Posts by Gail South

Par boil peaches 20 seconds, plunge into ice water and peel. Cut into slices. Preheat oven to 350. Combine peaches, 3/4 c granulated sugar and flour in 13×9 inch baking dish coated w cooking spray, and let stand 30 min, stirring occasionally. Combine 1/4 c granulated sugar, orange rind, orange juice, butter, cinnamon and egg…

Beat heavy cream in large bowl until it just holds soft peaks, then add confectioners sugar and beat until it just hold stiff peaks. Gently fold in sour cream and zest. Serve layered w fresh berries. Heavy Cream 0.33c chilledSour Cream 0.5cSugar 3T confectionersOrange Zest 1tsp finely grated

Preheat oven to 325. Place eight 2/3 c ramekins on work surface. Stir 1.3 c sugar and .5 c water in heavy medium saucepan over low heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat; boil w/o stirring until syrup turns deep amber; brushing down sides of pan w wet pastry brush and swirling pan occasionally; about 8…

Combine crumbs, .25 c sugar and butter. Remove 2T crumbs and set aside. Press remaining crumbs in bottom and 1.75″ up sides of 9″ spring form pan. Meanwhile, in medium saucepan, combine gelatin and .5 c sugar. Stir in rum, citrus peels, lime juice and egg yolks. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, till slightly…

Special notes: 10″ glass pie plate, 9.5″ plate or cardboard round, 10-14″ serving plate w lip. Make crème caramel: Preheat oven to 350. Cook 1 c sugar in a dry large nonstick skillet over moderate heat, swirling and shaking pan (to help sugar melt evenly), until sugar is melted and caramel is deep golden. Immediately…

Preheat oven to 325. Place six 1/2 cup ramekins or soufflé dishes in large baking pan. Place pan in oven until dishes are hot (about 10 min). Meanwhile, bring 1c sugar and 1/4 c water to boil in heavy small saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves. Continue boiling, without stirring, until mixture turns golden brown, swirling…

Preheat oven to 300-325. Place 8 three-quarter cup ramekins in a roasting pan. In saucepan set over low heat, combine the cream, vanilla bean and salt. Bring to low boil for 5 min. Let steep 15 min. In large bowl, slowly combine egg yolks and granulated sugar. Pour in the hot cream and stir gently…

Combine berries in large saucepan over medium high. Bring to simmer and cook until most of the berries are popped, 5-6 min. Puree in batches in food processor. Strain through sieve into bowl. Add sugar and lemon juice; stir until sugar is dissolved. Cool. Freeze in shallow 2.5 qt casserole until almost set, 1.5 hrs.…

Combine coffee, sugar, coffee liqueur and vanilla and stir until sugar dissolves. Pour into 9 x 13 pan and place in freezer for 1 hour, until mix starts to become slushy around the edges. Rake with fork to break up crystals and put pan back in freezer. Every 30 minutes, rake the mix until it…

Beat cottage cheese, vanilla, and cream cheese until smooth, gradually adding heavy cream. Season to taste w salt. Line Coeur la Crème dish(es) w cheesecloth and fill w cheese mix. Stand dish on plate in refrigerator overnight. When ready to serve, unmold and garnish w berries and honey or liqueur, Cottage Cheese 1cCream Cheese 8ozHeavy…