Nora Ephrons Whipped Cream Food

NORA EPHRON'S WHIPPED CREAM

Steps:

• Combine cream and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Whisk on medium speed until soft peaks form, 2 to 3 minutes.

NORA EPHRON'S MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Put potato in a large pot of salted water and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for 20 minutes, until tender. Drain and place potatoes back in the pot over low heat and shake the pan to remove excess moisture. Peel. Put through a potato ricer and immediately add 1 tablespoons of heavy cream and add as much melted butter and salt and pepper as you feel like.
• Eat immediately.

NORA EPHRON'S CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Mix cream cheese with the eggs, 1 cup of sugar and vanilla. Pour into graham cracker crust and bake 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool 15 minutes.
• While pie is cooling, mix sour cream with 1/2 cup sugar. Spread gently over the top and bake 10 minutes more.
• Cool and then refrigerate for several hours.

NORA EPHRON'S PEACH PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425.
• Put 1 1/4 cups flour, salt, butter and 2 tablespoons sour cream in bowl of food processor and blend until they form a ball. Pat into a buttered pie tin and bake 10 minutes.
• Lower oven temp to 350.
• In medium sized bowl, beat egg yolks slightly then combine with the sugar, 2 tablespoons flour and 1/3 cup sour cream.
• Arrange the sliced peeled, sliced peaches into the baked pie crust. Pour egg yolk mixture over peaches. Cover with aluminum foil and bake 35 minutes.
• Remove foil from pie and bake 10 minutes more, or until filling is set.