Category: baking gone wrong

Nutella Kolaches

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Sometimes I ask someone if I can use their photo on Food Gone Wrong, and they say, “No, that was actually good.” But to me, that’s the point. Sometimes food goes wrong and the result is just terrible, something no one would want to eat. Sometimes food looks bad, but tastes fantastic. And sometimes food is “wrong” because it’s not traditional or authentic or sophisticated, but is, in fact, delicious.

So it is with these Nutella kolaches, which my Texas correspondent/spy Kelly found in West, Texas. Are they authentic? Almost certainly not. Would I eat half a dozen of them in one sitting? Probably yes.

And since a good way to bring in the New Year is with abundance, they seem an appropriate way to ring in 2017. Let 2017 be a Nutella kolach for everyone – odd at first sight, unexpectedly sweet and rich once you take a bite.

E for Effort

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My friend Rebecca is an energetic baker. She bakes a lot, and regularly posts photos of her scrumptious creations on Facebook. She also — and I have to love her for this — has a lot of baking disasters, and posts those too. This is one of her masterpieces, a testament to the fighting spirit of humankind. Even if your cake is melting, man, put some flowers on it. Put some flowers on it, and call it a day.

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Pied beauty

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I hosted a belated Thanskgiving yesterday, my very first, and the first one in Germany. I had never made any of the basics before — cranberry sauce, turkey, stuffing, even gravy were all new to me. Some of the guests helped cook, and I allayed their worries by telling them that anything that didn’t turn out right could go on this blog.

They protested: but this dish wasn’t so bad, but that one was burnt but still good.

But that’s the point of foodgonewrong — mistakes are not disasters. They’re just part of cooking, and experimenting, and trying. And just about anything can be made palatable with gravy or ketchup. Or caramel sauce.

Today’s contribution comes from Jenny, who like me, celebrated Thanksgiving abroad. She and her husband made an American pie, but in a German oven. As you can tell, the edges got a bit… crisp.

But I would still totally eat that pie. And I’m betting you would too. It’s almost more beautiful for being ruined. You know that this pie was made at home, in a real home oven. The wrong oven, but you get the idea. It’s a pie made with love, and love sometimes comes burnt at the edges.

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Momfail cookies

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I love this entry from Noelle. It just speaks to my heart. A gal tries to do her bit for the school bake sale or whatever other event it is that requires free labour from women who have multiple college degrees and work for money, and this is what comes out.

That said, I’d probably still eat this.

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Bread of the Cross

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This is Tonia Deetz Rock’s twisty bread. It was delicious, but it wasn’t quite right. Let’s let her describe what happened:

“I was trying to do that popular twisty bread that everyone seems to be making with nutella. But I didn’t look at any pictures so I ended up with half as many pieces to twist. The layers between the bread are not distinct, because I made a savory version with tapenade and not something dark and sticky. The peppers look like misplaced eyes and the proportion is all off, and well, the folds look… obscene?”

Yes, Tonia, they do look obscene. On the other hand, I think you may have developed a new religious symbol. I salute your ingenuity!

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