Winter Time Ice Cream Cake

Winter Ice Cream Cake

I first made this recipe for some of my vegan friends, so oreos and ice cream can be replaced with Newman's Dairy-free Newman-Os and Soy Ice cream

Sandwich cookies, like oreos

Vegetable Oil

Peppermint extract

Dark Chocolate chips/(carob chips for vegan)

Vanilla Ice Cream

To make the pie you will need a spring-form pan - spray it with non stick spray.

In a food processor blend 2 tbs of veggie oil (I use Earth Balance)  with a 1/8th tsp peppermint extract, and about 20-25 sandwich cookies. When it is a nice mealy texture press into the bottom of the spring-form pan. It should be about a half inch thick.

In the food processor combine at least 3 cups ice cream, about 1 cup chocolate chips and 1 tsp of peppermint extract. Blend until chips have broken down into small pieces. Pour on top of the cookie crust, and allow to sit in freezer for at least an hour (overnight is best)

Audrey's superbomb focaccia bread

Well, this is a spin on an old recipe.

makes about 16 large servings

4.5 - 5 cups flour
1 large onion Chopped
1 tbs olive oil
1 tsp dried and crumbled rosemary
1/2 tsp garlic powder
pinch dried basil
1 package active dry yeast
2 cups warm water (120 - 130 degrees F)
cornmeal
more olive oil
more dried rosemary
garlic salt


DIRECTIONS!!!

In large bowl mix 2 cups flour with onion and 1 tbs olive oil. Then add 1 tsp rosemary, salt and yeast. Add warm water, and beat with electric mixer on low for two minutes, then on medium speed for another minute or so.

Stir in remaining flour with wooden spoon one cup at a time, until dough is easy to handle (you may not need the whole five cups, but I find at high elevation it helps to use all five.)

turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and Knead for 10 minutes, until smooth and elastic.

coat a large bowl with spray cooking oil and place dough in it, turn the dough so that the exterior of dough has a light coating of oil. Cover and let rise 1.5 hours or until double.

Spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray, and sprinkle lightly with corn meal. Punch down dough and then press into pan, cover and let rise for about 30 minutes, or until double.

Heat oven to 400 degrees F. press dough into the edges of the pan, brush lightly with oil and sprinkle top with rosemary and garlic salt. Bake 30 -35 minutes

Hooray for bread!

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