Somedays, I just get that itching feeling. Like I should be doing something better with my time than plopping down on my couch and laughing over re-runs of Will & Grace.
So last night, I decided to try my hand at baking. But not just the normal, easy go-to recipe of chocolate chip cookies. No… I decided to go “fancy” with an apple struesel muffin. My intentions were good, my heart was pure… and yet… well… the results were less than spectacular!
umm... Yum...
As you can see, I had some issues with the struesel topping itself. I think I over melted the butter and didn’t compensate with enough flour… so the result was that… ^^^ Don’t they look delish!
As a first time liver-on-her-owner, I have been trying out my culinary skills. After this mess, I phoned my mother and ranted about how nothing in the kitchen ever works right for me. Generally most of my baking turns out like this! She gave me some wonderful words of wisdom, “Well, at least you can eat your mistakes!” Gee, thanks mom! I call for comfort and you tell me to eat these ugly things? Of course, it was better than my dad’s advice… “Just put icing on them.” mmm iced apple struesel muffins?
Well, I took her words to heart, and plunked the muffins out of their pan, pulling off all the crusty bits as I went (and eating them of course).
Eventually, after prying them out of the pan and removing the crusty bits, I took the plunge and bit in to one. I honestly will admit that I was surprised with what I tasted!! Despite their horrendous appearance, these muffins tasted wonderful!
After the crusty bits were picked off, they looked much... happier...
Though for the next while I think I will be sticking with the good old classics (chocolate chip cookies and banana muffins anyone?), my experiments of the evening took a good turn in the end! And now I have a bunch of ugly, amazing tasting muffins (that I’m sure no-one else will touch) all to myself! 
Talk about an adventerous evening!
