Saturday, March 15, 2008
Advice? Anyone?
Hey, i just got back from my 8am saturday math class and feel like i am going to melt into my bed/sofa/or any surface. we finished our fondant celebration cakes (i will post the pic in the next post) but most importantly, we have a mystery box plated dessert quiz on monday and we each got to pick out of a hat three flavors and make a fine dining, balanced dessert using the ingredients. Mine are apple, cinnamon, and walnut. honestly, i was a bit disappointed because this pairing is very cliche. but i need to get creative so if you have ANY ideas, throw em at me! there are rules though: i cant do frozen desserts (no ice cream, sorbet, etc), no flambeed desserts, no custards like flan, creme brulee, etc, and no souffles. sure i could do a cobbler-esque type thing, but again, thats pretty cliche so if theres anything you guys can think of, let me know! i'll post the final end result on monday!
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This may be too simple for your purposes, but I like to core whole apples, and then cut down into them in a cone shape. Stuff the apple with a cinnamon/sugar/butter/walnut mixture and bake until the apple is tender. If you use enough of the sugar and butter it kinda melts all down the sides of the apple, too.
I dunno, maybe you can take that and make it fancier or something. You're right, though, its a very predictable, all American kind of dessert.
I know i was thinking maybe making individual funnel cakes with a apple/walnut mix on top with a caramel cage but i have a feeling she won't go for my "carnival" fare as far as it being "fine dining"...i'll look online for some fine dining dessert menus...hopefully something will pop up
I saw once on a show this dish that looked fancy. The guy an apple tarte or something in some ramekins. Served it with ice cream. Looked good.
Hmm...here are a few ideas (I don't cook much, really, so I'm not sure how difficult/feasible these are):
-apple pie wontons
-apple trifle with walnut wafers
-apple mousse cake with walnut-crumb crust
-apple/cinnamon/walnut cannoli
-maybe this might lend some ideas (?): http://candiedquince.ca/archives/70
hope that helps a little. :-)
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