Lemon Panna Cotta with Blackberry Sauce
- Vegetable oil
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 1/2 vanilla bean
- 5 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 cup creme fraiche*
- 2 tablespoons grated lemon peel
- 3 cups frozen blackberries (about 12 ounces), thawed, drained, juices reserved
- 3 tablespoons (packed) golden brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons creme de cassis (black-currant-flavored liqueur; optional)
- Lightly oil six 3/4-cup ramekins or custard cups.
- Mix milk and cream in heavy medium saucepan.
- Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean.
- Bring to simmer.
- Remove from heat.
- Cover; let steep 30 minutes.
- Remove vanilla bean.
- Pour lemon juice into small bowl; sprinkle gelatin over.
- Let stand until gelatin softens, about 10 minutes.
- Stir sugar and gelatin mixture into milk mixture.
- Stir over low heat just until sugar and gelatin dissolve, about 2 minutes.
- Remove from heat.
- Whisk in creme fraiche and lemon peel.
- Divide among ramekins.
- Cover; chill until set, at least 6 hours or overnight.
- Puree 2/3 of blackberries and all reserved juices, brown sugar, and creme de cassis, if desired, in blender.
- Strain mixture into medium bowl, pressing on solids to extract as much liquid as possible.
- Discard solids in strainer.
- Stir remaining blackberries into sauce.
- (Can be made 1 day ahead.
- Cover and chill.)
- Run small knife around each panna cotta.
- Place bottoms of ramekins, 1 at a time, in bowl of hot water 45 seconds.
- Place plate atop ramekin.
- Hold plate and ramekin together; invert, shaking gently, to turn out panna cotta.
- Serve with sauce.
- *Available at some supermarkets.
- If unavailable, heat 1 cup whipping cream to lukewarm (85F).
- Remove from heat; mix in 2 tablespoons buttermilk.
- Cover; let stand in warm draft-free area until slightly thickened, 24 to 48 hours, depending on temperature of room.
- Chill until ready to use.
vegetable oil, milk, whipping cream, vanilla bean, lemon juice, unflavored gelatin, sugar, creme fraiche, frozen blackberries, golden brown sugar, creme de cassis
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/lemon-panna-cotta-with-blackberry-sauce-107943 (may not work)