Monday, May 31, 2021
Today's Story - The Sin Of Lying
A minister told his congregation, “Next week I plan to preach about the sin of lying.
To help you understand my sermon, I want you all to read Mark 17.”
The following Sunday, as he prepared to deliver his sermon, the minister asked for a show of hands.
He wanted to know how many had read Mark 17. Every hand went up.
The minister smiled and said, “Mark has only sixteen chapters.
I will now proceed with my sermon on the sin of lying.”
Saturday, May 29, 2021
Friday, May 28, 2021
French Apple Cake
INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup all-purpose flour, spooned into measuring cup and leveled-off
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar, plus more for sprinkling over cake
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons dark rum
- 2 baking apples, peeled, cored and cut into 1/2-inch cubes (I like Honeycrisp, Fuji or Granny Smith) (3-1/2 - 4 cups chopped)
- Confectioners' sugar (optional), for decorating cake
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and set an oven rack in the middle position. Grease a 9-inch springform or regular cake pan with butter or nonstick cooking spray. If using a regular cake pan, line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper and grease again.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.
- Using a handheld mixer with beaters or a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well and scraping down the sides of the bowl after each addition. Beat in the vanilla and rum. Don't worry if the batter looks grainy at this point; that's okay. Add the flour mixture and mix on low speed until just combined. Using a rubber spatula, fold in the chopped apples.
- Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and even the top. Sprinkle evenly with 1 tablespoon of granulated sugar. Bake for about 40 minutes, or until the cake is golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool on a rack in the pan. Once cool, run a blunt knife around the edges of the cake. If using a springform pan, remove the sides. If using a regular cake pan, carefully invert the cake onto the rack, remove the parchment paper, then gently flip the cake over and place right-side-up on a platter. Using a fine sieve, dust with confectioners' sugar (if using). Cake can be served warm or room temperature, plain or with lightly sweetened whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
- www.onceuponachef.com
Vivien Leigh
Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in "Gone with the Wind" (1939)
Vivien Leigh and Jack Merivale in the play "Lady of the Camellias" (1961)
Thursday, May 27, 2021
Sicilian Apple Cake
1/3 cup walnuts120g melted butter
½ kg or 4-6 tart apples
1 lemon
1 heaped cup flour
1&1/2 tsp baking powder
3 eggs
1&1/3 cups sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
100mls milk
¼ cup raisins
2 tblsp pine nuts
1 tblsp brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
Carefully toast the walnuts in a
moderate oven for around 10 minutes.
Line and grease a 23cm cake tin with
baking paper. Drizzle the bottom with a little of the melted butter and scatter
over the walnuts.
Peel, core and slice the apples, then
toss with the zest and juice of the lemon.
Whisk the eggs, sugar, milk and vanilla
together then add the remaining melted butter. In a separate bowl mix the
flour and baking powder together before whisking in the wet ingredients.
Stir until you have a smooth batter.
Pour a third of the batter over the
walnut prepared cake tin. Arrange a third of the apple slices over the
batter, then sprinkle with half the raisins. Add another third of the batter,
apples and remaining raisins before repeating again with the remaining batter
and apples.
Lastly, sprinkle the top with pine nuts,
brown sugar and cinnamon. Bake at 170C for 1 -1&1/2 hours.
THE SERENITY PRAYER | |
GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY LIVING ONE DAY AT A TIME;
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