Rainy day baking
We have been experiencing a lot of wet weather in Sydney this week. A recurring theme for our dwindling Summer that makes it seem as though our world has gone completely umbrellas!
So I’m stuck at home, wishing I’d invested in a good pair of gumboots because my favourite sneakers have more holes in them than the plot of a Michael Bay movie. But at least there is tea, and books, an iPod and some sweet pineapple tarts. By the way, I’m rereading Jonathan Franzen’s The Corrections and subsequently rediscovering what an immense book it is.
As for the tarts, it didn’t take long after I first made them, to clue in to the fact that the amount of time required to patiently roll each tart compared to how quickly they were dispatched into willing mouths (mostly mine), was grossly disproportionate. So I stopped making them. And yet, it is these slushy, puddle filled days that are surprisingly perfect for rejecting quick-fix bakes to try something more time consuming but potentially more rewarding.
The recipe is the same one posted here several years ago. All you need to do now is wait for the rain. Then open the windows, let the smell of soggy lawns drift in, and spend an afternoon making these little tarts. Perhaps even have your favourite podcast playing in the background. Mine is currently NPR’s Fresh Air. What’s yours?
Tags: cloves, jam, Pichet Ong, pineapple, tarts
Rosa said,
January 25, 2012 @ 6:13 pm
Those must be delicious and perfect with a cup of tea!
Cheers,
Rosa
Hannah said,
January 25, 2012 @ 7:46 pm
Thank you for the podcast recommendation! I’ve never listened to them as I thought you needed an iPod, and didn’t realise many can be listened to in other ways. Looking forward to checking this one out 🙂
leaf (the indolent cook) said,
January 26, 2012 @ 12:23 am
I usually just make the easier versions. But this is so adorable!
Asha@FSK said,
January 26, 2012 @ 2:27 am
Rain and snow.. whatever keeps you inside and baking… 🙂
these tarts are adorable but I can see the disproportionate effort to existence 😀 Nevertheless, I think they deserve to be made …. I think I have to soon!
Sparrow Grace said,
January 26, 2012 @ 11:33 am
These tarts are so gosh darn cute. My favorite podcast is NPR’s This American Life, which is also free on itunes. I listen to it each week, and never cease to be entertained. It is thought provoking and I find it perfect for when I’m in the kitchen. I can see how these tarts may be a bit labor intensive, but they are oh so teeny and tangeriny! (Does that rhyme?) I love the third photo, it is quite lovely.
Thank you.
Anna @ the shady pine said,
January 26, 2012 @ 8:04 pm
What adorable little tarts! I like that they are an itsy bitsy treat…just a little something with my afternoon coffee 🙂
InTolerantChef said,
January 27, 2012 @ 10:17 am
So very cute! The only pod casts I listen to are Dr Karl on Triple J, lots of fun, but not while cooking as the mixer drowns him out 🙂
Arwen from Hoglet K said,
January 28, 2012 @ 10:14 pm
Looks like a wonderful result for a rainy afternoon’s work.
Lucy said,
January 31, 2012 @ 6:46 am
These are so cute! They look so delicate, but also very moreish and tasty.
Helene said,
February 3, 2012 @ 10:44 am
Love baking when it’s raining, it brightens my day 🙂