I love the crisp autumn air. I love the smell of dried leaves and damp grass and the feel of the chilly air against my skin. The burnt orangey-red fall foliage, and apples peek-a-booing out of trees like jewels, I can nearly sympathise with Eve's urge to eat it. Especially if she ever knew of the wonders of a hearty portion of warm apple pie.
Walked with Mariella to Asda and saw so many apples on sale today that I *had* to get them, thinking I'd bake an apple pie for Teh who's flying back to Malaysia today. But the sheer logistics of it made it pretty impossible to do.
Anyway, it was a spur of a moment decision, as Doreen and I were already planning to just stirfry some vegetables for a potluck buka puasa dinner we were having with our Muslim coursemates.
He was leaving at around 12, so I thought I'd just bake it for him, pop over to town, stay overnight at Wong's place if I don't get a bus back and come back tomorrow with them when they come over for our weekly badminton sessions.
Omigod, I can spend hours shopping for groceries. Spent too much time at Asda, thinking I'd be able to walk back in less than 15 minutes but I only got back at 6.15, and quickly chopped the garlic and cut the carrots, cauliflower and capsicums, and got it ready at 6.30 just in time for buka puasa, went back to make the pie pastry dough, and put it in the fridge for it to rest while I ate with the rest of the group. But then didn't manage to go into town as it was raining and all that, so decided to bake it anyway for the potluck, especially since I haven't seen the UoP guys for awhile.
Ooh, and everyone's back now. Syucks, Iryan, Ajeem and Zul came over to makan as well. It's good to see all of them again. Made me happy. ^_^
After sending the vegetables over, I went back, peeled, cored and chopped the apples. Was too rushed to go online to check the recipe, so everything was sort of like instinctive. It was a race against time as the guys had to go back around 9, so had to cut the time down by half by cooking the apples first.
Basically just melted some butter, put in some sugar and cinnamon and threw all the apples in and then thickened it with a bit of cornflour and let it cool while I rolled out the pastry. It was all done and baked by about 8.30pm. Just in time as they were just about to leave then.
And my oh my, was it yummy! Had them served with vanilla ice cream with the guys, while I passed some to the rest to the girls at Doreen's. After the guys left I joined the girls and had more food. Was so damned hungry then, cos I sort of like fasted for the potluck thingy as well with the believe that if we're going to buka puasa together might as well really buka puasa together la. Hehe. But by then all the good stuff was gone so just had some beehoon with tomyam soup, which was pretty good as well.
The girls said that the pie was a bit too sweet... Omigod, since I've started baking, I've lost my tastebuds for what's too sweet now. It kinda shocked me today when I ran out of Splenda, I actually put 4 tablespoonfuls of sugar in my tea and thought it wasn't sweet enough... and I remember when I used to think that 2 teaspoons of sugar was plenty.
At the rate I'm going, I'm probably going to be diabetic. Must stop eating all these sweet stuff.
Doreen and I didn't go for the Halloween party thingy at Destiny. We already had our costumes but her bf didn't really like the idea of her going, so she stayed back. I was just too lazy to put on everything, and had a run on my fishnets. Aww damn! But the Linda, Sudi, Sally, Jules, Gemma, Lotte and Huda were dressed as devils, princesses, a gypsy, a fairy princess, and zombie and Lex looked absolutely dashing as Dracula, with his cloak and fake teeth & nails and blood dripping from the corners of his mouth.
Maurice and Abe came over at around 12 for a chat. Maurice begged off at around 1 and Abe and I talked until Gabby came back from Reflux at 2.30. God I was so tired. Finally managed to excuse myself at 3!!
And tomorrow I need to get up early for that badminton thingy. Gonna cook pineapple turkey for the Hung, Wong and David for tomorrow after the game and if I'm rajin, wake up early and get more Bramley apples from Asda to make another apple pie for them, if not, it's just going to be egg tart filling in a flan case (the dough is already in the fridge, I just made another batch). This time I'd like to actually try some of the apple pie that I baked, and save some for housemates as well.
Hehehe. At least my first time baking an apple pie was a success. Especially since it was done without a recipe. Yeay!
Walked with Mariella to Asda and saw so many apples on sale today that I *had* to get them, thinking I'd bake an apple pie for Teh who's flying back to Malaysia today. But the sheer logistics of it made it pretty impossible to do.Anyway, it was a spur of a moment decision, as Doreen and I were already planning to just stirfry some vegetables for a potluck buka puasa dinner we were having with our Muslim coursemates.
He was leaving at around 12, so I thought I'd just bake it for him, pop over to town, stay overnight at Wong's place if I don't get a bus back and come back tomorrow with them when they come over for our weekly badminton sessions.
Omigod, I can spend hours shopping for groceries. Spent too much time at Asda, thinking I'd be able to walk back in less than 15 minutes but I only got back at 6.15, and quickly chopped the garlic and cut the carrots, cauliflower and capsicums, and got it ready at 6.30 just in time for buka puasa, went back to make the pie pastry dough, and put it in the fridge for it to rest while I ate with the rest of the group. But then didn't manage to go into town as it was raining and all that, so decided to bake it anyway for the potluck, especially since I haven't seen the UoP guys for awhile.
Ooh, and everyone's back now. Syucks, Iryan, Ajeem and Zul came over to makan as well. It's good to see all of them again. Made me happy. ^_^
After sending the vegetables over, I went back, peeled, cored and chopped the apples. Was too rushed to go online to check the recipe, so everything was sort of like instinctive. It was a race against time as the guys had to go back around 9, so had to cut the time down by half by cooking the apples first.Basically just melted some butter, put in some sugar and cinnamon and threw all the apples in and then thickened it with a bit of cornflour and let it cool while I rolled out the pastry. It was all done and baked by about 8.30pm. Just in time as they were just about to leave then.
And my oh my, was it yummy! Had them served with vanilla ice cream with the guys, while I passed some to the rest to the girls at Doreen's. After the guys left I joined the girls and had more food. Was so damned hungry then, cos I sort of like fasted for the potluck thingy as well with the believe that if we're going to buka puasa together might as well really buka puasa together la. Hehe. But by then all the good stuff was gone so just had some beehoon with tomyam soup, which was pretty good as well.
The girls said that the pie was a bit too sweet... Omigod, since I've started baking, I've lost my tastebuds for what's too sweet now. It kinda shocked me today when I ran out of Splenda, I actually put 4 tablespoonfuls of sugar in my tea and thought it wasn't sweet enough... and I remember when I used to think that 2 teaspoons of sugar was plenty.
At the rate I'm going, I'm probably going to be diabetic. Must stop eating all these sweet stuff.
Doreen and I didn't go for the Halloween party thingy at Destiny. We already had our costumes but her bf didn't really like the idea of her going, so she stayed back. I was just too lazy to put on everything, and had a run on my fishnets. Aww damn! But the Linda, Sudi, Sally, Jules, Gemma, Lotte and Huda were dressed as devils, princesses, a gypsy, a fairy princess, and zombie and Lex looked absolutely dashing as Dracula, with his cloak and fake teeth & nails and blood dripping from the corners of his mouth.
Maurice and Abe came over at around 12 for a chat. Maurice begged off at around 1 and Abe and I talked until Gabby came back from Reflux at 2.30. God I was so tired. Finally managed to excuse myself at 3!!
And tomorrow I need to get up early for that badminton thingy. Gonna cook pineapple turkey for the Hung, Wong and David for tomorrow after the game and if I'm rajin, wake up early and get more Bramley apples from Asda to make another apple pie for them, if not, it's just going to be egg tart filling in a flan case (the dough is already in the fridge, I just made another batch). This time I'd like to actually try some of the apple pie that I baked, and save some for housemates as well.
Hehehe. At least my first time baking an apple pie was a success. Especially since it was done without a recipe. Yeay!
4 comments:
That pie looks exactly the way pies are portrayed in fairy tales!!! The criss crosses and all!!!
looks really good! esp since it's your first time making apple pie AND without a recipe! oh my, i so kagums.
oh, did you see the panna cotta recipe you wanted at spot's?
Alamak... read your blog until stomach growling liao.... :(
This just struck me and forgive me for my blasphemy.
How about using sugar substitudes (e.g. Equal, Sweet'n'Low, etc) in place of sugar?
That would bring the calories down by a ton, no?
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