If you enjoyed the Olympic Muffins during the Year 8 Rich experience days and would like to make them at home, then here is the recipe.

255g (9oz) Self raising flour
1 teaspoon Baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons mixed spice
85g (3 oz) Granulated sugar
1 Egg
170g (6 oz) Finely chopped apple
150 ml (5 fl oz) Milk
90 ml (3 fl oz) Vegetable oil or 85g (3 oz) Melted Butter
60-85g (2-3 oz) Raisins, sultanas
Optional topping- 3 tablespoons soft brown sugar

Method

1. Place muffin cases into tray and preheat oven to 190 deg C, Gas mark 5
2. In a large bowl sift together flour, baking powder, salt, spice and sugar.
3. In another bowl, beat egg with a fork. Stir in chopped apple and milk, followed by oil/melted butter.
4. Pour all of the wet mixture into the dry. Stir just until combined, adding dried fruit during the final strokes. This batter is thicker than most; apple releases juice as it cooks.
5. Spoon into the cases, sprinkle with topping. Bake for 20-25 minutes until tops are lightly browned and spring back when pressed gently. Cool for several minutes to make removal easier.

Good Luck and enjoy.

In fantastic sunshine, Year 8 students joined in with the Eat in the Street event at the Baltic on Saturday 10th May, they also tucked into asparagus and watercress soup made from produce grown by local allotment owners.

The body of the 'Angel of the North' was assembled using Fairtrade products. The blue and white areas surrounding the angel in the photograph were made from coloured tapioca grains. 400 local school children had made the trays of sly cake during the week and were allowed to slot their tray in place to form the angels wings. The angel was finished with large slabs of chocolate brownie also made from fairtrade products. Slices of the giant cake were then dished up to everyone there.

Year 8 Food Technology students putting their pastry making skills to the test, preparing sly cake to become the wings of the Angel of the North Cake with Sarah, the Pastry Chef from Jesmond Dene House.

See the previous entry 'Eat! in the Street'.

Participating students were fantastic, a credit to the school and were all given a 'Golden Cookie Award' by Mrs Wright for their hard work and impeccable behaviour.

Both staff and students had a very enjoyable day.

To celebrate the Angel of the North's tenth birthday a giant cake created specially by school children is being assembled at the Baltic Square on Gateshead Quayside from 12pm on Saturday 10th May, 2008.

Year 8 students at Whickham took part in making sections of the Angels wings. Those students have been invited to the traditional street party to slot their piece in place and to tuck into Fairtrade drinks and soups made from produce grown by local allotment owners. They will also get to taste the cake.

Year 11 GCSE Catering students recently took part in their final practical examination where their culinary skills were put to the test. Students were challenged to prepare and cook a 2 or 3 course meal for 2 persons in 1 1/2 hours.

Students excelled especially in their presentation which can be seen from the photograph.