8 vodka crust Recipes

unbleached all-purpose flour, table salt, sugar, cold unsalted butter , cut into 1/4-inch slices, cold vegetable shortening, cut into 4 pieces, cold vodka, cold water

pink lady apples (about 2), peeled, cored, and thinly sliced, golden delicious apples (about 2), peeled, cored, and thinly sliced, brown sugar, granulated sugar, all-purpose flour, fresh lemon juice, salt, ground cinnamon, coarsely chopped walnuts, all-purpose flour (1 1/2 cups), brown sugar, salt, cold butter , cut into pieces, ice-cold vodka, reduced-fat milk, egg yolk

unbleached all purpose flour , divided, salt (if you use kosher, like i do, use a generous 1/2 teaspoon), sugar, cold unsalted butter (3/4 stick) cut into cubes, cold shortening (i use earth balance, an all natural shortening i get at whole foods, which contains no trans fats), cold vodka, cold water or as needed

pastry flour (i like king arthur) or 3 cups all-purpose flour, salt, unsalted butter, chilled (preferably the higher-fat european-style, like lurpak or plugra), rendered leaf lard or 7 tbsp crisco, chilled, egg, well-beaten, ice-cold vodka, ice water, white vinegar, chilled

scoops vanilla ice cream, whole milk, berry compote, plus more for topping , recipe follows, prepared cheesecake with graham cracker crust, berry-infused vodka , optional, cream, for garnish, blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, sugar, salt

lobster tails , about 6 oz each, yellow tomatoes, halved, seeded, grilled and chopped, kalamata olives, pitted, sliced 1/8-inch, heads garlic , roasted, skinned and broken into cloves, red peppers , roasted, peeled, seeded and julienned, shredded basil, mild chevre cheese, crumbled, extra virgin olive oil, absolut mandarin vodka, active dry yeast, sugar, water, flour, minced basil, orange zest, salt, chipotle powder, peanut oil, olive oil for brushing crust, orange juice, lime juice, extra virgin olive oil, minced basil, orange zest, lime zest, salt and pepper, to taste, jicama, carrots