Crêpe 1.0

Sweet, moist and delicious, I remember to add sugar this time and it tastes amazing.  I followed this recipe but I added less than 1 cup of sugar instead of the salt.

Cassava Pudding Alpha 1

I have finally made my own version of baked cassava pudding after following this recipe which is very similar to the homemade one.  The texture turned out to be more gooey than I originally thought and my close to 1 cup of sugar was insufficient for the right sweetness.  It felt like another of my slim tasting dish again.

There is a pot luck coming this coming Tuesday and the above is supposed to be my dish, I doubt anyone will go for seconds after the first taste.  The general flavour of the well made version is here but without the full sweetness, it feels incomplete.

The pudding would have baked much better if the paste had been spread across a much larger surface area with a low height.  I will have to taste it again in the morning when it is cold and dip it in some honey to enhance the flavour.

No baking this weekend

Since I got some home made cake and cassava pudding, I won't be doing any baking today.  I might try the cassava pudding in 2 weeks time and you can literally see the moisture coming out of the cake(when seen with the naked eyes).  It is that kind of cake that I have been striving to make for the last few months.

Polenta Pudding 1.0

I have just tasted my pudding this morning, it is pretty good.  I used an additional tbl of sugar this time but the sweetness was not there.  However, I was very generous on the sultanas this time which mesh very well with the polenta for the missing sweetness.  Polenta pudding is very easy to make and it is hard to get the taste wrong.

Poudine Maïs Beta 1

Poudine Maïs, also known as the polenta pudding. I followed the recipe to the letter but I made a few mistakes along the way. First, I forgot to constantly stir the mixture which led to the watery part to stay on top instead of everywhere else. The bottom of the pan was burnt with the cornmeal, I should have added water first from the beginning. Next, the end product turned out to be very viscous which might explain the bumpy picture above. The correct version should have the paste running until you get a flat surface.
It felt a bit dense after taking it out of the fridge for a few hours. I believe I got the taste right but it just was not sweet enough. I am glad that the sultanas added some sweetness from each bite. Next time, I will add 5 tablespoons of sugar instead of the recommended 4. Overall, it feels like a decent effort, there is always the next version to improve it further.

Crêpe Alpha 1

I'm taking a break from baking this week, I'm instead making some crêpe, an inspiration by someone close. As you can see the texture and look seem spot on, just like the home made one.

I didn't have any maple syrup but a pot of honey from last week, that's what I used for the inside. There was one ingredient I forgot to add to the batter, du sucre. Eating the crêpe with no fillings can be tasteless and not appetizing at all. The overall taste seems alright with honey, I believe it might be best served with maple syrup or Nutella.