Martha Stewarts Fresh From The Lab Bubbling Cocktails Recipes

BUBBLING COCKTAILS

Steps:

• In a glass measuring cup, pour boiling water over sugar. Stir until sugar has dissolved; refrigerate syrup until cool.
• Puree mint leaves with cooled syrup in a blender. Add kiwis, and blend until just smooth.
• Strain mixture into a pitcher through a fine mesh sieve lined with cheesecloth; discard solids; stir in club soda. Transfer pitcher to refrigerator until chilled. Pour into 8 clean chemistry flasks and serve with straws.

BLUEBERRY COBBLER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Pulse flour, baking powder, and salt in a food processor until combined. Add butter, and process until mixture resembles coarse meal. Transfer mixture to a large bowl, and add heavy cream in a slow, steady stream, mixing with a wooden spoon until dough just comes together. Divide dough into 9 pieces, and loosely form each into a ball and flatten slightly. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, combine blueberries, sugar, cornstarch, and cinnamon; toss gently to coat. Transfer mixture to an 8-inch square baking dish. Top blueberry mixture with dough balls, spacing evenly. Brush dough with heavy cream, and sprinkle with sanding sugar. Bake until berries are bubbling in center and biscuits are golden brown, about 55 minutes. Transfer dish to a wire rack, and let cool slightly, about 30 minutes.

MARTHA STEWART'S FRESH FROM THE LAB: BUBBLING COCKTAILS

Steps:

• In a glass measuring cup, pour 1 cup boiling water over 1 cup sugar. Stir until sugar has dissolved; refrigerate until cool.
• Puree 2 cups packed mint leaves (1 small bunch) with 1/4 cup cooled syrup in a blender. Add 6 peeled, quartered kiwis, and blend until just smooth. Add remaining syrup.
• Pour through a cheesecloth-lined fine sieve into a pitcher; discard solids. Stir in ice and 1 liter sparkling water or club soda. (For a cocktail version, add 1 cup vodka.) Pour into flasks, and serve with straws.