Panna cotta


Panna cotta
Panna cotta is an Italian dessert which means "cooked cream". It's a set vanilla cream, similar to blancmange, which is frequently served with other things like fruit coulis (fruit purée), caramel etc.. Here is the basic panna cotta recipe.
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Last modified on: February 21th 2011
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 20 min.
Cooking: 5 min.
All in all: 25 min.
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Stage 1 - ⌛ 3 min.
Panna cotta : Stage 1
Put 2 sheets gelatin into a bowl of cold water.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 5 min.
Panna cotta : Stage 2
Meanwhile, pour 500 ml liquid cream, 100 ml whole milk and 70 g caster sugar into a pan.

Add 2 vanillas pod, mix well and bring to the boil over medium heat.

As soon as it boils, remove from heat, cover and leave to infuse for at least 30 minutes.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 5 min.
Panna cotta : Stage 3
After this time, pour cream through a strainer to remove all small bits of vanilla pods.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 2 min.
Panna cotta : Stage 4
Add gelatin to cream (after draining and drying with a cloth) and stir with a whisk or a maryse.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 10 min.
Panna cotta : Stage 5
Put cream bowl into cold water, stirring from time to time.

Stage 6
Panna cotta : Stage 6
When cream is cold, divide it between glasses, cover with plastic film and refridgerate overnight.

Stage 7
Panna cotta : Stage 7
Next day, your panna cotta is set and ready to serve. You can eat it like this, but it's much better with something slightly acicidic like a fruit coulis (fruit purée).
Keeping: 1 or 2 days in the fridge, protected by a plastic film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe20 RDI=8 %90 RDI=9 %150 RDI=20 %1,850 RDI=90 %7,730 RDI: 90 %
Per 100 g3 RDI=1 %10 RDI=1 %20 RDI=3 %270 RDI=10 %1,140 RDI: 10 %
Per person2 RDI=1 %10 RDI=1 %20 RDI=3 %230 RDI=10 %970 RDI: 10 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman
Possible allergens in this recipe: milk
How much will it cost?
  • For 8 people : 7.75 €
  • Per person : 1.00 €

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