Cherry Ice Cream
makes about 1 1/2 quarts
3/4 pound cherries, pitted and roughly chopped
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
2 cups heavy cream
1 cup milk
Combine cherries, 1/3 cup sugar, salt, and lemon juice in a medium saucepan. Cook on medium heat for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the cherries turn soft and jammy and the mixture is bubbling. Remove from heat and let the mixture cool to room temperature.
In another medium saucepan combine the cream, milk, and remaining 1/3 cup of sugar. Heat over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is almost simmering.
Remove from heat, pour mixture into a bowl, and chill over an ice bath until it is room temperature.
Stir in the cherries. Cover and chill the mixture in the refrigerator for 4 hours or overnight.
Freeze in an ice cream maker per manufacturer's instructions.
Pâte à choux Dough
makes 20-24 puffs
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup water
4 ounces unsalted butter, cut into pieces
3/4 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup all-purpose flour
4 + 1 large eggs, room temperature
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
Combine milk, water, butter, sugar and salt In a heavy bottomed medium saucepan and heat on medium high.
Once the mixture is at a rolling boil, add all of the flour at once, reduce the heat to medium
and start to stir the mixture vigorously with a wooden spoon. The dough should come together into a ball. Continue stirring for another 3-4 minutes until it is completely smooth and soft.
Transfer the dough into a bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat to cool it down slightly. Add in four eggs one at a time, beating after each egg has been added to incorporate it into the dough. The dough should be very thick and shiny but not liquidy.
Transfer the dough to a pastry bag fitted with a 1 inch plain tip. Pipe out mounds of dough on the prepared baking sheet, spacing about 2 inches apart.
Beat the last egg with a little water to form an egg wash, then brush lightly over the puffs.
Bake in oven for about 15-18 minutes, rotating halfway through. The puffs should turn golden brown and be dry to the touch. It's easier to underbake than to overbake; make sure they are dry before taking out.
Place sheet on a wire rack and let puffs cool before slicing in half and filling with ice cream to make profiteroles.
Almond Granita
1 cup almond milk
1 cup water
3 ounces almond paste
3 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon lemon juice
Combine all the ingredients in a blender and process until very smooth.
Strain into an 8 inch square baking pan (stai nless steel is best).
Place in freezer and let freeze for about an hour. Using a fork, break and crush the mixture into small pieces. Freeze for another 30 minutes and repeat the process, turning the pieces into even small crystals. The mixture should be firm and ready to serve after about 2 hours of this process
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