Look what I made!

[taste_is_sweet]

Harvest Bread from that really neat SGA fandom cookbook that I was telling you about.

And oh, man, did it turn out perfectly. I didn't use whole wheat flour (the darling husband doesn't like it) or crushed walnuts (the darling husband was disappointed, but I was concerned that Javier might choke on them), and possibly twice as much sugar (I kind of forgot to measure it before I softened it in the microwave. And by 'kind of', I mean, yes, yes I did). And fish_echo did not actually say what size of pan to bake the bread in, so I had to estimate by her photograph of the finished product that something wider and flatter was the right idea.

BUT, it was still fantastic! Truly. It wasn't easy to assemble the multitude of ingredients (and I had to actually grate the carrots myself because Kroger didn't have any conveniently pre-grated in plastic bags the way I was counting on, the bastards), but I swear, I have never made any kind of dessert bread that was this good. And considering my banana bread is a favourite around here, that's saying a lot.

Here, have a picture:



fish_echo, you are a deity among genderlessly-anonymous LJ users for coming up with this stuff. Thank you so much for this. I'm so excited to try the other recipes!

Comments

[springwoof.livejournal.com]

mmmm....looks yummy!

I made bran-with-cranberry muffins tonite, and they turned out okay, but not as yummy-looking as this....

SGA cookbook, what a cool idea!

[innana88.livejournal.com]

I just ate a load of pizza and this still looks scrumptious.

The BASTARDS!

[fish-echo.livejournal.com]

It's so great to watch someone not on the project work through the recipes ... it makes my heart all glowy!

Here's the stats for the pan: well-greased 23 cm x 13 cm/900 g/2 lb/9'' x 5'' loaf tin, but it looks and sounds like what you did came out great.

I'm so glad to hear that you like it (OMGSQUEEE at I have never made any kind of dessert bread that was this good. And considering my banana bread is a favourite around here, that's saying a lot. Now I'm all blushing! Thanks!) :) :)

I know I'm getting into trouble when I stand in the kitchen with an apron on, a wooden spoon in one hand, a determined look in my eye and think, "Do you know what would taste awesome?" My flatmates tend to run when that happens, because a crazed cook is a scary thing, but at least I feed them when they come back from hiding.

By the by, the 'recipe' for the berry pot pie (http://codenamebacon.wetpaint.com/page/The+Deadly+Berry+Pot+Pie+of+MP3-497) is rather... umm, informal? If you make it at some point, I'd love feedback on if I ought to rewrite portions of it -- and, as always, feel free to ask questions before-hand.

[khellekson.livejournal.com]

Mmm, yum! You are a domestic goddess!

I bow to your grating skills. I always grate my fingers.

[anna-bird.livejournal.com]

That looks great! I completely missed your post about that cookbook - that's fantastic. *goes to ogle*