Mom,
The pan is nice except for a couple things- because of its shape it tends to spill the drippings all over the oven- last Christmas I made puddings but forgot about the "minor" issue and almost ended up starting an oven fire. The whole cabin we were staying at was filled with smoke! The worst part? I couldn't keep them in the oven long enough to finish cooking so we went sans puddings for dinner. I think Piano Man (my piano-playing husband) almost cried- I caught him eating a half raw yorkshire when no one was looking!
The other problem is that while the puddings turn out incredibly tall and beautiful, there just aren't enough! So I say stick with the muffin tin- there are lots of other fun gadgets and toys for the kitchen.
I made some more the other day for Piano Man’s birthday dinner. I've tried to keep the tradition of the birthday person getting whatever they want for dinner. His meal of choice: prime rib with roasted veggies, yorkshire puddings, and my lemon cake for dessert (only he wanted to try something a little different, so I made it into a grapefruit cake...)
The pan is nice except for a couple things- because of its shape it tends to spill the drippings all over the oven- last Christmas I made puddings but forgot about the "minor" issue and almost ended up starting an oven fire. The whole cabin we were staying at was filled with smoke! The worst part? I couldn't keep them in the oven long enough to finish cooking so we went sans puddings for dinner. I think Piano Man (my piano-playing husband) almost cried- I caught him eating a half raw yorkshire when no one was looking!
The other problem is that while the puddings turn out incredibly tall and beautiful, there just aren't enough! So I say stick with the muffin tin- there are lots of other fun gadgets and toys for the kitchen.
I made some more the other day for Piano Man’s birthday dinner. I've tried to keep the tradition of the birthday person getting whatever they want for dinner. His meal of choice: prime rib with roasted veggies, yorkshire puddings, and my lemon cake for dessert (only he wanted to try something a little different, so I made it into a grapefruit cake...)
The Birthday dinner was a success. I made a two-rib standing rib roast (yes, just for the two of us- I wanted to make sure there were leftovers!) roasted carrots and onions, and yorkshire puddings. That's all he wanted, besides the cake. It all turned out beautifully! While the roast was amazingly delicious (if I do say so myself), it was the cake that was the most interesting. It's based on the lemon loaf cake in Ina Garten's Barefoot Contessa Parties cookbook, but I make a few changes. I always use cake flour instead of all-purpose. It makes for a more tender cake. Just substitiute 1 cup plus 1 tbsp sifted cake flour (sifted twice- before and after measuring) for each cup of all purpose. And this time I used grapefruit instead of lemon and baked it in a bundt as I was short on time with a fussy baby. I also switch out the glaze for a delicate grapefruit cream cheese frosting. I still prefer the lemon version to the grapefruit, but Piano Man loved the grapefruit, so I think that's just a matter of taste.
Kate
Kate
Nice pics. Do you do mail order?
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