One of our favourite puddings is called Fruit Roly Poly. Rich, short pastry rolled around a mixture of dried fruit and cooked in a sweet syrup until sticky. I decided to try and 'translate' the recipe using the ratios given in Shauna's blog and post about Multi grain muffins.... you can guess what happens next can't you?
I carefully measured my flour mix, added the butter and rubbed it in....
It sort-of looked like a 'normal' one...
and the taste?... Well it is by no means disgusting.... I mean, I've made things that turned out worse... But, is it a keeper? Nope - not by a long shot! And of course it never was going to work out, because I wasn't making MUFFINS!!! Sigh
We'll eat the rest, but we wont be serving it up to guests any time soon.
So, as a result, I've bitten the bullet and ordered a copy of Michael Ruhlman's book about ratios. Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind The Craft of Everyday Cooking. I'm determined to get this right! And the best thing? Amazon.co.uk has free shipping to NZ if you place an order worth more than 25pounds (I can't make my computer do the correct sign!) - easy peasy! No recipe this time... but, coming soon :-)
2 comments:
OMG! Home cooking. I barely remember it. See you soon young one.
Hehe, yes this gf cooking has it's disasters doesn't it ;-) I still had gf chocolate cupcakes that went wrong, stored in my freezer when we left for Perth! I left them for my brother to deal with ;-)
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