Have you ever excitedly baked something and it didn’t turn out exactly the way you hoped?
Well, dear reader, I have coined this a Baking Ba-Humbug
Cue the set, yesterday evening:
Cut, core, slice pears
Cut, core, slice apples. Pare off bruised bits.
Toss with spices – nutmeg, cinnamon, cardamom
Add in sugar
A squeeze of lemon
Let sit while forming crumble.
Notice fruit bowl now contains a LOT of liquid.
Toss in a dollop of flour. Stir.
Grease baking dish.
Still lots of liquid in fruit bowl. Toss in a couple of handfuls of oatmeal.
Place fruit in baking dish, top with crumble.
Bake.
Let cool slightly.
Scoop serving into a bowl.
Notice , that the fruit portion is a little bit dry.
Ba Humbug I shouldn’t have added that large dollop of flour and extra oatmeal.
At least the crumble, would still be good for breakfast
– as long as it accompanied by Vanilla yogurt.
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That still looks good. I’d add ice cream and whipped cream!
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You rescued that so well, I’d claim it was the original intent!
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Ha!
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So sorry it didn’t turn out exactly right. I do agree with adding ice cream, just not as healthy as the yogurt and maybe not for breakfast.
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It happens 🙂 But we get something different to eat.
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Heidi, I have definitely had those ba-humbug moments in baking! How you anticipate the water content in fruit and adjust the flour is a skill I have not mastered. Sometimes I’m lucky, but sometimes not. Your picture looks delicious, and it sounds like fun to eat dessert for breakfast!
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Yes, that fruit to water ratio is mercurial. It did make for a good breakfast, however.
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It looks delicious. Can you taste the pear? or does the apple overtake it?
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Yes, I can taste the pear. I used 4 pears and two apples.
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Looks delicious. I know what you mean about misjudging if something is going to end up too liquid or too dry.
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I’ve had quite a few baking ba-humbugs haha! But glad part of it was still good to eat 😊
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