Overripe fruit

[LuvOrlando]

Lemon pound cake, yum!

Tried a "hope this works with what I have" apple bake hodgepodge.
So I pulled 4 apples from the bag in my fridge that were feeling a bit spongy last night & took a chance.

I split 4 apples (only way my inexperienced hands could core them & used a small roasting pan so they wouldn't go flying due to my lack of poise) put about 1/2 teaspoon brown sugar in the groove, placed about 1 -2 TBSP sweetened going stale granola cereal on top, put a teeny tiny very thin 1/2 pat of butter on each, sprinkled it all with a tiny splash of salt, sprinkled cinnamon and a smidge of table sugar on top & baked for an hour- ish.
My goodness they were amazing.

Not fruit related but I'm pondering how to work the crumbs from nacho chips into a meal. My family is enjoying my experiments, at least meals aren't same old and boring these days.

 

[lovemygoofy]

Lemon pound cake, yum!

Tried a "hope this works with what I have" apple bake hodgepodge.
So I pulled 4 apples from the bag in my fridge that were feeling a bit spongy last night & took a chance.

I split 4 apples (only way my inexperienced hands could core them & used a small roasting pan so they wouldn't go flying due to my lack of poise) put about 1/2 teaspoon brown sugar in the groove, placed about 1 -2 TBSP sweetened going stale granola cereal on top, put a teeny tiny very thin 1/2 pat of butter on each, sprinkled it all with a tiny splash of salt, sprinkled cinnamon and a smidge of table sugar on top & baked for an hour- ish.
My goodness they were amazing.

Not fruit related but I'm pondering how to work the crumbs from nacho chips into a meal. My family is enjoying my experiments, at least meals aren't same old and boring these days.

I don't know how much crumbs you are talking about but if enough, you can roll chicken breasts covered in egg into the chip crumbs and bake or make chicken nuggets if not enough for breasts. You can also take the crumbs and top mac n cheese with it. Flavor the mac n cheese with jalapeno or zesty seasoning inside and top with the chip crumbs.

 

[LuvOrlando]

I don't know how much crumbs you are talking about but if enough, you can roll chicken breasts covered in egg into the chip crumbs and bake or make chicken nuggets if not enough for breasts. You can also take the crumbs and top mac n cheese with it. Flavor the mac n cheese with jalapeno or zesty seasoning inside and top with the chip crumbs.

Great idea! I can dip some chicken in it and put that on top of the black bean soup over rice dish I made a week or so ago.

I mentioned the orange julius recipe to my family and they are looking forward to giving it a try

 

[mommy2allyandaveri]

My favorite banana bread recipe calls for frozen bananas so I never throw them away. Always toss them in the freezer.

I feel like calling it banana bread is a stretch. It's really more of a cakey texture and I put in chocolate chips.

 

[pilesoflaundry]

If you have an instant pot you don't even have to peel apples to make applesauce. I can't find the link right now but I found it before on pinterest, the pressure makes the skins peel or fall right off. I always freeze extra bananas.

 

[LuvOrlando]

No instant pot, is it like a pressure cooker? Also, does homemade apple sauce happen to keep well?

 

[LuckyMamaInDE]

Not fruit related but I'm pondering how to work the crumbs from nacho chips into a meal. My family is enjoying my experiments, at least meals aren't same old and boring these days.

Kinda later here, but you can use those crumbs in meatballs in place of bread crumbs. I add corn, black beans, sweet pepper, and chili powder to ground meat to make yummy texmex-style meatballs.

 

[dvcterry]

Turn most of those bruised fruits into cobblers or crisps. Apple crisp, peach cobbler, blueberry, raspberries, strawberries. Warm out of the oven with some ice cream, or cool whip, or just plain. Drizzle caramel on that apple crisp, yum.

My recipe:
1 cup of flour, 1/2 cup of sugar (brown is great, white is fine if too), 1 cup of oats, 1 tsp. vanilla, 1 stick of butter melted, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. If you don't have the vanilla or cinnamon, no worries, it's still going to be great. Mix dry ingredients. Pour butter over and use fork to mix till it's damp. Top over fruit in baking dish, typically 5-6 apples in 13x9 pan or pie plate. You can also halve the recipe for less fruit. Bake 375 for 40 minutes or until topping is golden brown and fruit will be bubbling.

 

[dvcterry]

Kinda later here, but you can use those crumbs in meatballs in place of bread crumbs. I add corn, black beans, sweet pepper, and chili powder to ground meat to make yummy texmex-style meatballs.

I'll have to try this!

 

[Dole_whip_doll]

I Mix together sliced apples, cinnamon, brown sugar and butter and put in the bottom of a pan. Then put cinnamon, brown sugar and some butter mixed with dry oatmeal. Put oatmeal mixture on top of apple mixture and bake until golden on top.

with bananas I peel and freeze the whole thing and enjoy like a popsicle

 

[LuvOrlando]

Hi out there, so I have lemons in need of being used & I also have sour cream that went soupy due to being frozen. I was going to use the sour cream with bananas for banana bread, and still will but I am also looking to whip up a lemon dessert that won't use too much butter. Why does everything use so much butter? I am butter stingy these days & ehhh with baking and don't know enough ins and outs to draw from experience to cut it with other things but since I love sour cream and it has high fat content maybe there is a trick?

I have an old good housekeeping from the depression & WW2 somewhere that has rationing tips all over the place I just need to find it.

 

[TwoMisfits]

Hi out there, so I have lemons in need of being used & I also have sour cream that went soupy due to being frozen. I was going to use the sour cream with bananas for banana bread, and still will but I am also looking to whip up a lemon dessert that won't use too much butter. Why does everything use so much butter? I am butter stingy these days & ehhh with baking and don't know enough ins and outs to draw from experience to cut it with other things but since I love sour cream and it has high fat content maybe there is a trick?

I have an old good housekeeping from the depression & WW2 somewhere that has rationing tips all over the place I just need to find it.

My previous citrus olive oil cake would work with lemon instead of orange (but you might actually want to do the heavy powdered sugar topping or a sugar glaze that I skip when I do the orange version b/c lemons are more sour)...https://www.splendidtable.org/recipes/california-orange-and-olive-oil-cake

Or you could use a boxed white mix and add zest and replace some water with lemon juice...even simpler way...

 

[lovemygoofy]

Hi out there, so I have lemons in need of being used & I also have sour cream that went soupy due to being frozen. I was going to use the sour cream with bananas for banana bread, and still will but I am also looking to whip up a lemon dessert that won't use too much butter. Why does everything use so much butter? I am butter stingy these days & ehhh with baking and don't know enough ins and outs to draw from experience to cut it with other things but since I love sour cream and it has high fat content maybe there is a trick?

I have an old good housekeeping from the depression & WW2 somewhere that has rationing tips all over the place I just need to find it.

Do you have any cream cheese? You could make a cheesecake with the sour cream and lemon? I use whatever cookies crushed and touch of butter or even oil can be used to melt the cookies for a crust or go crust less. You could also make a pound cake with sour cream and make lemon curd topping.

Here's some suggestions when out of the essentials or trying to make baking items stretch https://www.usatoday.com/story/life...you-bake-without-eggs-milk-butter/2907496001/