Friday, February 26, 2010

MINI BAKED ALASKA

Hi everyone.  I don't have much time today so I am going to give you a very simple recipe.  This is one you can whip up in a very short time if you buy the ingredients.  Or, if you have time you can bake the cookies yourself.  I almost always bake my own but on occasion have run to the Bakery to get some.  The other good thing about this yummy little treat is that you can mix and match a ton of different combinations.  I have done big thick Oatmeal cookies with Vanilla ice cream, Thin Lemon crisps with Lemon Sherbet, Chocolate Chip with Vanilla or Chocolate (for the Chocoholic) and on and on.  Make up your own combination.  They are fun, delicious and people will think you are a baking Wizard!

MINI BAKED ALASKA

Cookies (as many as you need 1 per person)
Ice Cream or Sherbet (you match the flavor with the cookie)
Meringue

Take one cookie and with an ice cream scoop (large) place one scoop of the ice cream on top of the cookie.  Put in the freezer until frozen solid.

To make Meringue, put 1/2 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons of water into a small saucepan and cook until it reaches 235 degrees on your thermometer.  In the meantime beat 4 egg whites until foamy, add 1/2 tsp cream of tarter then whip until the whites are stiff.  In a thin stream while still beating on high add the sugar mixture to the egg whites.  Beat until glossy.

Take the cookies out of the freezer and quickly frost them with the meringue.  With your mini torch quickly brown the meringue.  There you have it.  Mini Baked Alaska.  What a great treat!  Try them soon.  Your guests will love them and your kids will want them all the time.

Thanks for stopping n today have a great weekend
Ciao
Grayce

3 comments:

  1. Oh ..... by the way......my vote is for BROWNIES .... OMGSH......with a layer of Richardson fudge, then the ice cream and then the topping.....definitely a chocolate fix!!!!! Oh be still my heart

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  2. Yep you could do it with brownies. Cut them out round , put the scoop of ice cream on top then the meringue and put it all on a bed of hot fudge!

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