I have a nine year old grand child... He enjoys every loaf of bread that I
make and He enjoys rolling pizza dough and making pizza, I doubt if his
concentration would last through the lengthy process of hand kneading the
dough. Measuring the ingredients and putting them into the bread machine,
standing on a stool with a flashlight peeking into the little window to see
what's happening all hold his interest for about 10 minutes. We have had fun
making monkey bread, He was able to get his hands on the dough , make the
little balls and roll them in cinnamon sugar. I bake the rolled cinnamon
sugar balls in a bunt pan, it's a great treat for nine year olds! I told him
that some day I'd let him shape a monster ( alligator or something similar)
out of bread dough and I'd bake monster bread for him. This is probably
going to be an April vacation project. that interested him!

Not to be sexist, but he is a boy and enjoys eating the goodies more than
making them!

Have fun with your niece!

Rina



"Priscilla H. Ballou" > wrote in message
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> This weekend my nine year-old niece will be visiting me, and the
> adventure for this visit is bread baking. (While it's rising we'll
> check out what's coming up in my yard.) We will bake her first bread,
> and she will take it home with her. It's been ages since I mixed and
> kneaded bread instead of letting the machine do it. I do have a Kitchen
> Aid with a dough hook, and I want to use that for the mixing, so as not
> to introduce the process as one that is *too* wearying.
>
> So, suggestions for a first bread for Emma?