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I Almost Drank It 🍺
I wasn’t going to bake tonight. I had a Mango-Rita sitting in the fridge, the one that caught my eye at the store earlier staring back at me from the cold case. I’m not much of a drinker, but I’d made myself a deal: finish the Authority project, get it to a place where I could actually put it out, and I’d crack one open to celebrate.
The project came together. The drink didn’t. As the evening wore on I just didn’t feel like drinking it. So I did what I always do when I’m restless and the kitchen’s quiet. I asked a different question. What if I baked the thing instead of drank it?
I’ve got an old beer bread recipe I’ve leaned on for years. Beer bread is honest. No starter, no proof, no fuss. The carbonation and the malt do the lifting, and self-rising flour handles the rest. Swapping in a mango cocktail seemed like a fair trade for a Friday night. So I pulled the recipe, converted it over, and went to work.
A little vanilla for warmth. Lime zest and a squeeze of lime juice to keep the sweet from running away. Turbinado sugar across the top for that crackle, and a pinch of salt because mango wants a little contrast or it gets one-note. You can see it in the pan, parchment sling and all, ready to go in.
It’s in the oven now. I haven’t tasted it yet, so I’m not promising anything. If it’s good, it earns a spot in the Recipe Pantry. If it’s not, well, at least the Rita got a better ending than I’d planned for it.
Either way, that’s the fun of this.
~ Henry ⭐🔥
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I Almost Drank It 🍺
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