Coffee tortoni
6 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | tablespoons | Coconut; toasted |
| 2 | tablespoons | Chopped Almonds; toasted |
| 1 | Egg White | |
| 1 | teaspoon | Instant Coffee; heaping |
| ½ | cup | +2 Tsp. Sugar |
| 1 | cup | Whipping Cream |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla Extract |
| ⅛ | teaspoon | Almond Extract |
Directions
Toast coconut and chopped almonds. Whip egg white with coffee; gradually add 2 teaspoons sugar. Whip cream; add remaining sugar, vanilla, and almond extract. Fold cream into egg mixture; add coconut and almonds. Pour into fluted paper baking cups. Sprinkle with additional coconut, if desired.
Freeze 2 hours or more.
Serves 6
Historical Note:
A farmhouse of the Civil War era is the setting for Country Road Inn.
Located at Zela, near Summersville, WV, the inn is owned a operated by Mrs.
E. L. Jarroll, who lives there with her family. Mrs. Jarroll specializes mostly in Italian cuisine and delight her guests with homemade pasta and a fine assortment of anipasto delectables.
Source: "Mountain Measures" -- Junior League of Charleston, WV ed. 1974 billspa@...
Recipe by: Country Road Inn -- Mrs. E. L. Jarroll Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #848 by Bill Spalding <billspa@...> on Oct 16, 1997