Beet Ice Cream

i love odd sounding desserts. this one seems like a fabulous surprise

FROM DESERT CANDY (desertcandy.blogspot.com)

3 medium-size beets
1 small orange
8oz sour cream
3/4cup sugar
1/2cup half-and-half
Directions:

1) Preheat the oven to 400F.

2) Wrap the beets in foil and roast in the oven until very tender, about 45 min.

3) Remove, when cool enough to handle, peel beets & chop finely.

4) Place the beets in a blender or food processor.

5) Add the juice of the small orange & about 1tsp of the orange zest.

6) Purée the mixture until you have a rough purée.

7) Add the sour cream, sugar, & half-and-half.

8) Purée the mixture until completely smooth & combined.

9) Press the mixture through a fine mesh sieve (optional).

10) Refrigerate to chill the mixture completely, several hours or overnight.

11) Beat mixture, Freeze 6hours, or until mostly frozen. remove from freezer, beat again. and serve, or freeze.

*NOTES
-PERFECT PAIRING:Beets have a great affinity with chocolate. Mix in chocolate chips, drizzle with chocolate sauce, or serve with a scoop of chocolate sorbet.

-FOR ADVENTUROUS AUDIENCES: In a riff on the classic Eastern European dishes, pair beet ice cream w/cucumber sorbet. You could even top it with a little sweetened sour cream and sprinkle of poppy seeds.

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