Custard Sauce For Almendrado Food

ALMENDRADO DESSERT

Steps:

• 1. Make Basic Dessert Crepes. Keep warm in oven. Soften gelatin in cold water. Dissolve over hot water. Separate eggs( reserve yolks for sauce below). Place egg whites in large mixing bowl, add gelatin mixture; beat mixture until a thick white foam is formed. Continue beating and gradually add sugar, 1 Tablespoon at a time about 1 minute.
• 2. Fold in almond extract and lemon peel.Remove 1/3 of the mixture to a small bowl, and another 1/3 to another bowl. Tint one with green food coloring and the other with pink food coloring.Chill the 3 bowl for about 4 to 6 hours.
• 3. To serve, place a dessert crepe flat on serving platter, top with 1/2 the green mixture. Place another crepe on top, and top it with 1/2 the white mixture, repeat with the pink. Continue with the crepes and mixtures in the same order ending with the pink mixture. Top with Almond Custard sauce. Cut into wedges to serve.
• 4. Almond Custard Sauce: Place the first 4 ingredients in the top of double boiler. Cook over gently simmering water until mixture coats the back of a metal spoon. Add the remaining ingredients. To cool. set in cold water and stir. Spoon on top of Almendrado.

CUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients, except vanilla, in a heavy pot.
• Cook, over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens& will coat the back of a spoon.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in vanilla& refrigerate in a covered container.

CUSTARD SAUCE FOR ALMENDRADO

Steps:

• Mix yolks, sugar, milk and salt in pot and cook over medium heat. Stirring till thick and coats a spoon.
• Cool a couple minutes add extract and chill.
• Cover and chill for up to 24 hours.

COINTREAU CUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine the sugar and cornstarch in a heavy saucepan. Add milk and stir till smooth.
• Add orange peel.
• Gently heat the mixture until it starts to thicken. Stir constantly for 2 minutes.
• Beat egg yolks and slowly add 1/2 cup of the sauce. Slowly add egg mixture to the sauce. Continue to cook for a few minutes, but make sure that the sauce does not boil.
• Pour sauce into a bowl and add vanilla and cointreau, stir gently to mix.
• Refrigerate till ready to use.

HOMEMADE CUSTARD

Steps:

• Put the cream and milk into a large pan and gently bring to just below boiling point. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk the yolks, cornflour, sugar and vanilla. Gradually pour the hot milk mixture onto the sugar mixture, whisking constantly.
• Wipe out the saucepan and pour the mixture back into it. Heat gently, stirring with a wooden spoon (see Steps 1 and 2, for stirring tips) until the custard is thickened, but before any lumps form. Eat hot or cold.

STIRRED CUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• In a 1-cup measure stir together egg yolk, light cream, sugar and salt.
• Micro-cook, uncovered, on 50% power for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes or till mixture is thickens slightly, stirring every 30 seconds.
• Place the 1-cup measure in a bowl of ice water and stir egg yolk mixture for 2 minutes.
• Stir in Galliano, brandy or Ameretto and vanilla.
• Cover surface of mixture with clear plastic wrap refrigerate till serving time.
• To serve, spoon over one of the above fruits or a mixture of the above fruits.
• NOTE:
• Cool the custard mixture for Stirred Custard Sauce by placing the glass measure inside a larger bowl filled with ice water.
• After stirring the mixture, stir in the Galliano, brandy or Ameretto and the vanilla.
• Adding these ingredients at this stage speeds the cooling of the custard and helps prevent curdling.
• Be sure to place clear plastic wrap directly on the surface of the custard before it is refrigerated.
• Covering the surface will prevent a "skin" from forming on the top of the Custard Sauce.

ORANGE CUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan, combine the granulated sugar, flour, and salt.
• Add orange zest, lemon and orange juices, and egg yolks. Blend well.
• Cook over low heat, stirring, until thickened and smooth.
• Stir in butter and cool.
• Whip the cream and fold into the cooled orange mixture.

ALMENDRADO THE MEXICAN FLAG

Steps:

• Prepare 8x4x2 loaf pan with non stick spray, set aside.
• Add the gelatin to the cold water and stir. Place this mixture in a double boiler and heat until the gelatin dissolves. Remove from heat and let it cool at room temperature.
• Beat the egg whites until lightly stiff. Gradually add the sugar and salt one tablespoon at a time while mixing. Then add the cooled gelatin, almond extract and lime zest. Mix until well combined. Do not add hot gelatin to the egg whites.
• Divide the egg whites into three separate bowls. Tint one bowl green and one red (the red will really be pink when mixed with egg whites). Fold the food coloring in and mix well to distribute the color evenly.
• Using a tablespoon, layer the green egg whites in the bottom of a glass dish.
• You can also use a mold if you like. Then add the white layer and last the red layer. Spreading the layers with the back of a spoon works well.
• Cover the dish with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator at least 3 hours to overnight.
• To serve invert pudding on a serving platter. Garnish with custard sauce if desired.