Movement is limited but… I am beginning to feel better! Also…son-in-laws are awesome!)
You need crescent rolls and the items below are peaches, apples, walnuts, chocolate chips, dried cranberries, and peanut butter.
I mixed together the apples, walnuts, dried cranberries; added a tablespoon full of brown sugar and a sprinkle of cinnamon. Then covered the bowl with plastic and microwaved for 1 minute, just to cook the apples a bit.
Place the mixture on a triangle of ‘roll’, tuck in the edges, and roll up!
The peaches were mixed with a bit of artificial sweetener, covered with plastic, and microwaved for 1 minute to start the cooking process. Then rolled into the crescent roll.
I also rolled up the chocolate chips and walnuts. My favorite!
Spray a baking sheet with non-stick spray, or you can use parchment paper or a silicone baking mat; and place the rolls on the baking sheet. Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes; or until golden brown.
These are so good with a glass of milk, a cup of tea or coffee.
Here is the true golden nugget of information from the post ~ The Pillsbury Crescent Roll website!!!!
What does your child learn when cooking with you in the kitchen?
- Conversational skills
- An adult modeling the use of literacy skills as they use a recipe or check the internet
- Vocabulary – names of fruits, vegetables, utensils…
- The ability to listen and follow directions
- Attention to task
- Social skills
- Motor skills
- Most importantly bonding with a loved one and creating happy memories
I have many wonderful memories of cooking with my grandmothers in the kitchen. My sweet Grandma Oma did not use crescent rolls! She made hot rolls from scratch. They were absolutely wonderful and so was she! Today busy schedules don’t always allow time for home-made rolls, but do try some fast and easy alternatives.
Have fun and make a happy memory as you cook together in the kitchen! 🙂
