The Ultimate Ice Cream Book: Over 500 Ice Creams, Sorbets, Granitas, (Ultimate Cookbooks)

The Ultimate Ice Cream Book contains enough recipes to fill your summer days with delicious frozen desserts -- but after acquainting yourself with this book's hundreds of tempting concoctions, you'll want to use it every day of the year. With over 500 recipes, author Bruce Weinstein has put together the most comprehensive cookbook of its kind, covering just about every conceivable flavor of ice cream, sorbet, and granita; dozens of different recipes for shakes, malts, and other cold drinks; how to make your own ice cream cones; and toppings galore. If you ever worried that you might not get full use out of your ice-cream maker, cast your doubts aside. Ice cream recipes feature such unusual flavors as lavender, chestnut, rhubarb, and Earl Grey tea. Even Weinstein's vanilla ice cream is anything but plain, with variations like Vanilla Crunch, Vanilla Rose, and Vanilla Cracker Jack. There is also a plethora of light, refreshing recipes for sorbets and granitas, with flavors like Apple Chardonnay, Coconut, and Kiwi. Top everything off with the author's recipes forhomemade sauces. Whether it's a special event or a midnight snack, The Ultimate Ice Cream Book has what you need to make any occasion a little sweeter. Read more... Abstract: The Ultimate Ice Cream Book contains enough recipes to fill your summer days with delicious frozen desserts -- but after acquainting yourself with this book's hundreds of tempting concoctions, you'll want to use it every day of the year. With over 500 recipes, author Bruce Weinstein has put together the most comprehensive cookbook of its kind, covering just about every conceivable flavor of ice cream, sorbet, and granita; dozens of different recipes for shakes, malts, and other cold drinks; how to make your own ice cream cones; and toppings galore. If you ever worried that you might not get full use out of your ice-cream maker, cast your doubts aside. Ice cream recipes feature such unusual flavors as lavender, chestnut, rhubarb, and Earl Grey tea. Even Weinstein's vanilla ice cream is anything but plain, with variations like Vanilla Crunch, Vanilla Rose, and Vanilla Cracker Jack. There is also a plethora of light, refreshing recipes for sorbets and granitas, with flavors like Apple Chardonnay, Coconut, and Kiwi. Top everything off with the author's recipes forhomemade sauces. Whether it's a special event or a midnight snack, The Ultimate Ice Cream Book has what you need to make any occasion a little sweeter Weinstein Is A Man Who Takes His Treats Seriously. Although His Instructions Are Sometimes Too Sober For The Subject Matter And Require Some Commitment, The Ice Creams, Sorbets, Sweet And Savory Granitas, Toppings And Drinks Are Served Up With Flair. There Are Roughly 70 Recipes For Ice Cream, Each With A Number Of Variations, And Several Dozen More For Sorbets. On The Conservative End Are Four Recipes For Plain Old Vanilla And Three For Chocolate. For The Sophisticate, There Are Ice Creams Flavored With Thyme, Lavender And Earl Grey Tea, As Well As Tempting Varieties Using Less Common Fruits Such As Fig, Passion Fruit, Mango And Rhubarb. Mix-in Ideas Abound With Such Concoctions As Ginger Ice Cream With Bits Of Candied Chestnuts, Classic Mint Chip With Mini Chocolate Chips Or Cashew Ice Cream Topped With Trail Mix Made By Adding Coconut, Sunflower Seeds And Raisins. Weinstein Even Offers Main Course Ideas: How About Floating A Scoop Of Avocado In A Gazpacho Soup Or Freeing Borscht Into A Granita? To Top Things Off, He Provides Recipes For Hot Fudge And Other Toppings, As Well As For Black Cows And Sodas That Will Turn Any Kitchen Into A Soda Fountain. - Publishers Weekly. This Collection Of Recipes Includes More Than Five Hundred Recipes And Variations For Every Kind Of Ice Cream, Sorbet, And Granita You Can Imagine, As Well As Ice Cream Sodas, Shakes, Malts, Cones, And Toppings. There Are Two Basic Styles Of Ice Cream In This Book: Custard-style Ice Cream (sometimes Called Frozen Custard, French Ice Cream, Or Gelato), Which Is Made With Eggs; And Philadelphia-style Ice Cream, Which Is Made Without Eggs. In Tasting After Tasting, I Found The Custard-style Ice Creams Richer Than Their Philadelphia-style Counterparts. The Philadelphia-style Ice Creams, However, Are Much Easier To Make. - Introduction. Ice Cream Cones -- Ice Creams -- Sorbets And Granitas--sweet And Savory -- Ice Cream Toppings -- Ice Cream Drinks--sodas, Shakes, And Malts. Bruce Weinstein. Includes Index. Ice cream lovers, here is the last cookbook you'll ever need. This collection of recipes includes more than 500 recipes and variations for every kind of ice cream, sorbet, and granita you can imagine, as well as ice cream sodas, shakes, malts, cones, and toppings. The recipes will work in any ice cream machine, and they start off easy for beginners, with recipe flavors like Chocolate Cherry and Butter Pecan. Those of you with an adventurous spirit will want to try Peanut Butter Cookie Crunch and Coconut Cream Pie. When the weather gets hot, you'll want to try them all. - Back cover. The Ultimate Ice Cream Book contains enough recipes to fill your summer days with delicious frozen desserts -- but after acquainting yourself with this book's hundreds of tempting concoctions, you'll want to use it every day of the year. With over 500 recipes, author Bruce Weinstein has put together the most comprehensive cookbook of its kind, covering just about every conceivable flavor of ice cream, sorbet, and granita; dozens of different recipes for shakes, malts, and other cold drinks; how to make your own ice cream cones; and toppings galore. If you ever worried that you might not get full use out of your ice-cream maker, cast your doubts aside. Ice cream recipes feature such unusual flavors as lavender, chestnut, rhubarb, and Earl Grey tea. Even Weinstein's vanilla ice cream is anything but plain, with variations like Vanilla Crunch, Vanilla Rose, and Vanilla Cracker Jack. There is also a plethora of light, refreshing recipes for sorbets and granitas, with flavors like Apple Chardonnay, Coconut, and Kiwi. Top everything off with the author's recipes forhomemade sauces. Whether it's a special event or a midnight snack, The Ultimate Ice Cream Book has what you need to make any occasion a little sweeter. Containing more than five hundred recipes, a comprehensive guide to every flavor of ice cream, sorbet, and granita also features recipes for shakes, malts, and other cold drinks, including tips on how to make your own ice cream cones and toppings. Original.