Fruit lasagna: 2nd week

10/03/2011: Since we didn't have most of the ingredients last week, we brought some from home.

Task implementation
Before the task
As usual, we made sure all the ingredients are available and then prepare them. Today, we had to work with these:

Ingredients
Filling:
Apples 5, diced
Oranges 3, peeled & wedge
Sugar, to taste

Custard cream:
Custard powder 1/4cup
Milk 1/4cup x 7
Sugar 1/4cup

Other:
Avocado 1, grated/sliced
Bananas 3, grated/siced
Sliced bread, as much as needed
Orange zest, from the oranges earlier

During the task

1.Like the previous recipe, we cook the apples in a pan or pot with sugar until golden brown



 2. The custard is also made the same way as the previous recipe

3. This time we have the bread and we're gonna give the slices a little bit of toasting so that they can be used as the underliner for the layers

4. Like the previous recipe, add the apples and custard for the bottom layer and top off with bread for the second layer

5. Once the second layer is done, slice or grate the avocado and bananas (we made three lasagnas. Two of us chose sliced and one of us chose grate for our respective lasagnas) and garnish the tops of the lasagnas with the avocado and bananas and then sprinkle the very top with orange zest. Afterwards, cook the lasagnas in the oven until the top browns.

After the task

Even with the chosen ingredients, the texture still didn't come out right. It still couldn't hold it's shape on a spoon. Though for the lasagnas that used sliced fruit to garnish the top, the appearance was quite nice and the taste was okay as long as people avoid the avocado, but for the lasagna that used the grated fruit, we can honestly say that it tasted as good as it looked:

 Recommendation:

1. No more avocado....

2. Bread didn't seem plausible. Use something else

Conclusion

It seems our experiment boat has hit yet another iceberg of fail. We still haven't found the right stuff for this experiment but such things matter little to us. We will still try, as the British would say, to get back on the horse and keep moving forward until we have found the right combination of ingredients.