Title: Maple Syrup Ice Cream on Sable Rafts
Categories: Dessert Icecream
Yield: 6 Servings
| | | Ice cream: |
| 2 1/2 | c | Maple syrup; pure |
| 2 | | Vanilla beans; split |
| 3 | c | Milk |
| 16 | | Egg yolks |
| 1 | tb | Unsalted butter |
| | | Sable rafts: |
| 9 1/2 | tb | Unsalted butter; room tempe rature |
| 3/4 | c | Sugar |
| 1 | | Egg yolk |
| 1 1/2 | ts | Whipping cream |
| 1 1/3 | c | Flour; all-purpose |
ICE CREAM: Combine 1-1/2 cups maple syrup with vanilla beans in heavy
medium saucepan over medium heat and cook until candy thermometer registers
220F. Let mixture cool 15 minutes. Heat milk in saucepan. Whisk yolks
to blend in bowl. Whisk in milk in thin stream. Whisk into maple syrup
mixture. Set over low heat and stir with wooden spoon until syrup is thick
enough to leave path when finger is drawn across spoon. Strain into bowl
and cool. Set aside 1-1/2 cups custard for sauce. Transfer remaining
custard to ice cream maker and process according to manufacturer's
instructions. Freeze in container 4 to 6 hours to mellow. (Can be prepared
1 day ahead. If frozen solid, let soften 30 minutes in refrigerator.) Boil
remaining 1 cup syrup to 215F. Add butter. Cool to room temperature.
DIRECTIONS SABLE RAFTS: Cream butter and sugar in bowl. Beat in yolk and
cream. Stir in flour. Shape dough into ball. Wrap in plastic and
refrigerate at least 2 hours. (Can be prepared 2 weeks ahead and frozen.
Let stand in refrigerator overnight before continuing.) Butter eighteen
3-1/2 x 2-inch barquettes (oval molds). Roll dough out on lightly floured
surface to thickness of 1/8-inch. Roll up on rolling pin and unroll over
barquettes. Gently press into molds. Run rolling pin over dough to trim
edges. Refrigerate until firm. Preheat oven to 350F. Line dough with
parchment or foil; fill with pie weights or dried beans. Bake until golden
brown around edges, about 20 minutes. Remove paper and weights. Bake until
bottom is crisp, several minutes. Cool slightly in molds. Unmold and cool
completely on rack.
Spoon some of reserved custard onto each plate. Fill rafts with ice
cream. Arrange 3 rafts on each plate. Drop 1/2 teaspoon syrup in 3 places
on each plate. Draw knife through to swirl. Drizzle remaining syrup over
ice cream. Serve immediately. Serves 6 (recipe make 18 Sable Rafts).
Recipe from Michael's Waterside Inn, Santa Barbara, California. Courtesy of
Bon Appetit, September, 1987.