Planning a fancy dinner for guests takes a lot of extra time as a mom to two little busy boys. = ) So, to help easy the craziness tomorrow evening, I made both parts of the dessert today, as well as my bread dough. Here is my menu:
Spinach salad w/red onion, blue cheese, walnut pieces & pink lady apple slices
fresh bread (haven't decided if I will add anything to it....may just do a balsamic dip for it)
Baked 3 cheese and lobster macaroni
vanilla bean gelato/frozen custard
chocolate marscapone toffee bars (a Giada DeLaurentis recipe) *** easy and WELL worth it!
and WINE of course! LOL Red, not sure which I will serve.
Here is my frozen "concoction" I guess it is more frozen custard than gelato, but gelato sounds more appealing to people.
Vanilla Bean "Gelato"
1/3 vanilla bean (cut open and scrape out inside)
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/8 teaspoon salt
8 large egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
*whisk together yolks, salt, vanilla extract and 1/2 cup sugar in a double broiler for 5-10 minutes, or until light yellow/vanilla color. In a separate bowl, mix with electric mixer 1/4 cup sugar and heavy cream until light peaks form. Once yolk mixture turns pale yellow, place bowl in an ice bath for a few minutes. Mix in vanilla bean. Fold whipped cream into yolk mixture until all is incorporated. Put in desired air tight container and place in freezer. Let freeze for at least 6 hours, better if over night.
**I have also made chocolate. You really could do whatever you wanted. You could even stir in bits of candy bar, or chocolate syrup. The possibilities are really endless....and yummy. LOL
I will be posting more tomorrow or the next day....I am off to a cake decorating class with my 8 year old niece. = )
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