Well, we'll see how lazy. Below are some pictures from what I have baked since my last posting. First up, the prototype for my *pucker up* cupcakes. These only had lime zest in a classic yellow cake batter and were then topped with a lime icing. The next round will have lemon and lime zest and lemon and lime icing.
Then there was the Gingered Almond Apple Pear Pie ... A basic flaky pie dough crust. The top layer cut out with fluted biscuit cutters and then individually layered on the filling. I think I could have used more pears to balance out the apples and I think an extra bit of candied ginger sprinkled on the top pastry layer instead of just plain sugar could have made a lot of difference.
There was the apple pie that actually came before the above pie. It was the first pie I baked this fall and the first for quite a while. Perhaps an entire season? It seems I became a little too lost in cakes, cupcakes, and cookies. It was baked for a night of great discussion and conversation with friends. The next day I received an email from one friend saying she ate every crumb of the last two remaining slices on her counter. And she kept asking about the crust, how she had never had anything like it, and how she never eats all of a pie's crust but that she could not stop herself with mine. A true compliment indeed. The best a baker can receive.
And then there were last night's cookies. Keith came over. I had beer to help celebrate the Angels win over the Yankees but nothing sweet to offer. Mini muffins full of blueberries, cranberries, and cherries (sorry, no pictures) were tucked away in a container, wrapped in plastic, and in the freezer. I jokingly offered to bake cookies. He took me up on the offer and we spent a late night in my kitchen, talking, cleaning, baking, and then enjoying the cookies. They came out quite plump and cake-y. I love them!
