Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble
On Wednesday, my local greenmarket had the last of the fresh strawberries and fresh rhubarb. Today, whilst waiting for the cable guy and the exterminator, I thought I’d whip up a crumble with Gluten-free Pantry Crumble mix. It has sugar in it but I’m only going to have a little; I’ll most likely bring it to a publishing potluck dinner party on Saturday.
Here’s a picture of my mise en place mid-action:
UPDATE: Sigh. This is the worst crumble I've ever made; it's also the first GF crumble I've made. I made a last minute switcheroo from rhubarb to blueberries but I don't think that's the issue, although rhubarb acts as a thickener.
The crumble never crumbled-it's like sludge, sweet berry sludge.
And it's waaaaay too sweet; I'm so not used to sugar.
Perhaps the butter was too warm when I cut it into the rice flour mixture; perhaps the strawberries were too fresh, if that's possible, too watery. What to do with this sweet mistake? If I were eating ice cream this would be a great accompaniment but alas not for me right now. Hmmmm, gonna have to get creative with this.
What do you do with your cooking mistakes?
Here’s a picture of my mise en place mid-action:
UPDATE: Sigh. This is the worst crumble I've ever made; it's also the first GF crumble I've made. I made a last minute switcheroo from rhubarb to blueberries but I don't think that's the issue, although rhubarb acts as a thickener.
The crumble never crumbled-it's like sludge, sweet berry sludge.
And it's waaaaay too sweet; I'm so not used to sugar.
Perhaps the butter was too warm when I cut it into the rice flour mixture; perhaps the strawberries were too fresh, if that's possible, too watery. What to do with this sweet mistake? If I were eating ice cream this would be a great accompaniment but alas not for me right now. Hmmmm, gonna have to get creative with this.
What do you do with your cooking mistakes?
Comments
Maybe there was too much liquid in the berries? Who knows?
oooh but it would be great with bird's custard.
you think fed ex has a "failed dessert" shipping container? ;-)