Recipe of Vacherin Glace Au Kirsch - Food Recipes

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Vacherin Glace Au Kirsch

Recipe By : Magazine
Serving Size : 8
Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Desserts Foreign Foods Fruit

Ingredients - Preparation Method:

----- Meringue Shells -- ----- 6 egg whites 1 tsp cream of tartar 2 c sifted granulated sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 tsp grated lemon peel ----- ------- -- ----- 1 qt strawberry or vanilla ice cream Kirsch 1 c heavy cream -- whipped 8 fresh strawberries -- with hulls on 1. Make meringue shells: In lg bowl of electric mixer, let egg whites warm to room temp -- about 1 hr. 2. At high speed, beat egg whites with cream of tartar just until soft peaks f orm when beater is slowly raised. 3. Gradually beat in sugar, 1/4 c at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla and lemon peel. Continue beating until very stiff -- 12 min longer. 4. Preheat oven to 250F. Lightly grease a lg cookie sheet. 5. Spoon meringue into a pastry bag fitted with a number-6 star tube; form eig ht meringue rings on prepared cookie sheet. (Makes 16 shells; use rest another time.) 6. Bake 1 hr, or until very lightly colored. Store in an airtight container u ntil ready to use. 7. To serve: Fill each ring with a scoop of ice cream; sprinkle with a genero us tsp-ful of Kirsch. Decorate with whipped cream put through a pastry tube or with a spoon. Top each with a strawberry. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -