Musings from the Blue Room

Yesterday:

Rome apple, cored almost through, blossom sliced out. Melon baller ftw.
sugar in the raw, 2-3 tbsp?
1 butter pat
cinnamon
cardamom

squish to combine. add into apple a portion of that + 1/3 extra butter pat

Bake 350F / soft in 9x13 with an inch of water in the bottom

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Golden Delicious/melon ball shape
-->with just spices, no butter or sugar

holds its shape after cooking. Little balls in mini pie pan.


Toddler relative has been informed that shortbread is "crackers" and everybody gets *one* cracker. Toddler relative is being kept away from high levels of sweeteners so as to not warp the sense of taste.

1 c flour
2 Tbsp cornstarch
1/3 c powdered sugar
1/2 c butter
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp almond extract
additional 1/4 tsp or so water to bind

Cut all together, pat flat on parchment, score and dock, bake 350F. Makes 14-16 fingers.