Honey Vanilla Crème Fraîche Food

BELGIAN WAFFLES WITH HONEY VANILLA CRèME FRAîCHE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, heat milk and butter over medium-low heat until butter is melted, about 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and allow mixture to cool to the touch.
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, yeast and salt. Gradually mix in milk-mixture, stir until smooth. Add eggs and vanilla and continue to mix until smooth. Use a rubber spatula to scrape down sides of the bowl.
• Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 12 to 24 hours.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, gently mix crème fraîche, honey and vanilla. Add more honey and vanilla 1/2 teaspoon at a time to taste. Be sure to not over mix as this could create lumps in the crème fraîche. Cover and store in the fridge until ready to serve.
• Heat waffle iron. When waffle iron is hot, remove the bowl of batter from the fridge. The batter should appear foamy and have risen. Stir a few times to deflate and bring the batter together.
• Evenly pour about a 1/2 cup of batter into the hot waffle iron. Cook according to the manufacturer's instructions. Once cooked, transfer to a wire rack. Once all waffles are cooked, plate and spread honey vanilla crème fraîche and fresh fruit.

INA'S HONEY VANILLA CREME FRAICHE

Steps:

• To make a thin sauce for fresh fruit: In a medium bowl, combine creme fraiche, honey, vanilla extract, and vanilla seeds, and stir to combine; serve.
• To make a thick sauce for cakes: In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine creme fraiche, honey, vanilla extract, and vanilla seeds. Mix on high speed until mixture is the consistency of whipped cream, about 1 minute.

FRENCH TOAST CROSTINI WITH HONEY CREME FRAICHE

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, cream, vanilla, salt and cinnamon until well blended.
• In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Remember, butter burns very quickly. Dip each side of the bread in the egg mixture and gently shake off excess egg batter. Do not over soak the bread, or it will be soggy. When the butter begins to foam, add the egg-soaked bread to the pan. Cook over medium-high heat. Peek under the edges of the bread with a spatula and flip when the toast is golden brown. Repeat. Keep warm between 2 plates on the stove top or in a 150 to 200 degree F oven.
• Garnish the top of each slice of French toast with 1 to 2 tablespoons of Honey Creme Fraiche, drizzle with lavender honey and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon of toasted almonds. Repeat the process with the remaining slices of bread.
• In a medium bowl combine all of the ingredients and whisk well.

HONEY VANILLA FROMAGE BLANC

Steps:

• Stir the fromage blanc, cream, honey, vanilla extract, lemon zest, and vanilla seeds together in a medium bowl. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• To assemble, spoon the fromage blanc mixture into shallow bowls. Place the fruit artfully on top and drizzle the dessert with raspberry sauce. Serve with extra raspberry sauce on the side. I find that some people like it less sweet with just a drizzle of sauce while others prefer more sauce.

ROASTED APRICOTS WITH HONEY-VANILLA CRèME FRAîCHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. Mix brown sugar and cardamom in 11 x 7 x 2-inch glass baking dish. Add apricots. Pour 1/4 cup water and 2 tablespoons honey over fruit; dot with butter. Roast until apricots are tender, occasionally basting with syrup in dish, 12 to 15 minutes. Cool 5 minutes.
• Whisk crème fraîche, remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons honey, and vanilla in small bowl.
• Divide warm apricots and syrup among small bowls. Spoon honey-vanilla crème fraîche over and serve.

VANILLA ICE CREAM WITH HONEY

Steps:

• Heat the cream, milk, honey and vanilla beans and seeds in a heavy saucepan over medium heat until hot, being careful not to let the mixture boil and curdle.
• Lightly whisk the egg yolks in a medium heatproof bowl, then slowly drizzle 1 cup of the hot cream mixture into the yolks while whisking. Pour the yolk mixture into the saucepan of cream; heat, stirring constantly, until the custard thickens slightly and coats the back of a wooden spoon, again being careful not to let it boil and curdle.
• Pour through a fine-mesh strainer to remove the vanilla beans and any bits of cooked egg yolk. Stir in the vanilla extract. Cover the custard with plastic wrap and refrigerate until cold, about 6 hours. You can speed this process dramatically by partially submerging the bowl of custard in a larger bowl of ice water to form an ice bath and stirring the custard occasionally until cold. The colder the custard is, the faster the machine will be able to freeze it for ice cream.
• Follow the directions on your ice cream maker to freeze. Once the mixture is frozen, put it into containers and allow it to "ripen" for at least 2 hours in the freezer.

FRENCH FIG COMPOTE WITH HONEY CREME FRAICHE

Steps:

• Place the figs in a heat-proof bowl.
• In a small saucepan combine the wine, orange juice, sugar and the seeds from the vanilla bean.
• Over med heat, bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
• Boil until slightly thickened and reduced to 3/4 c, about 5 minute.
• Pour over the figs and let stand at room temperature until cool.
• In a separate bowl, beat the creme fraiche, honey & vanilla extract on high speed until thick.
• Spoon the fig compote into dessert glasses and top with a dollop of the creme fraiche mixture. Serve at once.

HONEY VANILLA ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a medium pan, heat the milk and vanilla bean to simmering. Do not boil. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the egg yolks, brown sugar, honey, and salt until light colored and frothy. While whisking constantly, slowly combine the hot milk with the egg mixture. Transfer the mixture back to the sauce pan. Cook over medium heat until mixture reaches 180 degrees Fahrenheit (82 degrees Celsius) when tested with a candy thermometer, or becomes thick enough to coat the back of a metal spoon. Remove from heat.
• Remove the vanilla bean from the mixture and reserve. Strain custard into a large bowl. Scrape seeds from the vanilla bean into the custard. (Vanilla bean pod may be used again.) Stir the heavy cream into the custard. Cover the surface of the custard with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4 hours.
• When cold, freeze in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's directions.