Cygnus Central (Lair Thread)

Gremlinertia

Dance music and tea here, wild times!

StripedBoxers

addicted to caffeine wrote: »

not too bad here boxers chilling up at folks house, heading to Cork in the morning for a christening, how about you?

Sounds like a good plan, hope you have a good day tomorrow at the Christening.

I'm making a fruit crumble. Hope its nice lol.

Gremlinertia wrote: »

Dance music and tea here, wild times!

Same as yourself Grem, the excitement is killing me

Watching videos of the Audi A5 on test drives. God I need to win the lotto. Like, pronto.

addicted to caffeine

StripedBoxers wrote: »

Sounds like a good plan, hope you have a good day tomorrow at the Christening.

I'm making a fruit crumble. Hope its nice lol.

Same as yourself Grem, the excitement is killing me

Watching videos of the Audi A5 on test drives. God I need to win the lotto. Like, pronto.

thanks should be an ok day

Hope the fruit crumble turns out nice

Gremlinertia

What fruit are you using for the crumble? My favourite was simply apple and sultana.

StripedBoxers

addicted to caffeine wrote: »

thanks should be an ok day

Hope the fruit crumble turns out nice

Hope the weather holds up for the Christening

Thank you, smells nice anyway

Gremlinertia wrote: »

What fruit are you using for the crumble? My favourite was simply apple and sultana.

I made four crumbles, one big one with a mixture and three smaller/mini ones.

The "big" one has raspberries, strawberries, orange, dark choc, mixed seeds and vanilla extract. Just fecked the seeds/choc/vanilla in when I found them in the press lol.

The mini ones are: plain raspberry, plain strawberry, orange with dark chocolate and cinnamon.

They smell lovely, so I hope they taste as nice.

I misread your post as slimy apple and sultana Apple and strawberry is lovely as is strawberry and blackberry. Blackberries can be bitter though.

Gremlinertia

Ooh very exciting, was expecting the summer fruits but the orange and chocolate - i shall need updates

StripedBoxers

Gremlinertia wrote: »

Ooh very exciting, was expecting the summer fruits but the orange and chocolate - i shall need updates

It delicious. Oh my god I didn't expect it to be so nice. The dark is maybe a bit strong for a crumble but its delicious all the same. I would also probably use the small oranges (mandarins/clementines) in future as they are sweeter and not as bitter as the big oranges that I used.

Looking forward to trying the others out soon.

Gremlinertia

Orange and chocolate is a winner of a combination, just never thought about it in a crumble. Mmmmmmm tummy porn....

StripedBoxers

Gremlinertia wrote: »

Orange and chocolate is a winner of a combination, just never thought about it in a crumble. Mmmmmmm tummy porn....

It is a winner most definitely. I didn't either until it was all I'd left to use so I said feck it I'd give it at a go.

Its certainly different to other crumbles I've had before.

Gremlinertia

Are you using a standard sugar/flour/butter/spices crumble or do you add oats/seeds etc?

StripedBoxers

Gremlinertia wrote: »

Are you using a standard sugar/flour/butter/spices crumble or do you add oats/seeds etc?

Standard. Flour, butter, cinnamon, sugar and butter. I did put some seeds on the mixed crumble but haven't tried that yet, the seeds are on top of the fruit, under the crumb mix.

I've tried porridge oats before in a crumble and didn't like them at all. Didn't use the regular Flavahans oats though used some other ones which could have been it maybe.

Gremlinertia

I prefer that standard mix myself, also having tried oats, the crumble just doesn't bind while baking with them in, i don't want the crumble to be total sawdust altogether

StripedBoxers

Gremlinertia wrote: »

I prefer that standard mix myself, also having tried oats, the crumble just doesn't bind while baking with them in, i don't want the crumble to be total sawdust altogether

I'm the very same. I'm just uploading some pics of mine at the minute so I'll post here soon

Gremlinertia

Oh class tummy porn time!.

Sephiroth_dude

*climbs in through the lair window and eyes up the cake*

Lithium93_

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

*climbs in through the lair window and eyes up the cake*

*whacks knuckles with belt* No cake until you eat your veg mister :P

Gremlinertia

The perimeter alarm is working well so!. :P

Lithium93_

Top notch security around these parts.

Gremlinertia

Seph, you'll have to wait your turn :pac:

StripedBoxers

Gremlinertia wrote: »

Oh class tummy porn time!.

Here we go.

Strawberry



Raspberry - not much sauce from this one unlike the strawberry one



Dark choc and orange.



Big one with mixed seeds/fruits



The big one before going into the oven



The crumb mix looks really dry in those pics and its not at all like that in reality. I don't know why its looking like that in the pics

Gremlinertia

Dear cheesus, had to go get a replacement keyboard as i ruined previous one with drool. I can see in the third picture in particular what the crumble is like.. Whoo when i said tummy porn you certainly ran with it!.

StripedBoxers

Gremlinertia wrote: »

Dear cheesus, had to go get a replacement keyboard as i ruined previous one with drool. I can see in the third picture in particular what the crumble is like.. Whoo when i said tummy porn you certainly ran with it!.

Yeah the third pic shows it best you are right, I didn't cop it til you said it

Lol. I tasted the strawberry one and its delish. Looking forward to it tomorrow. Even have fresh cream to go with it :pac:

Gremlinertia

Oh and sitting overnight, they'll be beautiful i am so jealous right now.

Lithium93_

Ooh the food porn going on in here....

StripedBoxers

Gremlinertia wrote: »

Oh and sitting overnight, they'll be beautiful i am so jealous right now.

I hope so. I am most looking forward to the raspberry one. I can't wait for that.

I might make an apple one during the week with plenty of cinnamon and a dash of whiskey or brandy. I love a dash of whiskey or brandy in an apple crumble/tart, it really adds to it I think.

Gremlinertia

Ooh yes, brandy soaked sultanas, there's an idea..

StripedBoxers

Gremlinertia wrote: »

Ooh yes, brandy soaked sultanas, there's an idea..

That is an idea actually. I'd never have thought of that. Might have to try it out.

Just for research purposes obviously....;)

Gremlinertia

I just love how sultanas work, soaking in flavours, i've always loved to throw them in with an apple crumble

StripedBoxers

Gremlinertia wrote: »

I just love how sultanas work, soaking in flavours, i've always loved to throw them in with an apple crumble

I'll definitely be trying them out and I'll report back

Wonder what apple, strawberry, raspberry and sultana would be like. Hmm..

Apple, blackberry and sultana. Hmm.

Getting loads of ideas from you Grem

Gremlinertia

Well i'll want the pics and the reports back, i may eventually get off my own ass and bake again.