Honey- Peach Ice Cream

I grew up on a farm in the 60's. Shopping trips to the large stores in the downtown area of the nearest city only came around a few times a year. At Christmas time, or when I needed new shoes, and always for back to school clothes. When I was about 7 or 8 my mother and a few of her friends and their daughters went on such a trip. I remember buying a light blue blouse that I wore to have my school picture made later that year and a new red winter coat. But what I remember most about that shopping trip was lunch. We stopped by the lunch counter at Woolworth's to eat. I don't remember anything special about lunch until it was time for dessert. Behind the counter there were mirrors everywhere with signs proclaiming the special ice cream flavor of the day. It was peach, and it looked so cool and refreshing. Everyone decided they had to have some. Everyone except me. I was a very picky eater and I only liked plain chocolate or vanilla ice cream. I was scolded by all the mothers for not trying something different. I would be missing out. I don't remember what flavor I ordered that day but I remember trying a spoonful of my mother's and I was hooked. It was cold and heavenly and picky me loved it.

This week Tommi of Brown Interior selected Honey-Peach Ice Cream for our Tuesdays with Dorie recipe. It can be found on page 437 of Baking, From my home to Yours. This is a nice recipe for ice cream. It has a velvety smooth texture. It was quick and easy and had a great peach flavor. My peaches were not all that large so I had to use 6 to have the 2 pounds. I only added one chopped peach to the mixture at the end of the freezing. The flavor and texture are even better after they blended overnight.

Bailey liked the peach ice cream too.

TWD Parisian Apple Tartlet

The recipe this week for Tuesdays with Dorie was Parisian Apple Tartlet and it was chosen by Jessica of My Baking Heart. This is about as simple as it gets. You only need apples, puff pastry, brown sugar, and butter to make this tart. The apples get a gooey caramel sauce that goes great with the buttery pastry dough. It is good eaten hot or cold. I ate mine hot with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top. Yummy.

TWD Cinnamon Squares

I was very undecided about this weeks recipe for Tuesdays with Dorie. I am not a fan of cinnamon and chocolate together so I thought that I might sit this one out. Last night I decided since I had all the ingredients and it seemed quick and easy to prepare I might as well go ahead and make it. Everything is simply whisked together. It didn't even require bringing out the mixer.

This cake does require using several mixing bowls. I have a thing for sets of mixing bowls. I just can't resist them. These Pyrex ones belonged to my grandmother and are my favorites.

My squares didn't turn out all that pretty. The chocolate sunk to the bottom and the spice layer just sort of blended into the rest of the cake. That didn't matter they tasted pretty darn good. The chocolate icing was a nice compliment for the spicy cake. They are really good with a cup of coffee. Thanks to Tracey of Tracey’s Culinary Adventures for choosing this recipe.

Chipster-Topped Brownies

After a two week absence chocolate returns to the lineup at Tuesdays with Dorie. This weeks recipe is Chipster-Topped Brownies and it was chosen by Beth of Supplicious.

For this recipe Dorie has combined two classic snacks. The bottom layer is a super chocolate fudge brownie and the top is a chocolate chip cookie layer. The two cook up together to form a realy great tasting treat. The cookie layer became a little crispy during cooking. It made the top layer crack slighty when you cut them. This didn't hurt the taste of these brownies at all. They are delicious.

I served these at a cookout this weekend and everyone loved them. The only problem was trying to stay out of the leftovers. Beware make sure you cut these in small pieces. It's hard to eat just one.

Fresh Mango Bread

This weeks Tuesdays with Dorie is Fresh Mango Bread and it was chosen by Kelly of Baking with the Boys.

It took two cups of chopped fruit for this recipe.

I followed the recipe just as it was written only decreasing the ginger to 1 teaspoon.

The bread has a nice texture and made perfect slices.

It tasted even better the next day.

TWD Tartest Lemon Tart

Blending lemons, rind and all to make a filling. I was a little skeptical on how this would taste. Then I thought about Shaker Lemon Pie. You thinly slice lemons and mix with a lot of sugar to make a delicious pie. Maybe I might like this. I used the Sweet Tart Dough with Nuts just as the recipe called for. I love this crust. It is so easy to make and it is really delicious. The lemons and sugar blended together to make a nice velvety mixture. The rest of the tart was very easy to make.

I had to bake the tart about 10 minutes longer than the recipe call for. It baked to a beautiful golden color. I let the tart chill over night before cutting it. The verdict-I really liked this tart. It has a very nice lemon flavor that was quite tart. It did have a very slight bitter taste but I think that was because of my less than perfect lemons. The next time I make this I will be careful to choose the very best lemons I can find.

This weeks recipe was chosen by Babette of Babette Feasts, as usual you can get the recipe over at the website.

TWD Tiramisu Cake

This weeks Tuesdays with Dorie selection was Tiramisu Cake and it was chosen by Megan of My Baking Adventures. I love tiramisu and I was anxious to see how using cake in place of ladyfingers worked. I thought that the cake worked beautifully. It was light and tasty and it soaked in the espresso syrup in very well. I went a little light when brushing the espresso syrup on the cake. I didn't need to worry the cake soaked up the liquid just fine.

The frosting and filling for the cake are made with mascarpone, sugar, whipped cream, and the espresso syrup. I used mini chocolate chips between layers. The flavors blended very nicely and tasted very much like a regular tiramisu. I simply dusted the top of the cake with some cocoa powder.

I served this cake for my daughters birthday along with her usual derby pie. Everyone seemed to like it. I will definitely be making this cake again.