Calvados Soaking Syrup Recipes

GINGERBREAD SEMIFREDDO

Steps:

• Unroll gingerbread genoise; brush generously with Calvados soaking syrup. Quickly spread semifreddo mixture over surface to within one inch of side edges. Roll cake into jelly-roll shape; wrap with towel to cover. Freeze until hard, about 5 hours or overnight.
• To serve, temper slightly in refrigerator, about 15 minutes, and slice. Top with cranberry coulis; use 2 or 3 sugared cranberries and a sprig of sugared rosemary for garnish.

SUGARED CRANBERRIES AND ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Pour soaking syrup into a medium bowl; place sugar in a large one. Insert a wooden toothpick into a cranberry. Dip a cranberry into syrup, tap off any excess liquid, and roll in sugar. Set aside on parchment. Repeat.
• Dip a rosemary sprig in syrup; tap off any excess liquid. Dip into sugar, and tap off excess sugar. Set aside on parchment. Repeat.

CALVADOS AND MAPLE SYRUP COCKTAIL

Steps:

• In a cocktail shaker, combine the calvados, maple syrup, lemon juice and ice and shake for 10 seconds. Strain into glass filled with ice and add the green apple slices as a garnish.

CALVADOS SOUR

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients over ice in cocktail shaker. Shake vigorously, and strain into martini glass. Garnish with fresh apple slice.

BROILED APPLES WITH MAPLE CALVADOS SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat broiler.
• Toss apples with lemon juice and 2 tablespoons sugar. Melt butter in a shallow baking pan 6 inches from heat. Remove from oven and tilt pan back and forth to coat bottom completely with butter. Arrange apples in 1 layer in pan. Broil apples 6 inches from heat until edges are pale golden and apples are just tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Sprinkle remaining 2 tablespoons sugar over apples and broil until sugar is melted, 1 to 2 minutes.
• While apples are broiling, boil maple syrup and Calvados 2 minutes.
• Serve apples and ice cream topped with sauce.

CALVADOS CREAM

Steps:

• Whip cream and confectioners' sugar until soft peaks form. Stir in Calvados. Use immediately.