Something to go with apple butter
Help! I've recently (as in last night) decided that I need some baked good to go with the apple butter that I planned to send with my christmas packages. These get shipped, so it needs to be something relatively hardy that will keep for a few days.
I'm thinking about some kind of gingerbread loaf, but the recipe I tried last night wasn't very good, and I'm now drowning in possible recipes, without the time or inclination to try them all. I know that lots of people rave about the Gramercy Tavern gingerbread - anyone think that it's too intense for my less foodie family?
Other ideas? Got a great apple spice bread recipe?
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16 Comments:
I've always thought the point of apple butter was the taste of apple butter. Eating atop something so heavily spiced as gingerbread or the like seems like over kill to me. Why not something much more simple that will let your apple butter shine?
feriorrenna at 4:09PM on 12/15/08
mini scones? shortbreads? gingerbread biscotti with dried cranberries?
NYCEater at 4:09PM on 12/15/08
What about something relatively plain to spread apple butter on? A simple shortbread or lightly flavored quickbread?
(Personally, it's biscuits or nothing in my household, but, alas, those don't travel well)
jenilowrance at 4:19PM on 12/15/08
@NYCEater- Have a recipe for that gingerbread biscotti' I'd like to give that a try.
dmcavanagh at 4:23PM on 12/15/08
What about poundcake?
dhorst at 4:25PM on 12/15/08
I think apple butter would be a perfect accompaniment to gingerbread. If you want to tone it down, sub some honey for part of the molasses and use light brown sugar instead of dark brown. Will still be delicious, but not such a strong molasses presence.
PerkyMac at 4:27PM on 12/15/08
nope - never made it before. just made it up because i though it sounded good.
here are a few recipes that i got after a google search, though i can't vouch for their yumminess:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Gingerbread-Biscotti/Detail.aspx
http://www.christmas-cookies.com/recipes/recipe185.gingerbread-biscotti.html
this one looks the best, i think: http://www.recipezaar.com/Barbs-Gingerbread-Biscotti-109220
NYCEater at 4:34PM on 12/15/08
Why not with pork??
Markbb at 4:35PM on 12/15/08
how about a spoon?
joyyy at 4:45PM on 12/15/08
I second the scones idea. One idea that you may consider:
Don't prepare the baked good yourself, simply package the ingrediants in some creative way so that the recipient can bake it themselves (i.e. a fancy decorated bag with a personalized label that contains flour,spices,etc with a nifty recipe card) : ) hope i helped
EatingVirgo at 5:32PM on 12/15/08
@joyyy - YES. YES. YES. A pal of mine just gave me a mason jar of his family's latest batch of apple butter. while i'm finally going to bake (white bread proofing now, learning biscuits tomorrow), i already have spoons in my kitchen!
kitchengeeking at 5:35PM on 12/15/08
Beer bread, chessdar cheese bread a non sweet loaf bread.
The apple butter is the sweet. Go with a not so sweet bread.
JerzeeTomato at 6:05PM on 12/15/08
Before I read what you needed, my first thought was pumpkin bread/pancakes. My inclination after is that amish friendship bread would be perfect since it's apply and nicely spiced, but you don't have time to do the starter. Unless you know someone who has some/has some frozen as I do. :)
Reading the comments about putting it with a savory made me think of either pretzel bread, or actually even rye. Sounds tastier than I would have thought.
MaresyDotes at 8:47PM on 12/15/08
I say some good plain bread. That's because I grew up eating apple butter on toast for breakfast.
Blue Iris at 9:55PM on 12/15/08
Thanks everyone. Personally, I like my apple butter on a good piece of simple toast, too, but I don't think that (a) I can put together enough loaves in the timeframe available, and (b) that a yeast bread will keep well enough.
I ended up using a Food & Wine recipe for gingerbread - one that was conveniently scaled for 3 loaves to begin with. I figure it will play off the traditional pairing of gingerbread and applesauce, and gingerbread should "age" reasonably well.
Thanks for all the input - some ideas I wouldn't have thought of!
cyberroo at 12:24AM on 12/16/08
@joyyy I came in here to suggest one of two things: a spoon, or more apple butter.
nightowl at 1:09AM on 12/16/08