Lemon Tapioca Crunch Food

OLD-FASHIONED TAPIOCA WITH LEMON SAUCE

Steps:

• Whisk milk, sugar, tapioca, and lemon peel in heavy medium saucepan to blend. Let stand 5 minutes. Stir over medium heat until mixture thickens and boils, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Cover and chill until cold, at least 4 hours. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Keep refrigerated.
• To make sauce, whisk sugar and cornstarch in small saucepan to blend. Add 3/4 cup water. Whisk over medium-high heat until mixture thickens and boils, about 2 minutes. Stir in lemon juice, lemon slices and grated peel. Cool. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Bring to room temperature before serving.).
• To serve, spoon pudding into small bowls. Spoon Lemon Sauce over and serve.

LEMONY TAPIOCA PUDDING

Steps:

• Whisk together the cream, milk, egg yolk, tapioca and sugar in a medium sauce pan.
• Let the pan sit for five minutes.
• While the mixture is resting, zest the lemon.
• Stir constantly while cooking the mixture over medium to medium high heat. Keep cooking until it boils.
• Remove the pudding from the stove and stir in the vanilla extract and lemon zest.
• Cover and let sit for 20 minutes.
• Uncover and let it sit for another ten minutes.
• Pour into a bowl, stir and cover with plastic wrap. The wrap should touch the top of the pudding.
• Place in refrigerator until cold.

COCONUT-LEMONGRASS TAPIOCA WITH CARAMELIZED CITRUS

Steps:

• In a small pot, bring 3 cups of water to a boil and add 1/4 teaspoon of salt. Add the tapioca pearls and simmer gently over medium-low heat, stirring frequently until the tapioca is softened and almost all the way translucent, 12 minutes.
• Reduce the heat to low, cover the pot and allow the tapioca to steam and cook through completely, 4 minutes. Transfer to a bowl, cover it and refrigerate until ready to serve. You can prepare the tapioca up to 3 days in advance and store it in the refrigerator.
• Wash out the pot and pour in the coconut milk. Add the lemongrass, the ginger and 1 tablespoon maple syrup. Bring up to a simmer over medium heat. Remove from heat and zest the lime into the milk. Allow the infused milk to steep while you prepare the fruit and the caramel.
• Remove the tops and bottoms of the citrus by cutting the ends with a sharp knife so each fruit sits flat on your work surface. Cut the citrus peels off into strips, running your knife down the length of the fruit and carefully removing the white pith as you slice. Cut each fruit crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick rounds and remove any visible seeds.
• Make a caramel: Heat a large (12-inch) skillet over medium. Add the sugar and cook, stirring frequently, until the sugar melts and forms a light golden syrup, 5 to 7 minutes. Cook the syrup until deep golden brown, about 2 minutes more, lowering the heat slightly if necessary to avoid scorching. Stir in the remaining 3 tablespoons maple syrup, squeeze in the juice of the lime and add remaining 1/4 teaspoon of salt. Remove from heat and carefully add the fruit, a couple of pieces at a time, swirling the pan to coat the pieces in syrup. The hot syrup may bubble and splatter, so be careful here. If the caramel forms hard clumps around the citrus slices, return the skillet to heat over medium-low and continue to cook, swirling the caramel around the citrus pieces, until any hard clumps dissolve, 2 minutes.
• Using a fine mesh sieve, strain the coconut milk into a medium bowl, pressing down on the aromatics in the sieve before discarding.
• To serve, scoop a few spoonfuls of the tapioca into shallow bowls. Ladle the infused coconut milk over the top, add several slices of citrus and spoon in some of the caramel glaze. Drizzle with some maple syrup and garnish with the crushed pistachio, if using.

LEMON CRUNCH

Steps:

• Bottom Layer: Combine all 6 ingredients in medium bowl until crumbly.
• Reserve 1 cup for topping.
• Press remaining crumb mixture firmly in ungreased 9x9 inch pan.
• Bake in 350F oven for 15 minutes.
• Remove from oven.
• Lemon Filling: Beat eggs in heavy medium saucepan.
• Add remaining 3 ingredients.
• Heat and stir on medium until thickened.
• Spread evenly over crumb layer in pan.
• Sprinkle reserved crumb mixture over top.
• Bake for about 20 minutes until golden brown.
• Let stand in pan or wire rack until cool.
• Cut into 36 squares.

OLD-FASHIONED TAPIOCA WITH LEMON SAUCE

Steps:

• Whisk milk, sugar, tapioca and lemon peel in heavy medium saucepan to blend. Let stand 5 minutes. Stir over medium heat until mixture thickens and boils, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Mix in vanilla. Cover and chill until cold, at least 4 hours. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Keep refrigerated.)
• Spoon into small bowls. Spoon Lemon Sauce over and serve.

BLUEBERRY LEMON CRUNCH

Steps:

• Place fruit in a small baking dish.
• Combine sugar, flour, oats, lemon rind and margarine.
• Sprinkle mixture over fruit.
• Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

PATRIOTIC FRUIT PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Combine crust ingredients and mix well.
• Pour into greased 15 x 10 x 1 baking sheet or jelly roll pan, spreading evenly.
• Bake for 7 - 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine cheese ingredients and blend until smooth.
• Pour over crust when it comes out of the oven, spreading even.
• Place fruit over cheese.
• Chill for an hour and serve.