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Cherry Chocolate Ice Cream & Almond Puff Pastry Sandwiches
Cherry Chocolate Ice Cream & Almond Puff Pastry Sandwiches
Modified from Batch Family Mountain and Epicurious
For the ice cream:
1 1/2 cups sliced Bing, Lapin or Sweetheart cherries
1 pint whipping cream
1 pint half and half
2 egg yolks
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup shaved dark chocolate (or to taste)
For the puff pastry:
1 sheet frozen puff pastry (half of 17.3-ounce package), thawed
3 tablespoons sugar
1 cup sliced almonds (I was lazy and processed mine in a food processor)
1 large egg white
Salmon with Puff Pastry and Pesto
So easy to make! It's a great hit too! :)
Recipe Summary
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Yield: 4 servings
You'll need:
4 pieces of purchased puff pastry, each cut to be just larger than a piece of salmon
4 (4 to 6-ounce) pieces salmon
1/4 cup sliced almonds
1/4 cup purchased pesto
2 tomatoes, sliced
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
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You'll need:
Ready made puff pastry.
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Tarte Tatin with Pears and Parmesan
Ingredients :
5 Conference pears
6 teaspoons sugar
5 teaspoons butter
60g grated Parmesan
1 packet puff pastry
Recipe :
1) Peel and core pears, then slice and arrange in a star shape in the bottom of a greased oven dish.
2) Put oven dish on hob over a low heat, then sprinkle with 5 or 6 heaped tablepsoons of sugar.
3) Leave to simmer until you have a clear caramel.
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