64 an cream icing Recipes

unsalted butter, golden delicious apples, fresh cranberries , picked over, sugar, dried apricots, chopped (about 1/2 cup), pecans, toasted lightly and chopped, cinnamon, six 18-by-14-inch sheets of phyllo , stacked between 2 sheets of wax paper and covered with a dampened kitchen towel, fine dry bread crumbs, vanilla ice cream as an accompaniment

a 1-inch piece vanilla bean , split lengthwise, sugar, a pinch cinnamon, a 1/2-lb frozen puff pastry sheet, thawed, plums , cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices, fresh apricots , cut into 1/4-inch thick slices, apricot jam, melted, strained , and kept warm, vanilla ice cream as an accompaniment if desired

chocolate espresso sorbet, semisweet chocolate, chopped into 1/4-inch pieces, unsweetened chocolate, chopped into 1/4-inch pieces, water, granulated sugar, brewed espresso, pure vanilla extract, prepare the chocolate espresso sorbet, place 4 oz semisweet chocolate and the unsweetened chocolate in a 4-quart bowl. set aside until needed., heat the water , 2 cups of sugar, and the brewed espresso in a 3-quart saucepan over medium-high heat. when hot, stir to dissolve the sugar. bring to a boil. remove the boiling liquid from the heat, and immediately pour 1 cup over the chopped chocolate. allow to stand for 5 minutes., whisk the chocolate mixture vigorously until perfectly smooth , about 3 to 4 minutes. add the remaining hot liquid and whisk to incorporate. cool in an ice-water bath, stirring constantly, to a temperature of 40 to 45 degrees fahrenheit, about 12 minutes (the constant stirring helps reduce the temperature more quickly, and also creates utterly smooth sorbet). when cold, add the vanilla extract and stir to incorporate., freeze in an ice-cream freezer following the manufacturer s instructions. transfer the semi-frozen sorbet to a plastic container, securely cover, and place in the freezer for several hours before serving (the sorbet is delicious semi-frozen, so don tsp be bashful about trying some at this point). serve within 2 days.