White Chocolate Amaretti Ice Cream Food

WHITE CHOCOLATE AMARETTI ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Place white chocolate in a small bowl set over a saucepan of gently simmering water. Stir occasionally until melted; set aside.
• Combine the milk and cream in a small saucepan set over low heat, and cook until scalded or when bubbles start to form on the edge. Turn off heat.
• Place the egg yolks, sugar, and salt in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, and beat on high speed until light yellow, about 3 minutes. On low speed, slowly add the scalded milk and cream, and beat until combined.
• Transfer the mixture into a clean medium saucepan, and cook, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, over low heat until slightly thickened and the mixture coats the back of the spoon, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in the reserved melted chocolate and vanilla extract. Strain the mixture into a clean bowl, and refrigerate until very cold, at least 2 hours or overnight.
• Add the crushed amaretti to the chilled mixture, and stir to combine. Freeze mixture in an ice-cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions.

CHOCOLATE AMARETTO ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a saucepan combine 2 cups of milk, cocoa and corn syrup.
• Bring to boil over medium heat, stirring constantly.
• Cool.
• Beat eggs until foamy and gradually beat is sugar.
• Add cocoa mixture.
• Stir in remaining 2 cups of milk, whipping cream and liqueur blending well.
• Chill serval hours or overnight.
• Freeze according to manufacturer's directions.

WHITE CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Add the milk to a heavy medium-size saucepan; bring to a simmer.
• Remove from the heat and slowly beat the hot milk in the the eggs in a medium mixing bowl.
• Pour the entire mixture back into the pan and put over low heat.
• Stir constantly with a whisk until the custard slightly thickens (be careful not to let the mixture boil or the eggs will scamble).
• Remove from the heat and stir in the chocolate; stir until the chocolate is melted.
• Pour the hot custard through a strainer into a large, clean bowl.
• Allow the custard to cool slightly, then stir in the cream and vanilla.
• Cover and refrigerate until cold or overnight.
• Stir the chilled mixture; freeze in 1 or 2 batches in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's directions.
• May eat ice cream immediately or transfer to a freezer container and freeze at least two hours for a firmer ice cream.

CHOCOLATE AMARETTI TORTE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Butter an 8-inch round cake pan. Line the bottom with waxed paper and butter the paper. Dust the inside of the pan with flour and tap out the excess.
• Melt the chocolates in the top of a double boiler over hot water or in a bowl in a microwave and set aside.
• Place the amaretti and almonds in a food processor and pulse several times, until the mixture is evenly ground. Turn out onto a sheet of waxed paper and reserve.
• Put the butter, sugar and eggs into the processor bowl and process until the mixture is satiny smooth and no longer grainy, about 3 minutes. Stop to scrape the bowl occasionally.
• Add the amaretti and almond powder and the melted chocolate. Pulse until well combined. Turn the batter into the prepared pan and bake in the oven, on the center rack, for 25 to 30 minutes. The top will look dry and perhaps cracked; the center will be moist. Cool on a cake rack for 30 minutes. Run a blunt knife around the edge of the pan and turn out the torte. Peel off the wax paper, invert and cool on a rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar or cocoa.
• Slice thinly and serve at room temperature with whipped cream or ice cream.