background

Lady Pamela's Tea Parlor

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Tuesday Tea for Two

Thank you once again to Silken Purse www.plumedpen.blogspot for inviting me to tea. Lovely to be back and I hope you enjoy your time and tea with me.


Twice Baked Apple Crisp With a Cup of Tea


I t was a splendid autumn day. The air was crisp like the apples we were about to pick and the sun that had ripened them felt warm while the strong wind blew heartily. We were protected in the shelter of the rows of trees in the apple orchard. We were together, each with his own basket to fill with our choice of apples.

L ater in the kitchen with mountains of apples, each of us took his or her station and the fun began. The apples were peeled, sliced, and gathered into several bowls waiting for their deployment into either pie crusts or casseroles. The appropriate toppings were set aside. By the time the last core was tossed there were 3 apple pies and 4 apple crisps and some very hungry workers. The rest of the meal was completed as our “just desserts” were baking.

I t was a great feast. The turkey was proclaimed to be the best of my accomplishments to date,(thanks to Martha’s recipe) potatoes fluffy and buttery and the desserts grand! As we reclined, our appetites satisfied and us feeling satisfied with ourselves, I could smell something burning. When I entered the kitchen what did I find but an unattended apple crisp with a rather charcoal-ly extra crisp topping. Such horror and disappointment!

W ell, I just could not throw out all our hard work!! I popped it all in the fridge and wondered what to do. The next day, I knew what had to be done! Gingerly, I dissected the black topping from the still juicy apples. Then I mixed up a new batch of topping, spread it evenly onto parchment paper and baked it for 10 -12 minutes at 350 F and before it cooled placed it on top of the already baked apples that had come to room temperature.. Then I slowly re-warmed the apple crisp. Twice Baked Apple Crisp!! Yummy the second time around! Just add a cup of tea and some ice cream.

L ife can be a little like that don’t you think? Burnt toppings of our human frailties can be redeemed by God’s grace and change our lives back into something sweet.

2 Corinthians 12:9
But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.

T ip:
My best pastry recipe: A trip to the Mennonite market an hour away from our house and buy their fresh pastry shells, store in the freezer until I want to spoil my loved ones. Perfect pie crust every time!

4 comments:

  1. wonderful post, as always my friend!~So well written and always with an element of food for thought; along with your yummy, "twice baked" apple crisp recipe.., I would say a perfect pairing!

    Cheers, blessings and hugs

    ReplyDelete
  2. How wonderful that you were able to salvage your twice-baked apple crisp! It is always extra special when you can save something from the ashes like that (literally and figuratively speaking!) Apple Crisp is one of my all-time favorite desserts. It just begs for a cup of tea to accompany it, and really, what could be a more appropriate pairing! Yummy in my tummy!

    ReplyDelete
  3. I AM SO VERY HAPPY TO MEET YOU. I READ THE MOST BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE THAT SILKEN PURSE WROTE ABOUT YOU. SHE IS SOOOOOO BEAUTIFUL INSIDE AND OUT AND I KNOW EVERYONE OF HER FRIENDS ARE ALSO.
    I LOVE THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE PAPER BUTTERFLY. MY ONLY DAUGHTER, 33 YEARS OLD BEAT CANCER AND WENT ON TO GLORY LAND WITH JESUS ON OCT 23, 2009. IT IS VERY HARD. SHE LOVED BUTTERFLY'S SO VERY MUCH AND AT HER GOING HOME CELEBRATION THERE WERE BUTTERFLIES IN EVERY PLANT SENT AND ON THE INSIDE OF HER CASKET. I JOINED YOUR BLOG AND WOULD BE SO VERY HONORED IF YOU VISITED MY BLOG AND WOULD JOIN. I LOVE TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS. AMY WAS AN ARTIST AND HAD PAINTED A HUGE BUTTERFLY ON HER WALL. I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANY WAY I COULD ACQUIRE ONE OF THOSE WHITE PAPER BUTTERFLIES IN A FRAME.....
    ANGEL HUGS
    DEBBIE
    I LOVE APPLE CRISP

    ReplyDelete
  4. Hello! I made my way over here after reading about you on Silken Purse. Your blog is lovely! And warm apple crisp is one of my favorites... though I like it best topped with vanilla bean ice cream. Thanks for sharing this (and I also glanced at the oatmeal cookie recipe...will have to try that one.)

    Blessings,
    Christi

    ReplyDelete