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Elegantly Easy Liqueur Desserts & Creme Brulee
A Review
By Donna Smith
Dessert specialist and best-selling cookbook author Debbie Puente has created more than 70 mouthwatering desserts that all have one key ingredient: aromatic liqueurs.
Puente starts us on our culinary journey with an alphabetical list of the most famous liqueurs. Here you'll find more about these mysterious spirits and helpful information on cooking, accompaniments and taste. You'll learn what Curacao is (and even how to pronounce it), why Kirsch is technically a brandy and who created Frangelico in the 17th century. This is a very interesting section that can be referred back to when deciding which recipe to conquer first.
Next, it's the recipes for the delectable desserts that utilize these wonderful ingredients. Recipes such as Brandy Pound Cake Layers With Mixed Berries, a light pound cake made with Chambord and creme de cassis or another dark berry liqueur topped with freshly whipped cream and a mixture of luscious berries. Creme brulee fans will love Calvados Creme Brulee With Apple Compote, a creme brulee spiked with maple syrup, pumpkin pie spice and apple brandy.
Creme brulee purists may want to stick to the traditional creme brulee recipe, though it does have 12 variations from Irish Cream Creme Brulee to Mississippi Mud Creme Brulee. Chocolate lovers will think they've gone to heaven when they sink their teeth into the Dark Truffle Tart With Walnut Crust that utilizes Cointreau, or orange liqueur. Fruit lovers will enjoy the Honey and Cinnamon Poached Pears, whole Bosc or Bartlett pears cooked in red wine sugar and cinnamon schnapps. The book also includes frozen desserts like Orange L'Orange, which are simply navel oranges filled with a mixture of orange sherbet and orange liqueur, and specialty desserts like Southern Comfort Caramel Peach Crepes.
