5 tart vanilla ice cream cognac Recipes

all purpose flour, sugar, salt, vegetable shortening, frozen , cut into 1/2-inch pieces, chilled unsalted butter , cut into 1/2-inch pieces, more) ice water, pitted prunes, cognac or brandy, golden delicious apples, peeled, quartered, cored, each quarter cut into 3 wedges, sugar, unsalted butter, melted, apricot preserves, heated, strained, vanilla ice cream

recipe for pate brisee also found in classic apple pie recipe, eggs, all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface, sugar, unsalted butter, dried apricot, cut into quarters, dried fig , preferably calimyrna, cut into 1/2-inch pieces, cognac, water, granny smith apples, peeled and cored (about 1 1/4 lb), lemon , juice of, vanilla bean , split lengthwise, seeds scraped, roughly chopped almond praline , plus more for garnish, vanilla ice cream , for serving

all-purpose flour, sugar, kosher salt, unsalted butter, cold, diced, shortening, cold (recommended ( crisco ), ice water, pastry cream , recipe follows, strawberries, hulled and halved, apricot jam, pistachios, shelled & halved (optional), extra-large egg yolks, room temperature, sugar, cornstarch, scalded milk, vanilla extract, cognac, unsalted butter, heavy cream

dried cherries or 10 oz tart cherries, water, cognac , plus, cognac, sugar, chopped toasted almond, best-quality bittersweet chocolate or 3 1/2 oz semisweet chocolate, chopped, butter, room temperature, sugar, eggs, separated, unsweetened cocoa powder , sifted, whipping cream , plus, whipping cream, best-quality bittersweet chocolate or 5 oz semisweet chocolate, chopped, milk, egg yolk, vanilla extract, best-quality bittersweet chocolate or 4 oz semisweet chocolate, shaved into shreds with vegetable peeler, premium-quality vanilla ice cream