Bread Pudding

5 slices day old white bread butter 1/4 tsp salt sugar 3 eggs, beaten 3 cups milk, scalded 1/4 tsp cinnamon vanilla ice cream Toast the bread and spread it with 2 tbsp of butter while hot.  Arrange the toast in a buttered 9 by 9 inch baking pan.  Preheat the oven to 350 F.… Continue reading Bread Pudding

Strawberry Zabaglione

8 large egg yolks, at room temperature 3/4 cup dry marsala 1/2 cup sugar 1 pint strawberries, sliced Put the egg yolks, the marsala, and then the sugar into a large stainless-steel bowl. Set the bowl over a large saucepan filled with 1 inch of barely simmering water. Using a hand-held electric mixer on low… Continue reading Strawberry Zabaglione

Turkish Syllabub

2/3 cup of cointreau Juice of 2 lemons ½ cup sugar 2 ¼ cups heavy cream 2 tbsp rosewater 2 tbsp orange flower water 2 tbsp shelled pistachios, finely chopped   Combine the cointreau, lemon juice, and sugar in a large bowl.  Stir to dissolve. Slowly stir in the cream and then beat with an… Continue reading Turkish Syllabub

Creme Brulee

2 ½ cups heavy cream 1 vanilla pod or 1 tsp vanilla extract 8 egg yolks 3 tbsp sugar 6 tbsp demerara sugar   Put a pie dish in the freezer for 20 minutes.  Put the cream and the vanilla in a saucepan and bring to a boiling point, but without letting it boil. Beat… Continue reading Creme Brulee

Pear Souffles

1 cup dry white wine 1 cup water 1/2 cup sugar 2 large ripe Bartlett pears—peeled, halved and cored 2 large egg yolks 3 tablespoons egg whites (see Note) Preheat the oven to 375°. Butter two 1-cup ramekins and dust them lightly with sugar. In a medium stainless-steel saucepan, combine the white wine, water and… Continue reading Pear Souffles

Banana Souffles

1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted 5 tablespoons sugar 2 firm, ripe bananas, mashed (1 1/4 cups) 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice 1 large egg yolk 3 large egg whites Salt Preheat the oven to 400°. Brush four 1-cup ramekins with melted butter. Add 2 tablespoons of the sugar to 1 of the ramekins and rotate… Continue reading Banana Souffles