AZUKI ICE CREAM

Title: Azuki Ice Cream - Japanese Red Beans Ice Cream
Yield: 1 Serving

Ingredients

1 c azuki beans
1/3 c sugar
2 tsps lemon juice
3 1/2 c water
CUSTARD BASE
1 c milk
1 c cream
4 egg yolks
2/3 c sugar
1 ts vanilla

Instructions

Wash beans, and transfer beans, sugar, lemon juice, and water into a
saucepan. Bring to boil, and boil uncovered for 3 minutes. Decrease the
heat
to low and cover the pan, and cook the beans until very tender, adding
additional water as needed, 2 1/2 - 3 hours. The beans should be very
tender. When done, there should be a total of 3 cups beans and liquid.
If
not enough liquid, add more water to make 3 cups total mixture. If too
much
water, drain some liquid. Let the mixture cool 5 minutes. Strain the
bean
mixture through a sieve. I used a wooden mallet for this purpose.
Refrigerate the bean mixture 2 - 3 hours until cold. Discard bean skins
left
in the sieve. Heat the milk and cream to simmer in a saucepan. Combine
egg
yolks, and sugar in a bowl, stirring with a wire whisk. Stir 1/4 cup of
the
hot cream/milk mixture into the egg/sugar mixture; combine well.
Transfer
the egg/sugar mixture into the milk/cream mixture in the saucepan. Place
the
saucepan over low heat and stir until mixture thickens somewhat, about 5
minutes. Remove from heat, add vanilla, and refrigerate 2 - 3 hours
until
cold. Combine bean mixture and custard mixture and process according to
your ice cream maker instructions.

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Per serving (excluding unknown items): 1761 Calories; 88g Fat (44%
calories from fat); 25g Protein; 223g Carbohydrate; 1093mg Cholesterol;
264mg Sodium

Preparation Time: 0:00

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Banana Split Sundaes

2 oz Semisweet Chocolate

1/4 c Light Corn Syrup

1/4 c Sweetened Condensed Milk

1/4 ts Vanilla

1 x Ice Cream

2 tb Unsalted, Roasted Peanuts

2 ea Small Bananas, Quartered

Place chocolate in a 2-cup measure. Micro-cook, uncovered, on 100% power for 2 to 3 minutes or till melted, stirring once. Stir in corn syrup, and sweetened condensed milk. Micor-cook, uncovered, on 100% power for 45 seconds to 1 minute or till heated through. Stir in vanilla. Serve warm atop ice cream. Sprinkle with peanuts. Arranged quartered bananas around ice cream.

SKILLET TORTILLA PIZZA

This is a quick, tasty snack for when you're in a hurry and don't have the time for take-out!

1 tortilla
1/3 cup cheese (any kind)
1/4 cup tomato sauce
1 teaspoon olive oil
1/4 teaspoon each basil and oregano
olive oil spray
salt, pepper
garlic powder
hot salt or cayenne pepper (optional)

Heat a small amount of olive oil in a skillet on high.

Spray a tortilla with olive oil on both sides.

Season the top with salt, pepper, garlic powder and hot salt or cayenne pepper, if desired.

Mozzarella cheese is nice, but American, Cheddar, Provolone, Scamorza and Muenster cheeses also work well. This is a good way to use up cheese ends often available at the deli. Cut the cheese into 1/2" X 1/4" chunks. Have your ingredients ready for quick assembly on the hot pan as it continues to heat up.

When the pan begins to get hot, place the seasoned tortilla in the center of the skillet. Mound the cheese in the center of the tortilla, leaving a 1" margin around the edge of the circle. Allow a few minutes to go by, (don't walk away!) and as the cheese is partially melted and the skillet is becoming quite hot, pour the sauce over the cheese. Reduce heat at this point if needed, but the goal is for the tortilla to become golden brown and crispy.

Sprinkle the remaining seasonings over the sauce and drizzle with a few random drops of olive oil.

When the sauce is heated and the tortilla is golden brown underneath, use a large spatula to carefully transfer it to a dish.

Season with salt, pepper, and hot salt to taste (if desired) and roll up or cut into 4 triangle wedges or two halves for serving.

Each tortilla pizza makes one serving.

Simple, made with ingredients usually on hand, faster than thawing those tasteless frozen pizzas and so good!

Note: If you have flatbread or pita bread on hand, these can also be used for the crust. Spray with olive oil and proceed as above. Split pita bread by cutting along the side to make two circles. Place the crust part down. Pita will need a longer cooking time because of the added thickness, or simply place the pre-assembled pizza under the broiler instead.

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CREAM CHEESE BROWNIES

4 squares unsweetened chocolate
3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks) butter
2-1/2 cups sugar
5 eggs
1-1/4 cups flour
1 8 oz pkg cream cheese, softened

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 13x9-inch aluminum foil baking pan.

Read through this recipe entirely before you begin, as you will need to divide ingredients into separate batters in order to create two layers.

Microwave together the chocolate and butter on high setting 2 minutes. Stir in 2 cups of the sugar and blend well. Stir in 4 eggs and 1 cup of flour. Spread this mixture in the greased pan.

Beat cream cheese, gradually adding remaining ingredients. Combine well.

Spoon second mixture over batter already in pan. Swirl together lightly stirring with knife to create a marble-like pattern. Bake in Preheated 350 degree oven for 40 minutes or until toothpick has grainy fudge bits but is not clean, like in a cake. Be careful not to overbake.

Submitted by: CM

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