Recipe: Vanilla & Lavender Panna Cotta with Almond Tuiles

Vanilla & Lavender Panna Cotta 3 tsp Gelatin 450 ml Cream 80 g Castor Sugar 2 x 2 cm Lavender Sprigs 240 ml Milk 1 Vanilla Pod scraped ( OR) ½ tsp Vanilla Extract Grease

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Vanilla & Lavender Panna Cotta

  • 3 tsp Gelatin
  • 450 ml Cream
  • 80 g Castor Sugar
  • 2 x 2 cm Lavender Sprigs
  • 240 ml Milk
  • 1 Vanilla Pod scraped ( OR)
  • ½ tsp Vanilla Extract
  1. Grease four dariol moulds (160ml metal moulds)

  2. Sprinkle gelatine and sugar over combined Milk and Cream, lavender sprigs and vanilla pod in small saucepan

  3. Stir over low heat, without boiling, until gelatine and sugar dissolve. (gelatine will be destroyed if mixture boils)

  4. If not using vanilla pod, add vanilla extract at this stage to mixture

  5. Strain into medium jug, cool to room temperature

  6. Gently pour cooled panna cotta into moulds, cover, refrigerate 3 hours or overnight

  7. Turn panna cotta onto serving plates, garnish with lavender and berries


Almond Tuiles

  • 2 Egg whites
  • ½ tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 110 g Castor Sugar
  • 55 g Butter (melted and cooled)
  • 55 g Flour
  • 30 g Flaked Almonds
  1. Preheat oven to 190˚C

  2. Line a baking tray with non-stick baking parchment

  3. Place egg whites in a bowl and beat in sugar with a fork

  4. Egg whites should be frothy

  5. Sift in flour and add vanilla extract

  6. Mix with fork

  7. Add melted butter to the mixture

  8. Stir well

  9. Spread spoonfuls of mixture at least 13 cm apart on prepared baking sheet in the shape you desire (Long shapes, circles triangles etc.)

  10. Sprinkle with flaked almond

  11. Bake in oven for about 6 mins until pale biscuit coloured in the middle and a good brown at the edges

  12. Remove from the oven and cool for a few secs

  13. Lift the biscuits off carefully with a palette knife

  14. Lay them, while still warm and pliable, over the rolling pin to form them into a slightly curved shape

  15. Leave on wire rack to cool completely

  16. When cold, store in a airtight container


Source: Douglasdale Dairy

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