In Wairere over the last week of Term 2 much of our learning has been about Matariki, which included making Rēwena.

As part of out teaching and learning we learnt how to make rēwena. This is a traditional Māori bread recipe where a "bug' is made to provide the base for the bread, from potato. 

On Wednesday Lerome & Lukas prepared the 'bug' by dicing, cooking and then mashing the potato. 

To this 'mash' and potato water, sugar and flour was added to make a batter. Whaea Catherine took the 'bug' home to feed with extra sugar and flour so that it was ready for baking on Friday at school. 

After the making of the dough, a lot of kneading and then waiting for 4 hours to let the bread rise, it was baked.

The Wairere team enjoyed the freshly baked, warm bread with butter and jam!

Check out the photos!

The recipe for rēwena is attached if you would like to try this out.