Mock Fruit Strudel With Ice Cream Recipes

APPLEBERRY-PEACH STRUDEL-STYLE PASTRY

Steps:

• In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium heat and stir in apples. Saute for about 5 to 7 minutes until they begin to caramelize. Add lemon zest and juice, peaches, walnuts, and raisins and cinnamon and cook for about 5 more minutes. Stir in brown sugar and flour, remove from heat and gently fold in raspberries, and cool to room temperature.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• While the fruit is cooking, roll puff pastry out on a floured surface. Spoon some of the fruit mixture onto the pastry and begin to roll up the pastry, brushing each fold of pastry with butter and sprinkling some of the sugar as you go. If you are using 2 sheets of puff pastry, you will be making 2 strudel "rolls." Brush each roll with apricot jelly, place on a baking sheet and bake until golden brown, about 40 minutes. Let cool completely and serve. (This is best served on the day it is made.)

MOCK APPLE STRUDEL

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, 2 tablespoons sugar and salt. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in milk just until moistened. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead 8-10 times., Roll out into a 14x10-in. rectangle. Brush with melted butter. Top with apples; sprinkle with cinnamon and remaining sugar., Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a long side; pinch seams to seal. Place on a parchment-lined 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 425° for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown., Remove from pan to a wire rack. In a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, milk and vanilla; drizzle over warm strudel. Sprinkle with nuts if desired.

FIVE MINUTE ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Combine the frozen strawberries and sugar in a food processor or blender. Process until the fruit is roughly chopped. With the processor running, slowly pour in the heavy cream until fully incorporated. Serve immediately, or freeze for up to one week.

JACK'S FRUIT ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan heat milk, heavy cream, and vanilla bean over medium high heat to a simmer. Turn heat down to medium.
• In a separate bowl whisk together the eggs yolks, sugar, and salt. Sugar will dissolve when heated.
• Slowly dizzle this egg/sugar mixture into the simmering milk mixture and whisk. Combining these too quickly will result in "scrambled eggs."
• After you have added these two mixtures together, reduce the heat to a medium low temperature.
• Remove the vanilla bean and split lengthwise scraping out seeds. Return the pod and the seeds back to the pot. I like to add several drops of food coloring at this point.
• Continue to stir until the mixture coats the back of a spoon. Strain mixture through a fine-holed strainer, discarding the vanilla pod and refrigerate the mixture over night.
• Follow manufacturer's instruction for your ice cream maker, and let the fun begin.
• Meanwhile, drain the jackfruit and pulse it gently in your processor. We want small pieces of fruit for the ice cream.
• After about 15 minutes into freezing your ice cream add small pieces of jackfruit to the mixture.
• Serve your ice cream at your next dinner party and enjoy the mystery when your friends/family try to guess the secret ingredient! The flavor is both refreshing and delicious. Enjoy!

"THE PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING" BREAD PUDDING WITH VANILLA ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Slice bread into small cubes, add to a medium bowl and toss with the melted butter. Add the raisins, chocolate chips and raspberries and stir to distribute.
• In a medium bowl combine the eggs, whole milk, condensed milk, sugar and vanilla together until well mixed. Pour over the bread mixture and press down gently to help the bread absorb the egg mixture.
• Transfer the bread mixture into a large oven proof dish and bake in the preheated oven for about 45 minutes or until the top springs back when touched. Remove from the oven and lightly sprinkle with the rum. Carefully ignite with kitchen lighter or a long kitchen match. Serve in individual bowls with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.

MOCK VANILLA ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Beat the whipping cream to stiff peaks, fold in vanilla and splenda sweetener. Then freeze until frozen. Serve in 1/2 cup dessert cups and enjoy the sweet treat.