Stellablue & Goofypajamas Dining Reviews 1/31-2/6 Parks & Resorts!

[stellablue]

Thanks for your reviews, it took me 3 days to finish my Goofys rice crispy treat

That's good to know! I sadly couldn't salvage mine-I tried to carry it around with me, but it ended up melting I ate as much as I could. Next time I'm not gonna get it on my last day so I can drop it off in the hotel fridge and snack on it gradually.

 

[stellablue]

Great reviews! Sorry to hear about Big Ugly Dad, he seems like a real meanie. Hopefully he was just having a really bad day and he's not like that in real life.

Oh and I'm surprised to hear about Boulangerie! I had a Napolean (layered puff pastry with cream in the middle) and it was fantastic. Even on a super crowded F&W festival night. I guess you just caught them on a bad day, I'm sorry.

Glad you had a great bunch of meals for the most part!

No, it's sad to say, but my guess is this was Big Ugly Dad's demeanor all the time. He didn't come off as having too much class or knowledge of how civilized humans interact, and his family seemed very well trained on keeping their mouths shut for their own sake

I think with Boulangerie, the trick might be to just not get lunch food. Maybe the desserts are better...

Yes, most of our meals were fantastic!! I think that was the only one where the food wasn't tasty! Even though I was disappointed in the service at LTT, the food and characters were great!

 

[TigerKat]

Thanks so much for taking the time to share your thoughts with us!

 

[stellablue]

Great reviews
Crystal Palace for breakfast sounded really lovely! I'm with you on the whole character interaction - I love watching them interact with other people but get so shy when they come to me
I'm definitely going to try CP next trip though- I was salivating reading the review! But can I ask, what the yummy heck is breakfast lasagne??

Just to keep on file for those interested ...wow, I guess there was MUCH more in this than I thought! Now I know what I'll be preparing next Christmas or New Years morning!!

Yield: 8 servings

Make the pastry cream first:

Pastry cream

1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
6 egg yolks
1-1/2 cups milk
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar

1. In a 2 quart saucepan, combine sugar, flour, salt and milk and whisk; over medium heat, cook while stirring until mixture thickens.

2. In a small bowl with a fork, beat egg yolks slightly, beat small amount of milk mixture into yolks.

3. Slowly pour egg mixture back into milk mixture.

4. Stirring constantly, cook over medium low heat until mixture thickens.

5. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract. Chill cream until ready to use.

While cream is chilling, make pancakes, waffles and pound cake below:

Pancakes

1 1/2 cups sifted flour
2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. salt
1 egg, well beaten
1 1/4 cups milk
3 TB. shortening, melted and slightly cooled, or salad oil

Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Mix egg, milk and shortening. Pour milk mixture into dry ingredients and stir only enough to moisten. Do not beat or the pancakes will be tough. Bake on a hot griddle, lightly greased if necessary. Turn pancakes only once.

Waffles

1 1/2 cups sifted flour
2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. salt
1 egg, well beaten
1 1/4 cups milk
1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
3 TB. shortening, melted and slightly cooled, or salad oil

Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Mix egg, milk, vanilla and shortening. Pour milk mixture into dry ingredients and stir only enough to moisten. Do not beat or the waffles will be tough. Bake in waffle iron following waffle iron instructions.

Pound Cake

3 cups cake flour
6 large eggs
1 pound butter
1 pound sugar
2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup milk

Sift the flour into a large mixing bowl. Stir in sugar, using a large spoon. Add room temperature butter. Add eggs. Using a mixer on low speed, slowly add the milk, and then the vanilla extract. After thoroughly stirred, turn mixer to medium for a few minutes, then to high. Mix thoroughly. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease a standard tube pan with butter, then lightly flour it, shaking the excess from the pan. Pour in the mix and bake the cake for about 1 hour and 20 minutes. Check the doneness of the cake with a toothpick. Allow cake to cool for 15-20 minutes in the pan, then crumble the cake into small crumbs with your hands.

Custard

6 large eggs
1 1/2 pints heavy cream
1 pint half and half
1 ounce brandy
1/4 ounce nutmeg
1/2 ounce cinnamon
1 1/2 cups sugar

Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl and whisky until fully incorporated. Chill until ready to use. Makes 1 1/2 quarts.


Assembly

8 pancakes
6 waffles
6 cups crumbled pound cake
(Use the recipes above, or your own recipes. Store-bought/frozen are also OK.)

1 cup frozen raspberries
1 cup frozen blueberries
1 1/2 quarts custard (recipe above)
3 bananas
1 TB. butter

Put a layer of waffles in a buttered casserole dish. Sprinkle a quarter of the pound cake over the waffles. Peel and slice the bananas. Layer with half of each of the following: the cut bananas, frozen raspberries, and frozen blueberries. Sprinkle half of the remaining pound cake over the fruit, then top with the rest of the fruit. Top the fruit with a layer of pancakes, the sprinkle the rest of the pound cake on top. Press down on the layers to pack firmly. Slowly add the custard mix until the entire dish is saturated.

Baking and Garnishing

2 1/2 cups pastry cream (recipe above)
1 banana
1/2 pint your favorite fresh berries
1/4 cup brown sugar

Bake in a 350 degree oven for 60 minutes. (Oven thermometer placed in center of dish should register 165 degrees.) Top the lasagna with a layer of pastry cream. Slice the banana and layer on top of cream. Sprinkle sugar on top and place casserole under the broiler until browned. Garnish with fresh fruit and serve.