Easter Messy Church

I'm excited that Easter is coming up so it is an excellent opportunity for Easter themed baking! Today I volunteered at an Easter Messy Church event where I helped the kids make Chocolate Easter Nests and Easter Biscuits. It was such a nice event because the recipes are super easy and it's a great way to get kids involved in the kitchen. I used to go to the Easter Workshop every year when I was little so it is nice to continue the tradition.

For the biscuits I used a shortbread recipe and then added cinnamon and raisins but you can add anything you like to the basic mixture.

50g Caster Sugar

100g Butter

150g Flour

Mix all the ingredients together until you form a ball of dough. Roll out the dough and cut the shapes. Bake in the oven on a lined tray for 10 mins at 180C or until golden. Leave the biscuits to cool before taking them off the tray.

The Chocolate Easter Nests recipe I used is on the BBC Good Food recipe, although it's so easy, you could just make it up.

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2066656/shredded-wheat-nests

As the children were making the Easter Nests, it got me thinking, what makes these simple cakes so good? I don't think it's just the taste, (even though they are delicious) or that they are a fun shape but it's the fact that they are enjoyed by everyone. I think that most people have attached a certain nostalgia to Easter Nests because we've all made them as children. They remind us of childhood fun and it is a lovely feeling to repeat these experiences and share them with new people.

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