It's no secret that I've had some unappetizing
misadventures when I've tried baking in the past. Cooking is one thing, baking is something totally different. It's irked me that I've been such a failure. Even as recently as a couple weeks ago, I wasted a whole bunch of blueberries on some unfortunate blueberry muffins. Why, oh why when I love baked goods so much has it been so difficult to create something yummy?
It was a no brainer when I made my
Ultimate To Do list that I add bake something successfully. I figured there would be many, many posts chronicling my misfires and botched attempts in the kitchen. But, guess what? I was wrong.
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My handsome hubby was out of town for a couple of nights last week. I was bored and reading some blogs last Tuesday night after work when I came across a link to the recipe for
blueberry boy bait on Lisa's
blog. Inspired, I jumped up, gathered the materials and got to work. It was pretty scary, but thankfully the recipe walked me through EVERY step. And check it out...
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SUCCESS!!!!!!!!
On Wednesday night I shared some with the hubby and he was impressed. That gave me the courage to take the treats to work and "go public". Bringing home a dish like this, leads me to believe that others found it as yummy as we did. Woo Hoo.
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Ok, so generally I'm an optimist. But, I have to admit that I was a bit skeptical of my sudden success. After several years of utter failure, could it be possible that I actually baked something that was delicious? It almost seemed cocky to jump online and share the great news. So, I decided to try once more just to be sure before officially crossing the item off my list.
I borrowed a cast iron skillet and a copy of
Bon Appetite, Y'all and attempted my first cobbler. After all, it is a quintessential summertime dessert with fresh picked peaches and blackberries. And talk about EASY! It truly was. Being the daredevil that I am, I made it to serve for dessert after a very small dinner party. But the gutsy move paid off. Topped with a little vanilla ice cream, it was delicious. It was a real crowd pleaser.
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And I'm happy to report it tastes even better the second day! Which means I need to add an item to my big girl "wish list" ~ One Cast Iron Skillet, please.
Now all that's left to do is to cross "Bake Something Sweet Successfully" off the Ultimate To DO list.
Now, what to add next?
2 comments:
congratulations! the blueberry muffin recipe from "screen doors and sweet tea" is SO a winner! i made mine with blackberries and it was the perfect almost-a-cupcake-muffin i was looking for. must be the entire stick of butter. whatevs, next time you want to try your new found luck at baking, you should give this one a try!
Those look great..........!!!! Congrats!!!!
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