Desserts:
Bavarian
Cream with Raspberry Sauce
from
the Houston
Junior League Cookbook
INGREDIENTS:
Lady fingers (about 14)
2
envelopes unflavored gelatin
1/4
cup cold water
8
egg yolks
1
cup sugar
2
cups milk
2-inch
piece vanilla bean
1/4
cup Cointreau
2
cups whipping cream
TO
PREPARE:
Line
2 (1-quart) molds or souffle dishes with lady finger halves, covering bottom
first, then standing them up around sides of mold. Soften gelatin
in cold water. Combine egg yolks and sugar; beat well. Scald
milk with vanilla bean; pour slowly over egg yolk mixture, stirring constantly.
Cook over boiling water, stirring constantly, until custard is smooth and
thick. Remove vanilla bean. Add softened gelatin and continue
stirring until gelatin is completely dissolved. Strain through wire
strainer and let cool, stirring occasionally to prevent a film from forming.
When cool, add Cointreau. Whip cream and fold in carefully.
Pour into prepared molds; chill at least 2 hours. Unmold onto serving
platter and serve with Raspberry Sauce.
SERVES:
8 - 10
INGREDIENTS
for Raspberry Sauce:
1/2
cup Cointreau
1
package (10 � 12 ounces) frozen raspberries
1
cup whipping cream
2
Tablespoons sugar
TO
PREPARE Raspberry Sauce:
Add
Cointreau to frozen raspberries; let thaw. Drain, reserving juice.
Whip cream, fold in sugar and raspberries. Thin with a little reserved
juice. Sauce may be served immediately or refrigerated until serving
time. Serve in sauce boat with ladle, to be spooned over individual
servings of Bavarian Creme.
YIELDS:
2 cups
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