GRAPEFRUIT AND BASIL SUGAR COOKIES
Steps:
- For the dough: Whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Beat together the egg and vanilla in a small bowl.
- Beat together the butter, granulated sugar and confectioners' sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer on low speed. Once incorporated, increase the speed to medium and beat until slightly creamy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the grapefruit zest and chopped basil until incorporated. Stop and scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed.
- Reduce the speed to low, slowly pour in the egg mixture and beat until combined. Add the flour mixture, in 3 additions, increasing the speed as the dough gets thicker to keep the beaters spinning. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and the beaters themselves as needed. Once all the flour mixture is just incorporated, increase the speed to medium-high and beat until the dough is very smooth, about 5 minutes.
- Turn the dough out of the bowl and bring it together. Divide into 2 equal pieces. Shape each piece into a flat square and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate the dough at least 1 hour and up to overnight.
- To roll, cut and bake the cookies: Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven, and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment.
- Dust another sheet of parchment paper with flour and put 1 piece of the dough on top. Dust with more flour and top with another sheet of parchment. Roll the dough out into a rectangle about 1/4-inch thick (about 11 x 9 inches) and place in the freezer for 5 minutes.
- From 1 piece of rolled dough, cut out cookies with a 3-inch cutter and arrange cookies on the prepared baking sheets, about 2 inches apart. Refrigerate while you cut the remaining cookies. Reroll and cut any scraps of dough. If the dough becomes very soft and difficult to roll or cut at any point during the process, place on a baking sheet in the freezer for 5 minutes.
- Bake, rotating the baking sheets front to back and bottom to top about halfway through, until golden brown around the edges, about 12 minutes. Let cool completely on the baking sheets on a cooling rack, about 30 minutes.
- For the royal icing: Combine the confectioners' sugar and meringue powder in a large bowl. Add the grapefruit juice and beat with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until the icing forms thick and glossy peaks, about 2 minutes, adding more grapefruit juice, 1 teaspoon at a time, if needed.
- Color icing as desired with gel food coloring. Fit pastry bags with small round tips and fill with the icing. Decorate the cookies as desired and let dry for 30 minutes.
GRAPEFRUIT COOLER
This is a rare vodka drink from Audrey Saunders, who was once famous for eschewing the flavorless spirit at her celebrated New York cocktail bar, Pegu Club. In keeping with her exacting style, the drink has been painstakingly workshopped down to the last dash of bitters. The combination of grapefruit-flavored vodka, a special grapefruit syrup and a grapefruit twist produces a bright complexity of flavor that one doesn't expect from a vodka cocktail. And the honey syrup adds a sweet note familiar to anyone who has ever drizzled a line of honey onto her morning grapefruit.
Provided by Robert Simonson
Categories for one, project
Time P1DT2m
Yield 1 drink
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Mix the honey with 1/2 cup water in a sealed container. Shake until integrated. (You will have extra syrup. Refrigerated, it will keep for a week.)
- Heat the sugar with 2 cups water over low heat until sugar is dissolved. Let cool. Mix this syrup with grapefruit zest in a container. Cover, shake briskly, and refrigerate for 24 hours. Strain out zest and store syrup in refrigerator. (You will have extra syrup. Refrigerated, it will keep for a week.)
- Place 1/4 ounce of the honey syrup and 1/2 ounce of the grapefruit syrup in a cocktail shaker with the vodka, lemon juice, bitters and mint. Muddle the mint at the bottom. Fill the shaker halfway with ice. Shake well. Strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with grapefruit twist.
CANTALOUPE-BASIL-GRAPEFRUIT COOLER
We're here to tell you that cantaloupe has a lot going for it. Fragrant, sweet, and a touch creamy, it is a perfect pairing for the basil-infused syrup and tart grapefruit juice that it is blended with for this refreshing, agua-fresca-style cooler.
Provided by Riley Wofford
Categories Food & Cooking Drink Recipes Cocktail Recipes
Time 25m
Yield Serves 6 to 8
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a small heatproof bowl, pour 1/2 cup boiling water over sugar and basil; stir until sugar has dissolved. Let cool completely, about 20 minutes. Strain syrup into a blender; discard basil.
- Add cantaloupe, grapefruit juice, and 1 3/4 cups cold water; blend until smooth. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve.
- Serve over ice, garnished with a basil sprig, or refrigerate in an airtight container up to 3 days. If using vodka, stir a shot (1-ounce) into each glass before serving.
BASIL GRAPEFRUIT COOLER
Make and share this Basil Grapefruit Cooler recipe from Food.com.
Provided by English_Rose
Categories Beverages
Time 30m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Using a vegetable peeler remove the zest from 3 of the grapefruit and put the zest in a jar.
- Pour over the vodka and leave to infuse for at least 24 hours.
- Cut all the grapefruit in half and juice - if making ahead of time, freeze the juice until it's needed.
- Pick the leaves from the basil and add the stalks to a small saucepan with the sugar and 1 cup of water. Gently heat, stirring until the sugar has dissolved, then cool, strain and chill until needed.
- Put half the basil leaves in a jug, pour over the vodka, 1 1/4 cups of basil stock syrup and the grapefruit juice and stir.
- Fill 6 glasses with ice, the remaining basil and a little grapefruit zest (use the stuff from the vodka), and fill with cocktail mix.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 313.1, Fat 0.3, Sodium 0.8, Carbohydrate 52.8, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 33.1, Protein 1.7
GRAPEFRUIT, ONION, AND BASIL SALAD
Provided by Giada De Laurentiis
Categories appetizer
Time 10m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Place the grapefruit slices in a slightly overlapping pattern on a serving platter. Sprinkle the onion slices over the grapefruit. Then sprinkle the olives. Top with the basil and chives. Drizzle the balsamic vinegar and olive oil over the salad. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 129, Fat 8 grams, SaturatedFat 1 grams, Sodium 214 milligrams, Carbohydrate 14 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 1 grams, Sugar 8 grams
GRAPEFRUIT COOLERS
I love grapefruit. When it is in season this make a great drink. A sprinkle of salt to each drink takes some of the bitterness away from the juice.
Provided by Little Suzy Homemak
Categories Beverages
Time 10m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Fill 4 (12 ounce) glasses halfway with ice. Add 1/2 cup grapefruit juice, 2 tablespoons Grand Marnier and a pinch of salt to each glass and stir. Top off each drink with 1/3 cup sparkling water and stir.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 48.2, Fat 0.1, Sodium 1.3, Carbohydrate 11.4, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 11.2, Protein 0.6
STRAWBERRY GRAPEFRUIT COOLER
Yum! I love grapefruit juice (especially pink) and mixed with strawberries makes it special! These ingredients are popular in Mexico, the Caribbean, and Australia!
Provided by Sharon123
Categories Beverages
Time 5m
Yield 2-3
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Combine first 3 ingredients in container of electric blender; cover and process until smooth.
- While blender is running, add ice cubes, 1 at a time, processing until smooth.
- Pour into glasses and serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 115.2, Fat 0.3, Sodium 3.3, Carbohydrate 28.9, Fiber 1.5, Sugar 26.7, Protein 0.7
BASIL-YOGURT PANNA COTTA WITH GRAPEFRUIT GELèE
Naturally gluten-free and no-bake, think of these pink panna cottas as an elegant version of a fruit and yogurt parfait. First, a grapefruit gelée (think fancy French jello) is chilled until it's partially set, then a basil-infused yogurt is poured in which allows the two elements to form pretty, abstract swirls with one another. Lay a few grapefruit supremes on top and finish with a touch of crunchy sea salt, and your guests' palates are in for a sweet surprise.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Breakfast & Brunch Recipes
Time 5h20m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Combine 3/4 cup milk and basil sprigs in a small saucepan; bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Cover, remove from heat, and let steep 20 minutes. Meanwhile, in a bowl, sprinkle 2 teaspoons gelatin over remaining 1/2 cup milk. In a heatproof bowl, sprinkle remaining 3 teaspoons gelatin over 1/2 cup grapefruit juice.
- Let both mixtures stand until gelatin softens, about 5 minutes. Strain milk-basil mixture, discarding sprigs. Pour over milk-gelatin mixture and stir until gelatin has dissolved, then whisk in yogurt until smooth. Wipe pan clean.
- Combine 3/4 cup grapefruit juice and honey in saucepan. Heat over medium-high, stirring, until honey dissolves and mixture is hot but not boiling. Pour over grapefruit-gelatin mixture, stirring until gelatin has dissolved. Stir in remaining 1 3/4 cups grapefruit juice.
- Divide grapefruit mixture evenly among eight 6-to-8-ounce ramekins, gratin dishes, or shallow bowls. Refrigerate until mixture begins to thicken and mound slightly but isn't set, 45 to 55 minutes. (Do not refrigerate yogurt mixture.)
- Carefully divide yogurt mixture evenly among ramekins, pouring it in from edge (not center) of each dish to create a random swirl effect. Refrigerate until both mixtures are cold and set, about 4 hours or, covered, up to 3 days. Before serving, top with grapefruit supremes, basil leaves, and a sprinkle of salt.
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