Turkish Coffee Ice Cream Food

TURKISH COFFEE ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the espresso powder, boiling water, and ground cardamom. Let cool to room temperature.
• Using a stand mixer, an immersion blender, or a handheld electric mixer, beat the cream and condensed milk until the mixture is thick and airy, sorta like loosely whipped cream minus the soft peaks, 2 to 5 minutes. Stir in the cardamom coffee mixture.
• If using an ice cream maker, dump the mixture into the maker and process according to the manufacturer's instructions, about 20 minutes. Serve the ice cream immediately if you like a soft-serve consistency or transfer the ice cream to a container, cover, and freeze for at least a few hours if a harder consistency is desired.If not using an ice cream maker, scrape the ice cream into a container of some sort, cover with plastic wrap or a lid, and freeze until softly firm, sorta like soft-serve consistency, 3 to 5 hours, or very firm, up to 24 hours. It's that simple. The ice cream really doesn't need to be churned or even stirred.

TURKISH COFFEE ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Bring the water and sugar to a boil in a saucepan over high heat until the sugar dissolves and the syrup turns clear. Pour into a double boiler along with the cream and milk. Whisk until the syrup has dissolved into the milk, then whisk in the egg yolks and instant coffee until completely incorporated.
• Set the double boiler insert over (but not touching) a pan of gently simmering water. Cook, stirring constantly until the custard has thickened and will stick to the back of a spoon, about 10 minutes. Pour through a mesh strainer into a bowl and stir in the coffee grounds. Refrigerate several hours until cold.
• Pour into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's directions.

TURKISH COFFEE

Steps:

• Bring water and sugar to a boil in ibrik.
• If you do not have an ibrik, a small saucepan will work.
• Remove from heat, add coffee and cardamom.
• Return saucepan to heat and allow to come to a boil.
• Remove from heat when coffee foams.
• Again, return to heat, allowing to foam and remove from heat.
• Pour into cup, and allow to sit for a few minutes for the grounds to settle to the bottom of the cup.
• Cardamom pod may be served in cup for added flavor.
• TURKISH COFFEE TIPS:.
• ****** Many people have made note that the coffee did not foam the second boiling. Sorry about that. Maybe if, when you pour the coffee into the cup, you do it from up high. I think I read that somewhere.
• Turkish coffee must always be served with foam on top.
• If you can't find finely ground Arabic coffee, you can purchase a bag of coffee at any coffeehouse and ask them to grind it for Turkish coffee. You need to have a powder-like consistency.
• Do not stir after pouring into cups; the foam will collapse.
• Always use cold water.

TURKISH COFFEE POTS DE CREME

Steps:

• Bring 1 2/3 cups cream to a boil in a saucepan over medium heat. Remove from the heat, add the cardamom, cover and let steep 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Bring a small pot or kettle of water to a boil. Place a folded damp kitchen towel in a 2-quart baking dish; arrange 8 espresso cups in the dish (the towel will keep the cups from moving).
• Whisk the egg yolks and salt in a bowl. Return the cream to medium heat, add the sugar and bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Strain the cream into the egg yolks, whisking constantly. Stir in the espresso and vanilla until combined. Transfer to a liquid measuring cup, then divide among the espresso cups.
• Place the baking dish in the oven and pour boiling water into the dish until it reaches halfway up the outside of the espresso cups. Cover the dish tightly with foil and bake until the custard sets around the edges but still jiggles in the center, 35 to 45 minutes.
• Let the custards cool in the water bath, about 10 minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely, about 30 minutes. Cover each cup with parchment paper (to absorb condensation), and then plastic wrap. Refrigerate until set, at least 2 hours.
• Whip the remaining 1/2 cup cream and the confectioners' sugar with a mixer until soft peaks form. Top each pot de creme with a dollop of whipped cream and sprinkle with pistachios.

TURKISH DELIGHT ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Let cce cream soften just a bit. I used a plain supermarket vanilla (2L)and added a more rich vanilla bean ice cream (1L) just to thicken the mix. The best texture is not liquid, but soft enough to fold. If it gets too liquid it will refreeze with crystals of ice. You might need to beat it to fluff it up before re-freezing if that happens. Half freeze and beat it some more!
• Chop Turkish Delight into pieces (I made them eighths).
• Open the wine! Really a cup might be a bit much--add in generous sloshes!
• Take a large mixing bowl add 1 litre of ice cream in large dollopy bits.
• Fold in a good slosh of wine.
• Add more ice cream and more wine.
• If you are having liquefying problems now would be a good time to beat, freeze, beat and re-freeze. But if you are anything like me and flavour is more important than texture continue it will still be scrummy!
• Fold in Turkish Delight, then nuts.
• Refreeze. If you want to be posh, refreeze in a fancy bowl then you can turn it out on a plate to serve in slices.
• Serve. You could garnish this with more chopped Turkish Delight.

TURKISH COFFEE CHOCOLATE CHIP ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Warm milk, coffee, and cardamom together in a saucepan over low heat. Stir in sugar until dissolved. Make sure milk does not come to a boil.
• Remove saucepan from heat and stir in cream and vanilla extract. Chill until completely cold, at least 1 hour.
• Pour mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions, about 20 minutes. Add chocolate chips in the last few minutes of churning. Transfer to an airtight container and freeze until firm, about 4 hours.