Cress Heads

A simple step by step guide to making your own Cress Heads.

Emma
22 September 2015

When I was little I loved growing cress on the windowsill, it’s super easy and quick, perfect for the little ones with short attention spans.

What you need –

Cress Seeds

Eggs

Butter Knife

A Bowl

Kitchen Roll

Cotton Wool or cotton pad

Felt-tip Pens

	STEP 1 Give the egg a firm tap close to the top, with the back of the butter knife, empty the egg into the bowl.
	STEP 2 Give the larger of the two shell parts a good clean inside.
	STEP 3 Draw a face on the outside of the shell with the felt tips.
	STEP 4 Wet a piece of kitchen paper and screw it up inside the shell.
	STEP 5 Take a thin piece of cotton wool or cotton wool pad, wet it and place it as flat as you can on top of the kitchen paper.
	STEP 6 Scatter a layer of cress seeds on top of the cotton wool, the sprinkle some water on top.
	STEP 7 Pop the finished Cress Head in an empty egg box or in an egg cup, repeat steps 1-7 as many times as you like.
	STEP 8 Place in a warm, light position and water every day. You should start to see sprouts in two days.
	STEP 9 In about a week the cress will be about 5cm tall time to snip some off with scissors and eat it.