It’s 4:15 on Sunday evening and three of the four of us are still in our pajamas. I could tell you that I’m so over Daylight Saving time, or what I guess is the end of Daylight Saving time, but I’ll just direct you here, to Swistle’s spot-on post about this infuriating day.
This week I didn’t make anything new or spectacular for dinner, but I did make two things totally worth repeating.
I’m not sure that I’ve ever had a Parkerhouse Roll before, and I’ve certainly never made a bread with this much work (kneading, rising, kneading, waiting, folding, waiting,) but it was so worth it and I will definitely repeat it. This recipe made a lot of rolls, so I’m on the hunt for one that will make a smaller batch. (No, I am not interested in doing the math to reduce the recipe myself.) Even my husband, who isn’t the bread addict that I am, gave these two buttery thumbs up.
Apple Crisp (I only used four large apples, rather than the eight the recipe suggested. I used an eight inch pan, and with that number of apples, plus the topping, the pan was full.)
This wasn’t what I expected it to be, but it was good. It was good straight out of the oven topped with ice cream, and it was good when I dug a rather large spoonful out of the pan in the refrigerator this afternoon. I was looking for something a little bit more oat-y than this? Maybe you can read my mind since I’m not explaining it well, and you can direct me toward a new recipe. I still have a TON of apples left. Still, this was easy, and only used a few ingredients that I’m pretty likely to always have on hand, so I’ll probably be making it again.
Now the weather is gloriously cold, and is supposed to stay that way for the rest of the week, so I’m looking for warm and hearty things for dinner this week. I think I’ll be starting with this chicken stew.
Our grocery store bakery makes parkerhouse rolls and they are MY FAVORITE. I go in stages where I am kind of cleaning them out of them every time I shop.
ReplyDeleteMMMM. I like all this recipe posting!
ReplyDeleteThe topping to my great-grandma's cherry crunch sounds like what you're looking for:
ReplyDelete1 stick of butter, melted
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup of oats
1/2-3/4 (just depends on how humid the day is) flour
Combine using a fork (keeps it from getting too compacted). Pour over your favorite fruit (canned cherries, apples, peaches-what have you), bake @ 350 for 25-30 minutes or until fruit is soft (especially important when doing apple crunch).
WOW. lots of parenthetical statements there.
Enjoy.
Melissa, thank you! That sounds exactly like what I'm looking for!
ReplyDeleteI love bread like it's my job, but damn if it doesn't seem like a lot of work to actually make.
ReplyDeleteK - This was definitely a lot of work, but not a lot of HARD work. I think there's a way to work around this - like using a bread machine to do the kneading or a Kitchen Aid mixer attachment, but I don't have either of those things, so for now, I knead. It was kind of relaxing, though.
ReplyDeleteEverytime I see that parker house roll recipe I want to make it...Maybe for Thanksgiving. I'm glad it's finally cooling down for you. Try the pumpkin chili :)
ReplyDeleteMay I give you a quick recipe to eat with your parkerhouse rolls? Stick of softened butter, 4-5 strips of crisp cooked bacon, a few tablespoons of brown sugar. Crumble bacon in butter and mix all together. Done. Eat with fresh baked rolls. Warning, you will eat the whole thing. :)
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