Real African Dishes: [MC-AllEthnic-Recipes] SICILIAN ALMOND ICE CREAM -- Granita di Mandorle

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

[MC-AllEthnic-Recipes] SICILIAN ALMOND ICE CREAM -- Granita di Mandorle

* Exported from MasterCook *

SICILIAN ALMOND ICE CREAM -- Granita di Mandorle

Recipe By :Mediterranean Street Food by Anissa Helou,2002
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Frozen Veggie

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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3 tablespoons cornstarch
1 quart whole milk -- 4 cups
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups blanched almonds -- soaked in boiling water for 20 minutes, then dried and ground very fine (about 1 cup)

Using a whisk, dissolve the cornstarch, in about 1/2 cup milk and set aside. Put the rest of the milk in a saucepan. place over medium heat and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and whisk in the cornstarch mixture. Add the sugar and return to the heat, whisking until the milk is back to boiling. Remove from the heat and set aside. Stir occasionally to dissolve the skin.

Once the milk has cooled completely, stir in the ground almonds and either freeze in an ice cream maker following the manufacturer's instructions or put in a freezer container and freeze, whisking the mixture every hour or so for about 6 hours, or until the ice cream is the right consistency. Serve plain or inside brioches.

Makes 5-6 cups

Sicilians often have their ice cream sandwiched inside a brioche -- a strange but fun way of serving it and just as good, if not better, as inside a cone. Once you have made [or bought] the brioche, cut each open across the middle without detaching the two halves and fill the inside with as much ice cream as is manageable. Serve as if it were a sandwich. You will have to eat it double-quick or else you will look like a toddler who has had a few mouthfuls of ice cream. You can vary the nuts here by using pistachios, hazelnuts, or any other you prefer.

Cuisine:
"Italian"
S(Formatted by Chupa Babi):
"Dec 2010"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 489 Calories; 24g Fat (43.2% calories from fat); 13g Protein; 60g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 22mg Cholesterol; 84mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1 Lean Meat; 1/2 Non-Fat Milk; 4 1/2 Fat; 3 Other Carbohydrates.

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0