End of the Year Issue
By Angela Saab Saade
December 31, 2022
Fellow Sciences Pistes, in the spirit of festivities, love and joy, allow me to share with you a cherished moment dear to my heart that I experienced just this month. As I was procrastinating revising for my final exams by aimlessly scrolling through social media, my lovely roommate knocked on my door and replenished my taste buds with the delicious scent of apple crumble, escorted into my room with a side of vanilla ice cream.
Kindly take the time to place yourselves in my shoes to be properly immersed in the experience. The degree of warmth and love I felt in that particular moment is one I cannot describe in words. Though, I could assume that “heavenly” was the closest description of my experience devouring my plate of apple crumble. Although you may unfortunately not have incredibly sweet and supportive roommates as I thankfully do, I hope to indirectly shower you with warmth and love by equipping you with the recipe of the apple crumble that made this entire heart-warming story amid a cold and rainy night possible.
Given that I was not the one to bake or come up with the recipe of the hour, the apple crumble recipe provided to you today will be taken from multiple online sources and tailored to replicate exactly the plate prepared by my roommate, which involved some of her creativity and choice of recipe modifications. Further, to make up for this circumstantial exception, which is alien to the regular character of my articles — usually based on my personal knowledge and experiences — I will also bestow upon you the recipe for my own Bomb Dessert.
This holiday season, make sure to prepare these sweet, sweet treats with a bucket-load of love for those you appreciate, which of course, means, first and foremost, yourself!
Apple Crumble Heaven
This recipe includes the filling, the crumble and the topping.
Begin by preheating your oven at one hundred and eighty degrees Celsius.
For the filling:
Chop seven medium-sized apples into small cubes and toss them in a bowl.
Add two tablespoons of white sugar, one tablespoon of all-purpose flour and half a tablespoon of ground cinnamon. Mix everything well.
Butter a baking pan and add the mixture. Flatten it using your hands or a spoon to create a smooth base for your crumble.
For the crumble:
Sift two cups of flour into a bowl.
Add a cup of brown or white sugar, a pinch of salt and half a teaspoon of baking powder.
Add half a cup (or one hundred and ten to one hundred and twenty-five grams) of melted unsalted butter onto your dry ingredients and mix them all using your hands to make sure you break any big pieces and reach a “moist bread crumbs-like” consistency.
Pour your crumb mix over your apples in the pan.
For the topping:
Sprinkle a cup of rolled oats and your choice of nuts onto the crumble.
Lastly, place your pan in the oven for thirty to forty minutes. To know when to take the pan out, insert a small knife into your apple crumble. You should look for soft apples and a golden top as your queues.
Serve with vanilla ice cream and bon appetit!
Bomb Dessert
With no more than forty-five seconds of preparation and forty-five seconds in the microwave, this Bomb Dessert will satisfy any sweet craving. It involves two base ingredients: marshmallows and chocolate. The recommended toppings are whipped cream and ice cream. You could also add anything from walnuts and almonds to oatmeal, and, for an ultimate bomb experience, Oreos, M & M’s, and — my personal favorite — peanut butter and chocolate chips. You do you.
Place a handful of marshmallows into a bowl. Top them with pieces of chocolate, choosing the chocolate-marshmallow ratio that satisfies your taste. Place the bowl in the microwave, set the timer for forty-five seconds, et voilà! Take the bowl out and add whatever toppings you like. You can thank me later.