Cheery Cherry Cream Puffs With A1 Ganache Drizzle A1 Food

CHERRY-CHOCOLATE CREAM PUFFS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a small saucepan, bring water, butter, sugar and salt to a rolling boil. Add flour all at once and beat until blended. Cook over medium heat, stirring vigorously until mixture pulls away from sides of pan and forms a ball. Remove from heat; let stand 5 minutes., Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition until smooth. Continue beating until mixture is smooth and shiny., Drop dough by scant 1/4 cupfuls 3 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake 30-35 minutes or until puffed, very firm and golden brown. Remove to wire racks. Split puffs open. Pull out and discard soft dough from inside tops and bottoms. Cool puffs completely on a wire rack. , Let whipped topping stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, bring sugar and milk to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Reduce heat to low; stir in chocolate until melted. Transfer to a large bowl. Cool to room temperature, about 25 minutes, stirring occasionally. Fold in whipped topping. , Just before serving, fill each cream puff with a heaping tablespoonful of cherries; top with chocolate filling. Replace tops. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Refrigerate leftovers.

DARK CHOCOLATE-CHERRY GANACHE BARS

Steps:

• In a food processor, pulse together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder and fine sea salt. Pulse in the butter and vanilla until the mixture just comes together into a smooth mass. Line an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment or wax paper. Press the dough into the pan. Prick all over with a fork. Chill for at least 20 minutes and up to 3 days.
• Heat the oven to 325 degrees. Bake the shortbread until firm to the touch and just beginning to pull away from the sides, 35 to 40 minutes.
• Cool in the pan for 20 minutes on a wire rack. Brush jam over shortbread's surface and let cool thoroughly.
• Place chocolate in a heatproof bowl. In a saucepan, bring the cream to a simmer. Pour over the chocolate and whisk until smooth. Whisk in the kirsch. Spread over shortbread. Sprinkle fleur de sel on. Cool to room temperature; cover and chill until firm. Slice and serve.

CHERRY CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese, sour cream, and milk together in a bowl. Stir pudding mix into the cream cheese mixture. Fold about half the cherry pie filling into the cream cheese mixture; spread into the prepared pie crust and top with remaining pie filling.
• Refrigerate until set and chilled completely, about 2 hours.

CHEERY CHERRY CREAM PUFFS WITH A.1. GANACHE DRIZZLE #A1

Steps:

• Bake puff pastry shells at 425 degrees F. for 18 minutes according to package directions. Use a fork to remove the top halves and soft pastry underneath. Allow to cool.
• Bring 1 cup heavy cream to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium heat. Remove from heat. Stir in A.1. Origianal Sauce and chocolate chips. Stir until well blended and smooth. Set aside.
• To make the filling, place remaining 1/2 cup heavy cream in a medium bowl. Beat on high speed. Once cream begins to thicken, add cherry juice, vanilla and sugar. Continue to whip until cream is thick and stiff. Fold in Maraschino cherries.
• To assemble, spoon cream mixture onto pastry shell bottoms. Place pastry tops over cream. Drizzle with the A.1. ganache. Sprinkle with chopped walnuts. Serve immediately and enjoy!

CLASSIC CREAM PUFFS WITH CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• Make the pastry cream: In a medium saucepan, whisk together the granulated sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Whisk in the egg yolks until combined, then whisk in the milk. Heat over medium-low heat, whisking constantly, until it starts to thicken, 4 to 5 minutes. Immediately remove from the heat.
• Whisk in the butter and vanilla bean paste. Transfer to a bowl, then press a sheet of plastic wrap on the surface of the pastry cream. Let cool, then refrigerate until chilled through, at least 2 hours and up to overnight.
• Start the cream puff dough: In a medium saucepan, bring the milk, butter and salt to a simmer over medium heat. Add the flour and cook, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until the mixture comes together. Cook until the mixture starts to pull away from the sides of the pan into a ball and looks dry, 3 to 5 minutes more.
• Finish the cream puff dough: Using a wooden spoon, beat in the eggs, one at a time, waiting until they are fully incorporated before adding the next. Mix until the batter is shiny and stiff. Alternatively, you can use a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment on medium-low speed to incorporate the eggs. Transfer the batter to a pastry bag fitted with a 1/2-inch round pastry tip.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Form and bake: On the prepared baking sheet, pipe rounds of dough that are 1 1/2 to 2 inches wide and about 1 inch high, allowing 1 inch between each. Alternatively, measure out a scant 1/4-cup dough for each puff. Wet your finger and press down any pointed tops on the cream puffs. Bake for 15 minutes. Lower the oven to 350 degrees F and bake until firm to the touch, another 15 to 20 minutes.
• Finish baking: Shut the oven off. Let the puffs dry inside the oven for 10 minutes. Remove and let cool.
• Assemble: Using a paring knife, hollow out a hole in the bottom of each of the puffs. Pipe the pastry cream into the hole. Alternatively, you can cut the top off each puff and remove any undercooked dough in the center, then fill with the pastry cream and top with the top again. Hold in the refrigerator until ready to garnish and serve.
• Make the chocolate sauce: In a small pot, heat the cream. In a small bowl that fits over the pot of cream (without the bottom of the bowl touching the cream), combine the chocolate with the cinnamon. Use the pot of cream as the bottom of the double boiler and melt the chocolate over the cream. When the chocolate is melted, add the heated cream to the bowl with the chocolate and whisk to combine. Keep warm.
• Top the cream puffs with a sprinkle of confectioners' sugar and some of the chocolate sauce.

A.1. CHERRY COBBLER TART #A1

Steps:

• In a saucepan, cook cherries over medium heat for 6-7 minutes until reduced and cherries have popped. Set aside.
• Cut 1 sheet puff pastry in 9 equal squares. Spray a 12 muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray. Press each square of puff pastry in 1 muffin compartment. Press dough up sides.
• Combine mascarpone cheese, 1 tablespoon brown sugar and vanilla in bowl. Spoon mixture evenly between 9 puff pastry cups.
• Top mascarpone cheese mixture with cherries.
• In a small bowl, combine flour, 2 tablespoons brown sugar and butter until combined and crumbly. Top cherries with mixture evenly among cups.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool until room temperature.
• Place chocolate in a bowl. Heat heavy cream and A1 sauce in a saucepan over medium heat until hot and almost boiling. Pour over chocolate. Whisk until melted and combined.
• To serve: Drizzle ganache on plate. Top with tartlet and top with more ganache. Enjoy!

CHERRY CREME PUFF WONTONS

Steps:

• NOTE: You will need a non-stick mini muffin pan.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Spread a little of the flour onto some wax paper and unfold one of the puff pastry sheets onto it. Roll the dough with a floured rolling pin until it is 12X12 inches.
• Using a knife, cut the pastry dough into 24 squares. Repeat this process with the other sheet of puff pastry for a total of 48 squares.
• Shape a square of puff pastry into each muffin tin slot and then place a cherry into the bottom of each. Careful to not let any puff pastry square touch another and keep the tops open for filling.
• In a large bowl, using electric beaters; whip the heavy whipping cream and then add the mascarpone cheese in chunks and whip to blend completely.
• In a little bowl; mix the strong coffee with the cinnamon, nutmeg, and sugar until it forms a paste. Add to the mascarpone mix and blend well.
• With a spoon, stir in 1/4 cup pecan chips reserving the other 1/4 cup for garnish. Stir in the graham cracker crumbs. Place mascarpone mix in the fridge until ready to use.
• Bake the puff pastry squares with cherries for 13 minutes or until golden brown.
• Use a fork to gently remove puff pastry wontons from the muffin pan to a serving plate. (they will come right out, the fork is to keep from burning your fingers).
• Allow the puff pastry wontons to cool for 10 minutes.
• Place a heaping teaspoon of the mascarpone filling over each cherry. Sprinkle each wonton with a bit of the reserved pecan bits then serve!

CHICKEN VOL-AU-VENT WITH TOMATO MANGO RELISH #A1

Steps:

• For Chicken: Add 4 Boneless & Skinless Chicken Thighs, 1/2 cup A.1. Original Sauce, ¼ cup Olive Oil, 1 tablespoon Agave Nectar, 1 tablespoon minced Garlic, 1 tablespoon Fresh Tarragon, 2 chopped scallions, ½ teaspoon Salt and ¼ teaspoon Pepper to a zip top bag and place in the refrigerator overnight. Remove from the refrigerator 1 hour before you are ready to cook. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place chicken and marinade in an oven safe dish and cook 25-30 minutes, or until juices run clear. When it's cool enough to touch, chop the chicken into ½ inch cubes and return to the dish you cooked it inches.
• For Relish: Combine all tomato mango relish ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
• For Sauce: In a saucepan over medium heat, cook onion and mushrooms in butter 5 minutes, until soft. Add the flour and cook about 2 minutes until all the raw flour has cooked out and looks like wet sand. Add the Half & Half and bring to a boil. Then reduce to a simmer. Add the goat cheese and stir until it's melted. Add the peas, carrots, chopped chicken, any remaining marinade and nutmeg.
• . For Vol-au-Vent: Place Puff Pastry on a lightly floured cutting board and cut into 6 rectangles. Then place the rectangles on a parchment lined baking sheet and cook in a 400-degree oven 15 minutes, or until pastry has puffed up and tops are lightly browned.
• To Assemble: Carefully separate the puff pastry rectangles into 2 pieces each. (You'll notice that there will be a natural middle spot). Use your fingers to depress a well in the bottom and fill each one with about 1 soup ladle full of the chicken mixture. Top with about a tablespoon of the tomato mango relish. Replace the top and spoon just a bit of both the sauce and relish over the top. Serve hot.

CREAMY MASCARPONE POLENTA WITH TURKEY BOLOGNESE #A1

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons of butter in large pot. Add 1/2 diced onion and saute for about 5 minutes. Add 1 tbl garlic and saute for 1-2 minutes.
• Add 2 cups chicken broth and bring to a boil. Stir in dried polenta and reduce heat to simmer. Cook for about 1 1/2 hours until smooth, adding in additional broth or water as needed.
• Stir fresh corn into polenta and continue cooking on low.
• Spray large pan with cooking spray and brown ground turkey. When turkey starts to brown, add in 1/2 diced onion, 1 tbl garlic and mushrooms.
• Cook for about 10 minutes, deglazing the pan if needed with water. Add in A1 Sauce, brown sugar, mustard and vinegar. Stir until well combined and cook 5-10 minutes, adding in water if needed to keep saucy consistency. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Keep warm and set aside.
• Check polenta for consistency. If done, remove from heat and stir in 4 tbl butter, 1/2 cup parmesan and mascarpone. Season to taste.
• Serve turkey mixture over polenta and sprinkle with fresh herbs. If serving a crowd, you can also mix the polenta and turkey together.

TURKEY AND VEGETABLE RAGOUT WITH WARM POLENTA ROUNDS #A1

Steps:

• In a large pan, heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil over medium heat. Saute onion for 3 minutes. Add garlic and saute for 1 minute.
• Add ground turkey to pan. Sprinkle with Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Let cook until browned, stirring occasionally.
• Add tomatoes and zucchini to the meat. Let cook for 5 minutes, or until zucchini is softened.
• Add A.1. Original Sauce, tomato sauce, lemon juice and chopped parsley. Stir well and let simmer for 5 minutes.
• In a large non-stick pan, heat remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat. Slice tube of polenta into 8 rounds of equal width.
• Place polenta slices into pan in a single layer. Let cook until golden on 1 side, about 5 minutes. Flip over with a spatula. Cook until golden on other side.
• To serve, spoon turkey and vegetable ragout over polenta. Top with crumbled goat cheese.

WARM CHERRY PUFF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees.
• Blend milk, eggs, biscuit mix, sugar, almond estract and butter in blender for 15 seconds, or with electric mixer beat on HIGH speed or 1 minute.
• Pour into greased 10" pie pan or 11x7" baking pan.
• Spoon cherry filling over the top.
• Bake 25-30 minutes, until golden brown.