Cheryl wrote:

> Here are your ingredients. You have a whole pantry to use to create a
> dessert with your mandatory ingredients. What would you make?
>
> pita bread
> a bottle of Starbucks frappuccino
> honey mentholated cough drops
> sour cream

The cough drops are the trickiest ingredient. I'd melt them down with water
and honey to make a honey-menthol syrup, which I'd then use to make Italian
meringues (Beat egg whites until nearly stiff; drizzle boiling-hot syrup in
while continuing to beat until glossy. Dollop or pipe onto parchment and
bake until lightly toasted.)

I'd blend the pita bread in a food processor with brown sugar, egg yolks,
sour cream, and baking soda. Form into thin cookies and bake at 350F until
lightly browned.

I'd cook the frappuccino with cornstarch to make pudding. When thickened,
I'd remove from the heat and add Frangelico and orange extract.

I'd tie it all together by making a chocolate syrup (corn syrup,
Dutch-processed cocoa powder, sugar, and butter) to drizzle over everything
on the plate.


Bob