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Ice Cream Treats

From The Saff of The Message Tree

      

 

OVEN BAKED ICE CREAM CONES

You will need a non-stick cookie sheet and a cone-shaped mold (available a bakery supply stores) to make these cones. If they end up with a hole in the bottom, plug the hole with a mini-marshmallow.

3/4 cup sugar

 

1 large egg

 

2 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled

 

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

 

1/4 cup milk

 

1/2 bup all-purpose flour, sifted

 

Preheat oven to 300 F. In medium mxing bowl, beat the sugar into the egg until it is thickened and pale yellow. .Beat in the butter, vanilla, and milk. Gently stir in the flour. Grease a large non-stick cookie sheet and spread 1.5 tablespoons of the batter into a 6 inch circle using a thin, flexible spatula. Bake for 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove each cookie from the sheet and wrap around a cone shaped mold, sealing the point. The cookies harden as they cool so work as quickly as you can.

 

OVEN BAKED ICE CREAM BOWLS

You will need a non-stick cookie sheet and small bowls to form the ice cream bowls.

3/4 cup sugar

 

1 large egg

 

2 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled

 

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

 

1/4 cup milk

 

1/2 bup all-purpose flour, sifted

 

Preheat oven to 300 F. In medium mxing bowl, beat the sugar into the egg until it is thickened and pale yellow. .Beat in the butter, vanilla, and milk. Gently stir in the flour. Grease a large non-stick cookie sheet and spread 1.5 tablespoons of the batter into a 6 inch circle using a thin, flexible spatula. Bake for 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove each cookie from the sheet and place directly over a clean, inverted bowl. The cookies will fall around the sides of the bowl and harden as they cool. harden as they cool so work as quickly as you can.

 

 

STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM

1 cup sugar, divided

 

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

 

Dash of salt

 

l 1/2 cups milk

 

2 eggs, slightly beaten

 

l 1/2 cups sieved or pureed fresh strawberries

 

1 1/2 cups whipping cream

 

l 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

 

1 teaspoon almond extract

 

Combine 3/4 cup sugar, flour, and salt; set aside.

Scald milk in top of a double boiler; add a small amount of milk to sugar mixture, stirring to make a smooth paste. Stir sugar mixture into remaining milk; cook, stirring constantly, until thickened. Cover and cook 10 minutes.

Stir a small amount of hot mixture into eggs. Stir eggs into remaining hot mixture; cook, stirring constantly, l minute. Let cool.

 

Combine strawberries, remaining 1/4 cup sugar, whipping cream, and flavorings; stir into custard. Pour into container of a 2-quart electric or hand-turned ice cream freezer; freeze according to manufacturer's directions.

 

 

 

PEACH SORBET

4 cups peaches, peeled pitted and sliced

 

2 1/4 cups sugar

 

2/3 cup orange juice

 

1/3 cup lemon juice

 

In a blender or a food processor, purée the peaches. In large saucepan, combine the sugar, orange juice and lemon juice. Over medium heat, cook and stir until the sugar dissolves; remove from heat. Stir in pured peaches. Refrigerate until cold. Freeze the mixture in an ice cream machine using it according to manufacturer's instruction.

 

 

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