Mandarin Italian Ice Recipes

ALMOND-CITRUS BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread almonds evenly on a rimmed baking sheet; toast until fragrant, about 10 minutes. Let cool, then roughly chop. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees.
• Whisk flours, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Cream butter and sugar with a mixer until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add zest and anise seeds, and extract and grappa if desired.
• With machine on low, add flour mixture to butter mixture in 3 batches. Stir in almonds. Turn out dough onto work surface and knead to combine. Divide into 2 pieces.
• On a baking sheet, shape each piece into a log (1 1/2 by 14 inches), and set a few inches apart. Bake until light brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes. Slice diagonally into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Place biscotti flat on baking sheet, and bake for 10 minutes more. Flip biscotti over, and bake until firm and dry, about 10 minutes more. Let cool.

MANDARIN ITALIAN ICE

Steps:

• Bring sugar and water to a boil in a medium saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves; let cool.
• Whisk cooled syrup, mandarin zest, and liqueur if desired, into juice. Chill for at least 1 hour. Freeze in an ice cream maker, according to manufacturer's directions.

MANDARIN ORANGE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 2 8" round pans and set aside.
• In a large bowl/mixer, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg yolks, Cuties and vanilla.
• In a separate bowl, sift cake flour, baking powder and salt together.
• Gradually incorporate into wet mixture alternating with milk until just incorporated.
• Pour into baking pans and bake 25-28 minutes when cake springs back after being touched. Allow to cool 20 minutes before turning onto rack or pedestal.

EASY-PEASY MANDARIN ORANGE ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Whisk orange juice, milk, and syrup together in a bowl. Pour into an ice-cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturer's directions.