"Easy Baking"
Show 71
Timothy Dean
Restaurant and Bar
16th
and 'K' St. N.W.
Washington,
D.C.
1-202-879-6900
Ian Barthley-Pastry Chef
Mango Napoleon with Lime Sorbet
(8 Servings)
Ingredients:
1) 3 sheets Phyllo Dough
2) Melted Butter
3) Sugar
4) 2 ripe Mangoes, diced
5) 1 cup Coconut Whipped Cream (see recipe below)
6) 1/4 cup Mango Puree
7) Lime Sorbet (see recipe below)
Procedure:
1) Lay one sheet of phyllo dough flat on a table
and
brush with melted butter.
2) Place another layer of phyllo on top and
repeat
procedure until there
are three layers of buttered
phyllo.
3) Use a 4" round cooking cutter and cut out
24 circles.
4) Place cut out circles on a parchment covered
baking
sheet and sprinkle
gently with sugar.
5) Place another piece of parchment paper on
top and
place another baking
sheet on it.
6) Bake at 350 degrees until golden, approximately
15
minutes.
Ingredients for the Coconut
Whipped Cream:
1) 2 cups Heavy Cream
2) 1 can Coco Lopez
Preparation for the Coconut
Whipped Cream:
1) Add Coco Lopez to whipping cream to taste.
2) Whip together
Ingredients for the Lime Sorbet:
1) 1 cup Water
2) 1 cup Sugar
3) 1 cup Milk
4) 2 Limes, zested
5) 1 cup Lime Juice
Preparation for the Lime Sorbet:
1) Bring the first four ingredients to a boil.
2) Add the Lime Juice
3) Cool in an ice bath, then process in an ice
cream maker, according
to manufacturer's
instructions.
To Assemble Entire Recipe:
1) Place a small amount of whipped cream on
a
plate.
2) Top with a phyllo round.
3) Top phyllo round with diced mangoes.
4) Place a phyllo round on top of the mango.
5) Top with coconut whipped cream.
6) Finish with another phyllo round.
7) Decorate plate with mango puree.
8) Place a scoop of lime sorbet on the plate.
9) Garnish with a sprig of mint.
Bread Pudding Creme Brulee
with Mixed Berry Compote
(Yield 6 Servings)
Ingredients:
1) 6 pieces White Bread, toasted
2) 4 cups Heavy Cream
3) 10 Egg Yolks
4) 1 cup Sugar
5) 1 tbs. Vanilla Extract
Ingredients for the Mixed
Berry Compote:
1) 1 cup Orange Juice
2) Zest of one Orange
3) 1/4 cup Sugar
4) 1/2 pint Raspberries
5) 1/2 pint Strawberries
6) 1/2 pint Blueberries
7) 1/2 pint Blackberries
8) 2 tbs. Butter
9) 1 tbs. Gran Marnier
Preparation:
1) Take 4' cooking cutter and cut six circles
from
bread.
2) Put on cookie sheet.
3) Place in 350 degree oven for 5 minutes or
until
golden.
4) Remove and set aside.
5) In a mixing bowl, whisk cream and half cup
of
the sugar.
6) Place in a sauce pan and bring to a boil.
7) In another bowl, whisk the rest of the sugar,
egg
yolks and vanilla until
incorporated.
8) Take 1/3 of the warm cram mixture and add
to
the egg mixture to
temper.
9) Add the remaining cream mixture to the yolk
mixture and mix until
smooth.
10) Strain and put in a water bath to cool.
Set aside.
11) Put one piece of tasted bread round in each of
the six ramekins.
12) Pour brulee mixture over the bread to fill the
ramekin.
13) Set aside for 30 minutes to absorb.
14) Set the ramekins in a water bath. Press
the bread
down to submerge.
15) Cover with aluminum foil.
16) Put in a 350 degree preheated oven. Bake
until
set, about 25-30
minutes.
17) Remove from oven and set aside to cool.
18) Place sugar, orange juice and zest in a pot.
19) Let come to a boil. Reduce by half. Add
butter
to melt.
Remove from heat.
20) Add the berries. Toss to coat. Add Gran
Marnier.
Toss again and
set aside.
21) Sprinkle top of brulee with granulated sugar,
lightly.
22) Melt with a salamander or blow torch. Repeat
3 or
4 times until
sugar melts and forms a hard caramel
coating.
23) Scoop compote on top of brulee, centered.
Garnish
with a sprig
of mint.
Vanilla Cheesecake with Spiced
Pineapple and Basil Ice Cream
(Yield 8 Servings)
Ingredients for the Spiced
Pineapple:
1) 1 1/2 cups Granulated Sugar
2) 2 cups Water
3) 1/2 cup Vanilla Rum
4) 1 1/2 Cups Banana Puree
5) 4 Peppercorns
6) 1/4 oz. sliced fresh Ginger
7) 1/2 Cinnamon Stick
8) 1 1/2 Vanilla Beans
9) 1 Pineapple, cored and quartered
Preparation for the Spiced
Pineapple:
1) Bring all ingredients except pineapple to
a boil.
2) Add the pineapple and bring back to a boil.
3) Put in an ovenproof pan and bake at 350 degrees
for 45 minutes.
4) Cool, remove pineapple and strain liquid.
5) Dice pineapple into 1/4 inch cubes.
Ingredients for the Basil
Ice Cream:
1) 1 1/2 cups Heavy Cream
2) 1/2 cup Milk
3) 5 Egg Yolks
4) 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
5) 15 stems fresh Basil, washed, dried, minced
Preparation for the Basil
Ice Cream:
1) Bring cream, milk and 1/4 cup sugar to a
boil.
2) Remove from heat, add basil and steep for
an
hour.
3) In a separate bowl, mix egg yolks and the
remaining
1/2 cup sugar.
4) Temper by adding a small amount of the hot
cream
mixture into the egg
yolks and sugar while whisking.
5) Add to the rest of the cream mixture and
return to
heat until mixture
is thick enough to coat the back
of a spoon.
6) Cool in an ice bath.
7) Process in an ice cream maker according to
the
manufacturer's instructions.
To Assemble Entire Recipe:
1) Place a small amout of spiced pineapple in
the middle
of each plate.
2) Spoon a tablespoon of cooking liquid around
the
pineapple.
3) Sprinkle extra fine sugar on the top of a
slice of
cheesecake and glaze
with a blow torch.
4) Scoop a quenelle of basil ice cream onto
pineapple.
5) Lean glazed cheesecake against ice cream
scoop.