Showing posts with label foodie friday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label foodie friday. Show all posts

Friday, November 13, 2009

Life Is Short...Eat Dessert First!


It's Foodie Friday again and time for another recipe that I'm making for our Thanksgiving dinner. Oh my...I just realized all of my recipes have been desserts. Oh well, what's that saying...."Life is short...eat dessert first." Yeah, that's it and it sounds good to me!
Ha Ha

What's better on an apple pie than cinnamon ice cream....NOTHING!!



So get out your ice cream makers & whip up this delish ice cream!

1 cup whole milk
3/4 c. sugar
pinch of salt
10 cinnamon sticks broken up
2 cups heavy cream
5 large egg yolks

Warm the milk, sugar, salt, cinnamon sticks and 1 cup of the cream in a medium saucepan. Once warm, cover, remove from the heat, and let step at room temp for 1 hour.
Rewarm the cinnamon infused milk mixture. Remove the cinnamon sticks with slotted spoon and discard them. Pour the remaining 1 cup cream into a large bowl and set a mesh strainer on top.
In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the egg yolks. Slowly pour the warm mixture into the ehh yolks, whisking constantly, then scrape the warmed egg yolks back into the saucepan.
Stir the mixture constantly over medium heat with a heatproof spatula, scraping the bottom as your stir, until the mixture thickens and coats the spatula. Pour the custard through the strainer and into the cream. Stir until cool over an ice bath.
Chill the mixture throughly in the refrigerator, then freeze it in your ice cream maker according the manufacturer’s instructions.
What are you making for Thanksgiving??
Have a great weekend!
Darlene

Friday, October 30, 2009

It's a Perfect Day for ....................

Today is Foodie Friday hosted by Gollum over at her blog Designs by Gollum. Head on over there for tons of scrumptious recipes.

It is a rainy fall day here......which means a perfect day to make some yummy Old Fashioned Soft Pumpkin Cookies! I make these every fall...they are so good! Oh and no calories LOL

OLD FASHIONED SOFT PUMPKIN COOKIES



Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup butter (1 stick), softened
1 cup 100% Pure Pumpkin
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Glaze (recipe follows)


Directions:
PREHEAT oven to 350° F. Grease baking sheets.COMBINE flour, baking soda, baking power, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in medium bowl. beat sugar and butter in large mixer bowl until well blended. Beat in pumpkin, egg and vanilla extract until smooth. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto prepared baking sheets.BAKE for 15 to 18 minutes or until edges are firm. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely. Drizzle Glaze over cookies.


FOR GLAZE:COMBINE 2 cups sifted powdered sugar, 3 tablespoons milk, 1 tablespoon melted butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in small bowl until smooth.NOTES: For a variation add 1/2 cup chocolate chips or nuts to the recipe


Bon Appetit!



Have a wonderful weekend!


Darlene

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