i wanna make panda bread!

Collidah Found this awesome picture of panda bread. Panda for breakfast would be divine!

Apple Picknz 2008!

Several weeks ago I made my second annual pilgrimage to Doe Orchards in Harvard in search of pie makings and some QT with some derby dames.

Sadly, my recent obsession with apples and peanut butter left me with few baked goods to show for all my effort of climbing in trees and splitting my pants.

I did, however, make one delicious thing I would like to share with you:

Rustic Apple Tart with Cream Cheese Crust.

1 stick of softened butter

1 cup of flour
6oz of cream cheese (softened)

a few apples

2 tbs brown sugar

regular sugar

cinnamon

ground cloves
nutmeg

To make: blend the first three ingredients together with fork, two knives, or a pastry blender. Form the dough into two equal sized balls and flatten. Encase in cling wrap and submit them to the Frigidaire for at least a half hour.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees or more. I'm not entirely sure.

Cut apples into 1/4 inch slices. (I use Macs and Cortlands)

Use only one dough ball and roll out until about 9 inches across. Lay in tart pan or on cookie sheet sprayed with Pam for Baking. Arrange and layer apples on the dough. Sprinkle with cinnamon, nutmeg and a few pinches of cloves. sprinkle with a light layer of sugar and then crumble with some brown sugar.

Fold up the edges if using a baking sheet.

Bake until edges are golden brown and apples are tender.