How to ruin a nice Sunday morning breakfast....or, speed to the recycle bin

[NRaleighLiberal]

1. Prepare breakfast

2. Get newspaper, remove from bag

3. Sort through paper segments, locate Parade

4. Find this pic



5. Pick up Parade, run to recycle bin, toss Parade

6. Return to breakfast, try to get that picture out of your mind.

Happy Sunday, DU!

[zbdent]

1. You were able to return to breakfast?

You do have a strong constitution ...

[NRaleighLiberal]

3. Only because I made a nice cinnamon apple Dutch Baby. No asshole former presidents

was possibly going to ruin that!

[R B Garr]

26. yum, can you share how you made your cinnamon apple Dutch Baby?

That sounds wonderful. Did you use a cast iron pan?

Sorry about the pic and your breakfast! They look dopey as usual, but enjoy the rest of your Sunday.

[NRaleighLiberal]

28. Sure - easy!

Preheat oven to 425 - put in a cast iron or even oven proof teflon skiller - we use a 12 inch pan and make it for two.

Peel and thinly slice (as for an apple pie) two medium apples - we used Braeburn today.

Put 2 tbsp butter in the pan, let it melt - then add the apples (spread along the bottom of the pan) and put a liberal sprinkling of cinnamon, as well as some ground cloves, nutmeg and ginger - on top - we probably use at least a tbsp of cin., and half tsp of each of the others - return the plan, let bake until the apples are sizzling well.

In the meantime - in a bowl, mix egg, milk and flour until blended with a whisk using the following proportion: PER PERSON we use 1 egg, 1/3 cup milk, and 1/3 cup flour - if making for one, use a 6 inch pan and 1 apple. So for ours today it was 2 eggs, 2/3 c milk - and 2/3 cup flour. The type of flour impacts the texture - unbleached white makes it puff up the most, all wheat will make it flatter - we use half and half. If you use any non-dairy milk, it really changes the texture as well.

Once the apples are sizzling, remove the pan, pour the batter over the apples, return to the oven and bake at 425 for 25 min.

Serve in wedges with real maple syrup...or whatever!

This is also spectacular with blackberries, blueberries or a mix of both - but we do that in the summer!

The whole thing takes minutes to whip together. Give it a try and let me know what you think!

[ZombieHorde]

29. No sugar?

Does the sweetness from the apples and maple syrup make up for the lack of sugar?

[NRaleighLiberal]

36. yes indeedy!

[LiberalEsto]

30. Oooh, I'll have to try that

I've made plain Dutch babies, never with fruit,

Thank you!

[stopwastingmymoney]

31. Saving for later

Thank you!

[R B Garr]

33. Thanks! I made it! It looks wonderfully gourmet and tastes great with nice mix of spices

I'm always looking for ways to use up apples that didn't get eaten during the week and usually look for desserty type things. This was great to use them for a breakfast idea -- used a couple Gala apples and the sweetness from the maple syrup was just right.

Your instructions are perfect with the pan size and per person ratio of ingredients. It poofed beautifully. I sort of remember trying to make one awhile ago and used the wrong pan size and...oy.

I'm printing your post and putting it in my go-to file. Thanks again!

[Tree-Hugger]

35. Ooooh

I have never heard of a Dutch Baby. I will have to try this. Thank you for sharing!

[Warpy]

45. I did something similar

but I cooked the apples separately, poured the batter into a screaming hot cast iron frypan and shoved it into a hot oven.

When the batter was done, I'd put the cooked apples down the middle and fold it over, slide it onto a plate, and dust with powdered sugar.

It was fancy enough to be served as a fairly light dinner party dessert.

[zbdent]

2. BTW, that's the "liberally-biased media" for you ...

[Mopar151]

10. Parade, Readers Digest

Have long masqueraded as mainstream news.

[zbdent]

44. Readers Digest ... take away the third, fifth, and sixth letters away and you have

"Reds Digest" ...

(very, extremely, Right-Wing Colonel Flagg, on M*A*S*H)

Oddly enough, I believe that R.D. is a Murdoch holding ...

[rurallib]

4. Looks like Laura is still doped up

guess I would be too if I was her.

[zbdent]

7. That's how she manages her contractual obligation

of staying married to him.

Probably some stipulation that she loses EVERYTHING if she divorces. Remember, her father-in-law ran the CIA ... who do you think got the news about her car crash "removed" from public record?

[TwilightGardener]

5. The Parade is still in print? I guess I haven't looked at a Sunday paper in years, geez.

[NRaleighLiberal]

6. I actually read...comics, sports, and do the NY Times crossword. that's typically about it!

[Buzz Clik]

8. Agreed. Sorry, George and Laura. Too soon.

[randome]

9. Do you have a fireplace?

[GoneOffShore]

11. Better than the recycle bin - line the cat box.

[lunatica]

12. It's the eyes! Don't fucking look directly into their eyes!!!

Jesus! They almost sucked my soul right out of my eyes!

You coulda at least given some warning ya know!

[Ilsa]

16. You rock!

B Strong -- don't let the terrorist win.

[JanMichael]

13. She's had another facelift. Do you not have a cat litter box?

I don't miss those two at all...

[LiberalEsto]

14. I threw it in the recycling heap at first glance

but in retrospect should have put it in the cat litter box.

[earthside]

15. Go to Parade.com and let them know.

I just did that ... they have a reader's poll and a place to leave comments.

My Parade magazine never got opened this morning -- right to the bottom of the recycling bin.
Sorry Parade advertisers -- your money got wasted on me this morning.

http://www.parade.com/5970/parade/how-do-you-remember-the-george-w-bush-presidency-today/

[NRaleighLiberal]

17. good idea - I posted mine as "jimmy"

[11 Bravo]

18. Someone's Xanax just kicked in.

[JHB]

19. Parades doing a feature about Madame Tussaud's?

These two look a little sloppier than their usual work -- usually they get a more lifelike pose.

[treestar]

24. lol

[lpbk2713]

20. This photo shoot was no easy task.

They had to dry out Shit-for-Brains and get Pickles off the Nembutal both
at the same time and long enough to get them to look half way normal.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

21. I had the same reaction this morning.

Parade is a conservative suckfest on a good week but this was just too much.

[lunasun]

22. Get ready for these faces all week long everywhere Bush library opening in TX this week

Face lifts and suit are giving her the joker look

[treestar]

23. LOL

Had breakfast hope to keep it down.

[marions ghost]

25. it's all puppies

from here on out...

[Shrike47]

27. Oh god, I haven't opened the paper yet.

Now I'm not sure I should. That's a scary photo.

[onethatcares]

32. I actuallly read that pile of shit

and ole * still can't think of anything to say that makes any sense. Pickles was the daughter of a general contractor, sheesh, the things they use for filler is almost unbelievable.

[truebluegreen]

34. For me, the more offensive half of the picture

is Laura Bush!

We all know what a dimwit Dumbya is, that's no surprise. What's galling is to see an allegedly intelligent and educated woman still standing beside him. Or sitting, as the case may be.

Gah.

[gejohnston]

38. they say opposites attract

but I wonder how much of his problem is dyslexia, being a dry drunk, and having a cold bitch for a mother has to do with it?

[truebluegreen]

40. Have you heard of the book "Bush on the Couch"?

All of the above, plus arrested development, megalomania, etc.

[gejohnston]

42. Read it when it first came out

pretty interesting read.
Still pissed off about about Florida.

[truebluegreen]

43. It was interesting, and terrifying,

and the whole 8+ years was infuriating.

Even now, I can't so much as see a picture of the man without grinding my teeth.

[gejohnston]

37. now I just lost my lunch

all over my keyboard.

[Morning Dew]

39. Alert Commissioner Gordon!

W is harboring The Joker.

[truebluegreen]

41. +100

[MrMickeysMom]

46. This was so good, I had to reply on a Monday night!

That's exactly how we felt!

My cat Mickey wouldn't even sit on it and he likes to sit on papers...