61 and prune with ice and Recipes

all-purpose flour, sugar, salt, cold unsalted butter , cut into pieces, ice water, water, calvados, pitted prunes (7 oz), halved, cinnamon, all-purpose flour, sugar, tart green apples, fresh lemon juice, walnut pieces, toasted, whole milk, sugar

dried apricot, dried prune, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, softened butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, sour cream, light brown sugar, softened butter, flour, cinnamon, icing sugar (optional)

sugar, golden brown sugar, all purpose flour, ground cinnamon, granny smith apples (about 20 oz), peeled, cored, diced, pitted prunes, chopped, golden brown sugar, all purpose flour, old-fashioned oats, salt, unsalted butter, diced, room temperature, hazelnuts, toasted, chopped, vanilla ice cream

pears , in juice, pear juice, olive oil, buttermilk, soft pitted prunes, almond extract, all-purpose flour, semolina or almond meal, sugar substitute, pepper, cinnamon, allspice, less fat cream cheese, sugar substitute, lemon juice, grated lemon rind

raisins, currants, prune, rum, brown sugar , packed (3 1/4 cups), butter, eggs, beaten, flour (2 cups), baking powder, mixed spice (nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, allspice), chopped nuts (optional), egg whites, ground almonds (2 cups), icing sugar (confectioner s, 2 cups), almond essence (extract), egg whites, icing sugar (confectioner s, 4 cups), lemon , juice of

any liquid can be reduced just by heating it - but why would you want to do that, answer comes back to two of our old friends, flavor and consistency (texture)., by reducing any flavored liquid you intensify its flavor and at the same time thicken it. you can continue this process until what you have left is a syrup if it contains sugar, or a sauce if it does not., this is 1 of the most important tools in the kitchen , believe it or not, because a great sauce can rescue an indifferent meal., literally any liquid can be reduced ., a few uses, wine is frequently used in cooking , both as a marinade and as an addition to sauces for meat., there are some problems with it though, 1 of which is that you need a really good wine and quite a lot of it to produce a reasonable sauce for, say, six people., on the other hand , if you use pure grape juice and reduce it to a syrup, that syrup, added to any sauce (or gravy if you prefer) will lift it into the realms of gourmet ., more , you don tsp have to make your reduction on the night you prepare your meal. you can reduce a liter of grape juice at any time to the consistency and flavor you want; then just store it in the fridge., you can do the same thing with any fruit juice - prune is sensational - and store it until needed. just about all of them will do things for ice cream, pies or tarts that will have your guests demanding the recipe, pork with apple sauce use a carton of fresh apple juice from the supermarket and reduce it. and if you want a real sensation add in a glass of apple brandy during the reduction process., are you getting an idea of how simple this is, take any carton of fresh stock straight of the shelf and reduce it. you will transform it into something even the manufacturer won tsp recognize. but beware, you need to start out with good quality in the first place, because when you reduce a liquid you intensify all the flavors, and not just the good ones., if it s salty to start with, for example, it will be salty beyond belief by the time you ve reduced it even by half. so if you are going to use a supermarket stock, make sure it s an extremely good 1., believe me when i tell you that stock cubes should not be used for reduction sauces., thickeners, because you will be tasting as you go (won tsp you ), you may find that you get the flavor you want before the desired consistency is reached., a couple of hints right now for your sauces., sweet ones can be thickened successfully without loss of color by adding in liquid glucose early on in the reduction process. surprisingly, this will add little in the way of sweetness and produces a beautiful velvety sauce when whisked., if you get it wrong and add too much, no problem. stir in a little extra water to thin it., reduction pans, reductions need to happen rapidly in serving to preserve flavors. and the greater the surface area of the liquid the faster the water will evaporate., however you may want to whisk something into the sauce while its cooking - such as butter or olive oil for example - and for that i find a small wok is best; 1 with a handle., a wok is less likely to reduce so fast that the sauce is burnt while your back is turned. but try both methods and see which you prefer. you may even end up using something totally different., no magic to this. whatever works for you, that s what you should use, in this and everything else to do with cooking., just bear in mind that what you re after is speed and ease of use. as well as a great tasting result, of course. :>), keeping, if they should dry out , simply add a little water and heat through., sauces containing meat juices of any kind must be frozen if you re going to keep them, and should be brought to boiling point before being used again. there is no need to thaw them out to do this, in fact it s better not to. simply drop the frozen cubes into a saucepan, melt them over a gentle heat, and then bring swiftly to the boil., why do you do this to avoid food poisoning, that s why. you are making sure that any bugs introduced into the sauce during the preparation process are killed off., worry , this will not be because of anything you have done wrong (i hope!), but because bacteria are part of our everyday lives and they exist in every kitchen, however clean., in fact your food , and especially your meat, is crawling with wildlife that you will never see. don tsp worry about them. careful handling and simple precautions will ensure that these miniature monsters can never multiply enough to harm either you or your guests.

sliced almonds, cold unsalted butter, all-purpose flour, light brown sugar, old-fashioned rolled oats, cinnamon, salt, water, cornstarch, italian prune plums, sugar, vanilla ice cream

all-purpose flour, sugar, salt, cold butter, cold solid vegetable shortening, ice water, pitted prunes , dried apricots and peeled, chopped apples, golden raisins, sugar, shelled walnut halves, unsalted butter, melted, grand marnier liqueur, egg, beaten

veal stock or poultry stock, grade a foie gras, golden pineapple, white sugar, rosemary waffle , recipe follows, scoops prune and armagnac ice cream, recipe follows, chervil sprigs, salt and pepper, flour, salt, sugar, baking powder, egg yolks, milk, butter, melted, egg whites , whipped to soft peaks, chopped fresh rosemary leaves, vanilla flavored creme anglaise, chilled , recipe follows, double cream, armagnac, prunes in armagnac, diced , recipe follows, syrup from the prunes, prunes, tea bags, sugar, armagnac, milk, egg yolks, sugar

skim milk, banana, pitted prunes, low-fat plain yogurt, honey, ice cubes

plum, stoned and chopped, prune, pitted and chopped, low-fat vanilla yogurt, buttermilk, soymilk , calcium enriched, ice cubes

cake flour (not self-rising), salt, unsalted butter, frozen, ice water, granny smith apples (about 2 1/2 lb), dried apricots, sugar, water, pitted prunes, apricot jam, creme fraiche or whipped cream

all purpose flour, sugar, salt, chilled unsalted butter, cut into small pieces, chilled cream cheese, cut into small pieces, ice water, dark brown sugar, cornstarch, ground cinnamon, salt, barlett pears, peeled, halved, cored , cut into 1/3-inch-thick slices, diced pitted prunes (about 3 oz), diced stemmed calimyrna figs, brandy, egg beaten to blend with 1 tbsp brandy (glaze)

flour, salt, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, butter, brown sugar, eggs, milk, vanilla, nuts, chopped, prunes, cooked, drained and chopped, powdered sugar, orange extract, orange juice, butter, softened

sugar, golden brown sugar, all-purpose flour, ground cinnamon, granny smith apples, peeled,cored,diced (about 20 oz), pitted prune, chopped, golden brown sugar, all-purpose flour, old fashioned oats, salt, unsalted butter, diced,room temperature, hazelnuts, toasted,chopped, vanilla ice cream

skim milk, unsweetened orange juice, dried prunes, pitted, vanilla extract, ice cubes

coconut cream (chilled ), pitted dates (fresh or dried ), raw honey, fresh lemon juice (1/2 a lemon), salt

whole unblanched almonds, whole unblanched hazelnuts, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, freshly grated nutmeg, freshly ground black pepper, unbleached all-purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, plus extra for dusting, dried fruits , preferably organic any combination of black currants, white or black raisin, black mission figs, white figs, sour cherries, plums, prunes, pears, peaches, nectarines, or cranberries and apricots and candied ginger, mild-flavored honey , such as clover, granulated sugar, candy thermometer (check your thermometer s accuracy in boiling water; it should read 212 degrees) or small bowl of ice water, cake ring or flan ring or several 4-inch flan rings placed on parchment-lined baking sheet, generously coated with melted butter and dusted with unsweetened cocoa powder, sheet of rice paper