It stands to reason that my first post should be about something in a loaf pan. This is out of necessity, as well as my love for loaves! See, I only have a few baking tools here: A loaf pan, a cookie sheet, an 8x8 pan, one mixing bowl and basic hand-held tools. No muffin tin, no 9x13 pan, no spring form pan, no mixer.
This recipe from Amanda of
Fake Ginger was perfect: it only used 2 bowls, (or in my case, one bowl and a measuring cup), and a spatula! I used 3 Tbsp of applesauce in the place of the 2 Tbsp of butter called for, and it worked out fine. The bread wafted the loveliest smell out of the oven while it baked as an added bonus. I don't have a zester or grater that will work for orange zest, so I had to use a knife. This resulted in larger pieces of zest than usual, but I say they add a nice visual.
It was quite the challenge to photograph this bread. Not because it was ugly, it wasn't, but because the light in my dorm room is horrible! I managed to find one tiny patch of sunlight coming through the small window and took advantage of it.
I shared it with 3 people who were hanging out in the common area, and one proclaimed me to be "amazing". I'm inclined to agree ;) This bread is super quick to throw together and tastes great. Perfect for the last little bit of summer.
Head over to Fake Ginger for the
recipe and thanks for stopping by!
I was super excited to use my new tart pan for this week's recipe! I made half of the recipe and made half a tart. I didn't quite make the barrier of crust high enough so there was some unfortunate seepage and burning - but in the end it worked fine.
The tart before baking:
And after:
I let my orange slices dry overnight, which I think was a good call. I tried a slice on the day I made the tart, but found the oranges a little bitter. The next day I tried it again and had no problem with the oranges. Hmmm... maybe my taste buds were off! I guess I'll see how it is on the third day tomorrow! I think I over baked it a a little, but all in all I am very happy with how it turned out!
By the way... this is the 20th recipe from Around My French Table, and seeing as I only have skipped one recipe thus far, I've made 19 recipes from this book. That's amazing. I don't think I have made that many recipes out of any of my cookbooks!
