This was good We've been trying a lot of new recipes lately, and the household has weighed in on these three.
Appeltaart, Dutch apple pie/cake
Inspired by three visits to Winkel's in Amsterdam and FoodNouveau for the base recipe.
Verdict
Not exactly Winkel's, but true to an ex-pat Amsterdam friend's advice, it does taste better after sitting for a couple of days. It needs to use a little less orange zest (I used a whole orange, but it really should be half), and I would like to use something closer to speculoosdkruiden (Dutch spice medley) rather than a straight cinnamon, but definitely worth making again, and also company-worthy. Perhaps a Christmas party item.
Appeltaart, Dutch apple pie/cake
Inspired by three visits to Winkel's in Amsterdam and FoodNouveau for the base recipe.
Verdict
Not exactly Winkel's, but true to an ex-pat Amsterdam friend's advice, it does taste better after sitting for a couple of days. It needs to use a little less orange zest (I used a whole orange, but it really should be half), and I would like to use something closer to speculoosdkruiden (Dutch spice medley) rather than a straight cinnamon, but definitely worth making again, and also company-worthy. Perhaps a Christmas party item.
Tastes good, weird texture Pear Clafoutis, from Apple, Pear via Bookmobile
A clafoutis is a sweet version of a frittata. This one was from a pear/fig recipe, but I'm not a huge fan of figs, so it was pear and almonds only. Instead of flour, it uses ground almonds
Verdict
The taste was A-OK! Pear and almonds were meant to be good friends. However, the texture was weird and sort of grainy.
Won't do this again, but will look for a more cake-y recipe with pears and almonds.
A clafoutis is a sweet version of a frittata. This one was from a pear/fig recipe, but I'm not a huge fan of figs, so it was pear and almonds only. Instead of flour, it uses ground almonds
Verdict
The taste was A-OK! Pear and almonds were meant to be good friends. However, the texture was weird and sort of grainy.
Won't do this again, but will look for a more cake-y recipe with pears and almonds.
 The photo... |  The reality! Apple Parsnip Soup, also from Apple, Pear, Bookmobile This ended up looking Very, Very Different from the fancy photo in the book. Verdict While it did taste much better on the second and third days, my baby birdie said it best, "If you are going for a curry soup, you may as well just make curry" A good try. |
Happy to share the recipes if you are interested. I'll make appeltaart again for sure, but probably not the other two. Love to hear any suggestions or comments for making these Feeding My Ohana worthy!
Happy Monday!
Happy Monday!
