Semifreddo
- 5 cups cream
- 2 cups sugar
- 12 egg yolks*
- 1 teaspoon almond or vanilla extract
- 1 cup roughly chopped, toasted pistachios
- Fresh berries, for serving
- Chocolate sauce, for serving
- Powdered sugar, optional
- Mint sprigs, optional
- In a mixer with a whisk attachment, whisk the cream into medium peaks.
- Add 1 cup of the sugar to the cream and continue to whisk until stiff peaks form.
- Turn the cream out into a large bowl.
- Clean the bowl and whisk attachment.
- Add the egg yolks and the remaining 1 cup sugar.
- Whisk until the yolks are pale yellow and tripled in volume.
- Add the yolks to the whipped cream.
- Add the almond or vanilla extract and begin to fold the yolks into the cream.
- Add the pistachios and turn the mixture out into a glass serving dish.
- Freeze overnight.
- To serve: Cut the semifreddo into desired size pieces.
- Place individual pieces in a serving bowl and top with berries and chocolate sauce.
- Garnish with powdered sugar and a sprig of mint.
cream, sugar, egg yolks, almond, roughly chopped, fresh berries, chocolate sauce, powdered sugar, sprigs
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/semifreddo-recipe.html (may not work)