Figs with Honey-Yogurt Cream
- 3 oranges
- 2 lemons
- 1 750-ml bottle red Zinfandel
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 10 whole cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon aniseed
- 12 ounces dried Calimyrna figs, stemmed, quartered (about 2 cups)
- 1 1/2 cups plain whole-milk yogurt (preferably organic)
- 1/3 cup orange blossom honey
- 1 1/2 cups chilled whipping cream
- 2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin
- Using vegetable peeler, cut off peel from 2 oranges (orange part only) and from 1 lemon (yellow part only).
- Place peels in heavy large saucepan.
- Juice oranges and lemons.
- Add 1 cup orange juice and 1/4 cup lemon juice to same pan (reserve any remaining juices for another use).
- Add red Zinfandel, sugar, honey, and spices and bring to boil, stirring until sugar dissolves.
- Add dried figs; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until figs are tender and mixture is reduced to 3 1/2 cups, about 1 hour.
- Transfer to bowl; cover and chill at least 6 hours.
- (Can be prepared 3 days ahead.
- Keep chilled.)
- Whisk plain whole-milk yogurt and orange blossom honey in medium bowl to blend; set aside.
- Place 1/4 cup chilled whipping cream in small cup; sprinkle unflavored gelatin over.
- Let stand until gelatin softens and absorbs all of whipping cream, about 15 minutes.
- Bring 1/2 cup whipping cream to simmer in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat.
- Add softened gelatin mixture and stir until gelatin dissolves completely, about 1 minute (do not boil).
- Remove from heat.
- Gradually stir in remaining 3/4 cup whipping cream.
- Whisk cream mixture into yogurt mixture.
- Divide yogurt-cream mixture among six 3/4-cup custard cups or ramekins.
- Refrigerate yogurt creams until set, at least 4 hours.
- (Can be prepared 1 day ahead.
- Cover and keep yogurt creams refrigerated.)
- Cut around yogurt creams to loosen.
- Turn out onto plates; surround with figs and syrup and serve.
oranges, lemons, sugar, honey, cinnamon sticks, cloves, aniseed, milk, orange blossom honey, chilled whipping cream, unflavored gelatin
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/figs-with-honey-yogurt-cream-106492 (may not work)