Quoted message said:I have to feed
someone who is mildly allergic to wheat (gluten), eggs (both white and
yoke) and dairy products. Apparently she is fed up with fruit salad.
Any ideas?
Consider kisel, a Russian starchy jelly- or fool-like concoction. It
can be made of most any fruit. Here are some variations. The amounts
are up to you. A kisel can be as thick or thin as one likes, so modify
the amount of starch to your liking. Ditto with the sugar. Really
thick kisels have an aspic-like consistency and are served cold. Those
that are like a thick syrup are generally served warm or at room
temperature. Thin ones are generally used as a kind of sauce. One can
also use milk instead of water. The rule of thumb is 1 cup dissolved
starch to 1 litre (1.1 quart) of water with sugar and juice added.
Cranberry or red-currant kisel
cranberries or red currants
sugar
potato starch (or cornstarch)
water
Rinse the berries, crush them and juice them by rubbing them through a
sieve or squeezing them through cheesecloth into a non-reactive dish.
Reserve the juice. Pour 2 cups of water over the squeezed-out cranberry
or red-currant skins, bring to the boil and cook over high heat for 5
minutes. Strain, discarding the skins. Add sugar to the strained
liquid, bring to the boil and cook until it thickens a bit, creating a
kind of thin syrup. Dissolve the starch in a cup of cold water and stir
until it reaches a milk-like consistency. Now add the starch to the
vigorously boiling liquid, all at once, stirring fast for 15-25 seconds,
while bringing it to the boil again. Take from heat and continue to
stir vigorously until the liquid thickens. As soon as this has
happened, add the cranberry juice and stir vigorously again. Let cool
and serve as is or with whipped cream.
Rhubarb kisel
300 g (10.6 oz) rhubarb
3/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons potato starch
Rinse, peel and finely dice the rhubarb. Put to soak in cold water for
10-15 minutes. Put the sugar in 2 cups of water and bring to the boil.
Add the squeezed-out pieces of rhubarb and cook for 5-10 minutes.
Strain the liquid (optional). Dissolve the starch in a cup of cold
water and stir until it reaches a milk-like consistency. Now add the
starch to the vigorously boiling liquid, all at once, stirring fast for
15-25 seconds, while bringing it to the boil again. Take from heat and
continue to stir vigorously until the liquid thickens. Let cool and
regrigerate.
Tea-Fruit Kisel
1 l (1.1 quart) water
6 teaspoons tea leaves (black, green, or a mix)
20 pieces of sugar
0.5 l (1.1 pint) fruit (apple, quince, orange, or some other) juice
6-8 teaspoons potato (or corn) starch
1 cup cold boiled water (to dissolve the starch)
optionally, vanilla or vanillin
optionally, cloves or cinnamon
Dissolve the potato (or corn) starch in a cup of cold boiled water.
Brew the tea and, while it's still very hot (put it over the heat), add
the dissolved starch, stirring vigorously. Take from the heat as soon
as the starch is added. Stir until the liquid thickens. Then add the
fruit juice and continue to stir vigorously. If desired, add vanilla or
vanillin, or cloves, or cinnamon to taste, and let cool. The result is
a very pleasant cold thickish liquid tasting of tea and fruit.
Victor