Al Herman - Winedog
Bring 8 lavender flowers, ½ C. half and half & ¼ C. honey to boil then lower heat to warm for 45 minutes. Strain the mixture through a fine sieve. Cool completely in refrigerator.
Ice cream:
Make with 2 C. heavy cream, 2 egg yolks, ½ C. honey & lavender infusion or, (easy way) mix infusion with 2 ½ C. softened French vanilla ice cream. Freeze.
Topping:
Whip 1 C. heavy cream until stiff adding ½ t. sugar, ½ t. vanilla & ½ t. hazelnut flavoring half way through. Beat 2 egg whites with 1/8 t. salt & 1 t. sugar until stiff peaks are formed. Careful fold the egg meringue into whipped cream.
Assembly:
Put 1 large scoop ice cream into parfait or wine glass. Drizzle 2 T. of Cherry Creek Fetter Hahn Black Raspberry Dessert wine over ice cream. Put 4 T. topping on top of ice cream. Sprinkle 1 T. crumbled hazelnut or almond biscotti on top of topping. Garnish with a sliced & fanned strawberry.
Makes 10 servings.
Copyright © 2005 Cherry Creek Cellars, Albion, MI