On 7/9/2011 11:53 PM, Bob Terwilliger wrote:
> 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.

I think I'd try that, and you won me with Frangelico! Chocolate would
make everything into dessert. Thanks for playing. No $10k here though. )