Flapjack Failure
I've had a recipe I've wanted to bake for ages. It sounded good and seasonal, perfect for using less than perfect apples. The recipe was Pink Lady Apple Flapjacks.
I organized all the ingredients and began to peel the apples. It was all going very well when I read the recipe over and thought something didn't seem quite right. The recipe said to use 1 kilogram of apples. That's over two pounds of apples. Most apple cakes only take three or four good sized apples. A kilo of apples is A LOT. For an instant I thought about cutting back the apple content but then I started doubting my judgement. Who was I to say the recipe was wrong. So on I went, peeling apples, and peeling apples... AND peeling apples.
I followed the recipe step by step, double checking each measurement and finally the flapjack was ready for the oven. All this time a niggling little thought in the back of my mind kept saying 'there are too many apples in this'. Now, it's best to keep a long story short so let's jump to the end and see the results. The flapjack looked good enough but when I cut it the inside was heavy, wet, and claggy.... the result of TOO MANY APPLES!
I am disappointed that I wasted so many ingredients. I am disappointed with the person who developed the recipe. Most of all, I am disappointed with myself. I forgot one of the most important lessons we all should learn.... never doubt your instincts!
I organized all the ingredients and began to peel the apples. It was all going very well when I read the recipe over and thought something didn't seem quite right. The recipe said to use 1 kilogram of apples. That's over two pounds of apples. Most apple cakes only take three or four good sized apples. A kilo of apples is A LOT. For an instant I thought about cutting back the apple content but then I started doubting my judgement. Who was I to say the recipe was wrong. So on I went, peeling apples, and peeling apples... AND peeling apples.
I followed the recipe step by step, double checking each measurement and finally the flapjack was ready for the oven. All this time a niggling little thought in the back of my mind kept saying 'there are too many apples in this'. Now, it's best to keep a long story short so let's jump to the end and see the results. The flapjack looked good enough but when I cut it the inside was heavy, wet, and claggy.... the result of TOO MANY APPLES!
I am disappointed that I wasted so many ingredients. I am disappointed with the person who developed the recipe. Most of all, I am disappointed with myself. I forgot one of the most important lessons we all should learn.... never doubt your instincts!
Oh, what a shame. It's frustrating when that happens.
ReplyDeleteYou can't win 'em all... but I'd like to. : )
DeleteYes, it sometimes happens all of us, frustrating but we canstart all over again or take another recipe.
ReplyDeleteOne thing is not disappointing, the photos are wonderful!
Thank you! : ) We've decided to call it Apple Pudding, pour custard over it and eat it with a spoon.
DeleteThat happened to me before, too. I don't know who writes such recipes - I think they are not carefully enough written. But just start over again. Perhaps the original writer had taken 1 kg wormy apples and had to cut and throw away most of them!... :-)
ReplyDeleteNext time I am going to start with a cup full of apples and work my way up! : )
DeleteThat is so frustrating when it happens & the recipe just doesn't work out. You did well to save it. I would have been tempted to slice it up & pop the slices back in for a little longer & use it as you did for a pudding!
ReplyDeleteI use a South African recipe that makes a firmer flapjack called a crunchie - http://deeatthecarlton.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/flapjacks-are-just-not-crunchies.html
Oh that crunchie sounds good! I'll definitely have to give that a try! Thanks. : )
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