FTG: “Well, this is something I didn’t expect to see when
walking into my own kitchen. A princess
and . . . a girl who apparently learned nothing from her own fairy tale.”
Goldi: “What do you mean?”
FTG: “The oatmeal.
That’s clearly some of the steel cut oats I put in the fridge. You entered my condo without permission and
started eating my food.”
Goldi: “It needs some honey.”
FTG: “[Sigh] So, why
are you two ladies here?”
Snow: “Well, we know you write that blog about fairy tales
and movies and stuff. And Hansel and
Gretel just got a new movie. So, we
thought maybe you were working on something related to that.”
FTG: “Nope. With a
few exceptions, horror movies aren’t really my thing.”
Goldi: “Nothing?
Really? Not even one of those
food posts you’ve been doing recently? Maybe some kind of iconic food from that fairy tale? I
think you owe it to your adoring public to do something.”
FTG: “My adoring public, eh?
You know what, Goldi? You’re
right! I should make something for
Hansel and Gretel.”
Goldi: “Really?”
FTG: “So, I’m going to make . . . PANCAKES!”
Snow: “Pancakes?”
FTG: “Yeah, like in the fairy tale. It’s what the witch
serves them when they get to her house. I
have it right here [points to book] Then
she served them a good meal: milk and pancakes with sugar, apples, and nuts.”
Goldi: “Are you sure that’s what you want to make?”
FTG: “No, you’re right.
I’m going to make a German Pancake because it’s a German fairy tale!”
German Pancake
Ingredients
-
¼ cup butter
-
1 cup all-purpose butter
-
1 cup milk
-
6 eggs, lightly beaten
-
1.8 teaspoon salt
1)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees
C). Melt butter in medium baking dish.
2)
In a medium bowl, mix flour, milk, eggs and salt. Pour mixture into prepared baking dish.
3)
Bake on center rack for 30 to 40 minutes, until
golden brown.
FTG: “There you go, a nice custardy German pancake. Best served with powdered sugar and a little
maple syrup.”
Snow: “That’s it?
You’re sure that’s what you want to make for a Hansel and Gretel post?”
FTG: “You’re right!
Not good enough! The fairy tale
said they ate pancakes with apples. So,
let’s make some apple compote to put over the German pancake! This recipe comes from the Food Network chef
Sunny Anderson.”
Apple Compote
Ingredients
-2 apples, peeled, cored and chopped.
- ½ cup orange juice.
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice.
- ¼ cup dark brown sugar.
-dash of nutmeg
- salt
In a saucepan on medium-high heat, add apples, orange juice,
lemon juice, brown sugar and nutmeg.
Simmer over medium heat until the apples are tender and the juice has
thickened to a thin syrup. 10 to 12
minutes. Season with a pinch of salt.
FTG: “Now that’s a good breakfast. German pancake with apple compote.”
Goldi: “Okay, I’m just going to go ahead and ask it: Why
aren’t you making a gingerbread house for this post?”
FTG: “Gingerbread house?
OH! Well, I didn’t think of it
for one. But I wouldn’t have made one
anyway.”
Snow: “Why? It’s one
of the most iconic parts of that fairy tale!”
FTG: “Well, I really just don’t like them that much. They’re more of a decoration or arts and
crafts project than a food. There are
much better uses for gingerbread. Like,
just eating it.”
Goldi: “Hmm. Well, I
doubt anyone will see this dish as an iconic part of any fairy tale.”
[A knock is heard on the sliding glass door. FTG opens the blinds to see Hansel and Gretel
standing right up to the glass]
H&G: [in unison] “We smelled German pancake! Can we come in and have some?”
FTG: “Maybe not. But
it seems to be okay for them.”
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