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Panna Cotta

I tried making panna cotta today according to this book. Modified it slightly as I couldn't find half and half. I made 10 medium cups (shown in picture below) and 10 small cups (shown in strawberry yoghurt mousse) in total with one recipe. It's rather sweet so if you don't have a sweet tooth, you might want to add less sugar. This type of panna cotta isn't those that you can invert onto a plate and drip chocolate sauce over the plate. It's more of the eat-in-the-cup type of panna cotta. Nonetheless, it still taste good with a rich milky taste =)



Recipe
Ingredients:
3 cups (750ml) whole milk, divided - $1.90/1L (Giant)
2 1/2 tsp gelatin - $1.60/50g (Giant)
1 cup half-and-half (substituted for 100ml whipped cream + 150ml whole milk)
3/4 cup (about 6 flat tbsp) fine sugar - $2.90/2kg (Giant)
1 tsp Vanilla essence - $2 (Giant)
Topping:
Strawberries - $2.95/250g (Giant)
Blueberries - $1.95/150g (Giant)
Shaved chocolate

Method:
1. Pour 1 cup of milk into a small bowl and sprinkle the gelatin on the surface. Let the gelatin soak for 5 minutes. [I did this first and continued with the rest of the steps while waiting.]
2. Combine the remaining milk with the half-and-half and sugar in a medium saucepan. Whisk a couple of times to mix.
3. Add vanilla essence. Place the pan over low heat and bring to a simmer, whisking occasionally. [I whisked it while heating. It will froth a little. Heated it for about 10-15 mins]
4. Add the soaked gelatin into the hot liquid and whisk it in. Let stand for 5 minutes, then whisk again. [I poured it in slowly while whisking with the other hand. There's froth from whisking.]
5. Pout mixture into cups/bowls and refrigerate immediately.
6. After the apnna cotta has set, stretch plastic wrap over the surface of the molds to cover them.

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XOXO,
Gel
Thursday, July 22, 2010