An Omelet Recipe for Kid Chefs

Let kids rule the roost- er, kitchen!

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Photo © Julie Bidwell, excerpted from Cooking Class

Got kids who love to cook? Budding chefs will love making this simple omelet recipe from Cooking Class and personalizing it to suit their tastes. Choose a favorite cheese, or swap chives for other fresh herbs like parsley, basil, or dill. Who knows: your young foodies may develop their own signature methods for achieving omelet perfection.


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Wallace’s Omelets

Wallace, who is 12 years old, says the best omelets start with the eggs he collects in his backyard chicken house. Try his secret for making omelets — add an extra egg yolk and a little grated butter — for a creamy, full flavor. (How do you grate butter? The trick is to freeze it first!)

Wallace likes to use a shallow cast-iron crêpe pan, but you can use any shallow pan with sloping sides.


Makes 1 omelet

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1½ teaspoons grated butter, plus 1 teaspoon butter
  • 2 tablespoons grated cheese (your favorite)
  • 2 fresh chives, snipped with scissors
  • Salt and pepper

Special Equipment

  • Medium-size shallow pan
  • Chopsticks

Directions

1. Heat the frying pan over medium heat. Whisk the eggs and the extra yolk in a bowl. Stir in the grated butter.

2. Melt the remaining 1 teaspoon butter in the hot pan. Pour in the eggs and cook for about 1 minute.

3. Poke holes in the egg mixture with the chopsticks. Then swirl the pan to fill the cracks.

4. Add the grated cheese and snipped chives.

5. Turn off the heat and cover the pan. Let the eggs cook for about 2 minutes longer.

6. Fold the omelet into thirds, like a letter, add salt and pepper to taste, and serve right away.

Excerpted from Cooking Class © Deanna F. Cook. Photos © Julie Bidwell.


Deanna F. Cook

Deanna F. Cook

About the Author

Deanna F. Cook is the award-winning author of cookbooks for kids, including the best-selling Cooking Class, Baking ClassCooking Class Global Feast!, and Kids Cook Dinner. She served as the creative development director at FamilyFun magazine and has been an editor at Scholastic, Disney, and Kidstir.com. She lives in western Massachusetts and can be found online at deannafcook.com.

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