Pineapple Meringue Sherbet Food

SIMPLE PINEAPPLE SHERBET

Steps:

• In a small heavy bottomed saucepan over medium heat, add the pineapple, sugar, water or pineapple juice, lemon juice and zest. Stir just until sugar melts. Let cool to room temperature.
• Transfer pineapple mixture to a food processor, with 1 cup buttermilk. Puree until smooth. With the motor running, gradually add remaining buttermilk, until smooth and well blended.
• Pour into a freezer-safe dish and place in the freezer. Freeze until firm, at least 2 hours. Eat and enjoy!

PINEAPPLE SHERBET

Steps:

• From the lemon remove the zest & chop the zest fine, then squeeze juice from the lemon.
• In a small saucepan, heat sugar, half-and-half & zest until sugar is melted, but DO NOT BOIL. Set aside to cool.
• When sugar mixture is cool, add lemon juice & pineapple AND the pineapple juice.
• Freeze only until it is frozen an inch or so out from the edge.
• Spoon the partially frozen mixture into a mixing bowl & beat with electric mixer, before folding in whipping cream & mixing well.
• Spoon the sherbet back into the freezer trays & partially freeze again, then beat again & refreeze before serving.

VINTAGE PINEAPPLE PIE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 F
• Combine cornstarch, 1/4 cup sugar, and salt in a saucepan
• Add pineapple (including liquid)
• Cook over medium heat, stirring, until clear and thickened
• Beat egg yolks with 1/4 cup sugar and add to pineapple mixture
• Cook 1 minute
• Cool
• Add lemon juice and pour into pie crust
• Make meringue by beating 2 egg whites until stiff, gradually add the remaining 1/4 cup sugar
• Top pie with meringue and bake for 30 minutes

PINEAPPLE MERINGUE SHERBET

Steps:

• Combine water and sugar in a saucepan. Bring to a boil; stir to dissolve sugar. Remove from heat; add lemon zest. Let cool to room temperature, about 15 minutes.
• Stir pineapple, pineapple juice, and lemon juice into sugar mixture.
• Beat egg whites in a bowl using an electric mixer until stiff. Fold egg whites into sugar-juice mixture.
• Pour mixture into a glass baking dish; place in freezer. Stir thoroughly every half hour; chop through ice as it forms and incorporate egg whites. Continue until frozen to desired consistency, 2 to 4 hours.
• Thaw about 5 minutes before serving.

PINEAPPLE MERINGUE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Line unpricked crust with a double thickness of foil. Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice. Bake on a lower oven rack until edges are light golden brown, 15-20 minutes. Remove foil and weights; bake until bottom is golden brown, 3-6 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack. Reduce oven setting to 350°., In a large saucepan, combine 1 cup sugar, cornstarch and salt. Stir in pineapple until blended. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat. Gradually stir 1 cup hot filling into egg yolks; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in lemon juice. Keep warm., For meringue, in a bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in remaining sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, on high until stiff peaks form. Pour hot filling into crust. Spread meringue over hot filling, sealing edge to crust., Bake until meringue is golden brown, about 15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour; refrigerate for at least 3 hours before cutting. Refrigerate leftovers.

FRESH PINEAPPLE SHERBET

Steps:

• In a small saucepan combine the sugar and 1/2 cup water, bring the mixture to a boil, and simmer it for 5 minutes, or until it is reduced to 1/2 cup. Let the sugar syrup cool completely. In a bowl whisk together the pineapple purée, the sugar syrup, the milk, the lemon juice, and pinch of salt. Chill the mixture until it is cold and freeze it in an ice-cream freezer according to the manufacturer's instructions. Serve the sherbet in scoops on dessert plates garnished with the reserved pineapple wedges and the mint.