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COOKING GETAWAYfor
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from innkeeper and chef,
Patty Michalsen
Citrus WafflesYield: 14-16 waffles
2 cups all purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking
powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
3 eggs, separated
1 cup buttermilk
2/3 cup sour cream
½ cup melted
butter
1 large grapefruit
½ cup orange
juice, approximately
fresh, or frozen,
blueberries
sliced almonds
Combine flour, sugar,
baking powder, soda, salt in large mixing bowl.
Halve grapefruit, loosen sections with fruit knife.
Squeeze sections and juice into measuring cup and fill to one cup mark
with orange juice.
In a separate bowl whisk together egg yolks, buttermilk, sour cream,
melted butter, then adding fruit juice mixture.
Stir into dry ingredients to form moist batter.
Beat egg whites into stiff peaks and fold gently into batter.
Bake according to manufacturer's directions in preheated waffle iron
until golden brown.
Dust with powdered sugar, sprinkle with blueberries & sliced
almonds.
Serve immediately with warm LEMON CURD and hot SPICED ORANGE SYRUP. Easy Lemon CurdYield: 1 3/4 cups
4 large egg yolks + one
whole egg, lightly beaten
1 cup sugar
½ cup bottled
lemon juice
½ cup butter
1 teaspoon dried lemon
peel
Whisk egg until smooth in
medium heavy one quart saucepan.
Add sugar and lemon juice, whisking until well mixed.
Cook slowly over medium low heat, stirring constantly,
until mixture thickens enough to coat back of wooden spoon (10 to 12
minutes).
Remove pan from heat.
Cut butter into tablespoon size pieces and stir, one piece at a time,
into warm mixture until melted and fully absorbed.
Stir in lemon peel.
Serve warm with waffles, pancakes, and crepes.
Serve cold as parfait layer or as topping for fresh fruit, tarts, and
cakes.
Spiced Orange SyrupYield: 2 cups
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup white sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon allspice
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
½ cup white corn
syrup
1 ½ cups orange
juice
In one quart saucepan
combine sugars, cornstarch, spices mixing well.
Add corn syrup and juice, cooking over medium heat until thickened and
bubbly.
Serve hot over waffles or pancakes.