Lemon Shortbread With Macerated Blueberries

You can do little for the welfare of your children once you have lost your authority over them. Don't allow them by your lightness, weakness, and folly, to trample upon you; but keep up so much authority that your word may be a law unto them. Nevertheless, do not let your authority be strained with such harshness and fierceness as may discourage your children. To treat our children like slaves, and with such rigor that they shall always tremble and abhor the idea of coming into our presence, is very unlike our heavenly Father.

Cotton Mather

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Grains		Essnce07	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

		=== BISCUITS ===
2	c	Flour
1	T	Baking powder
1/2	t	Salt
2	T	Sugar
2	t	Lemon zest
5	T	Butter, softened
1/2	c	Heavy cream
1/4	c	Lemon juice
		=== BERRIES ===
2	pt	Fresh blueberries
1	c	Sugar
		Juice of one lemon
1/2	c	Grand Marnier
		=== GARNISH ===
4		Scoops Vanilla Bean Ice
		Cream
1/2	c	Whipped cream
		Fresh mint sprigs
2	T	Candied lemon zest
		Powdered sugar, in shaker

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. In a mixing bowl, combine the flour,
baking powder, salt, sugar, and lemon zest. Cut the butter into the
flour until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in the cream  and
lemon juice. Form the dough into a ball. On a floured surface,  roll
the dough out 3/4-inch thick. Using a 3-inch cookie cutter, cut  into 8
circles. Place the biscuits onto a baking sheet and bake for  15
minutes or until they are golden. For the blueberries: Combine all  the
ingredients in a bowl and lightly mash the berries with a fork.  Allow
the berries to sit for 30 minutes for the sugar to dissolve and  the
flavors marry. Split the biscuit in half, lay one half on a  plate.
Place a spoonful of the berries on the biscuit. Place the  scoop of ice
cream on top of the berries. Lay the other biscuit half  on top of the
ice cream and spoon the blueberries over the top.  Garnish with whipped
cream, fresh mint, candied lemon zest and  sprinkle with powdered
sugar. This recipe yields 4 servings.  Comments: The original recipe
title as listed is Lemon Shortbread With  Macerated Blueberries And
Vanilla Bean Ice Cream.  Recipe Source: ESSENCE OF EMERIL with Emeril
Lagasse From the TV FOOD  NETWORK - (Show # EE-2278 broadcast
03-26-1997) Downloaded from their  Web-Site - http://www.foodtv.com
Formatted for MasterCook by MR MAD, aka Joe Comiskey -
jpmd44a@prodigy.com  03-26-1997  Recipe by: Emeril Lagasse  Converted
by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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