Showing posts with label dessert. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dessert. Show all posts

Tuesday, 22 March 2011

Cookies!

I'm gonna admit I've never baked cookies before. I'm a cookie virgin. But oh my word am I converted! I may never buy store bought cookies again! Ok that's a lie when double stuffed Oreos exist. They're just too good.
We used this waitrose recipe but left out the orange peel & used dark brown sugar instead of light. 
They were truly yummy. Not the traditional hard cookie texture I was expecting but still yum! Plus how excited am I that I have a roll of cookie dough in the fridge for tomorrow? Just a wee bit.

 

Sunday, 5 December 2010

White Chocolate Panna Cotta

Ali once again had an inspired desserty idea when we were wandering around Tesco's shopping for our Sunday roast ingredients.
A quick google and we find this delicious recipe for White Chocolate Panna Cotta from The Greedy Gourmet which I've linked below. The recipe says it takes 6 hours but ours only took about 3 because the ramekins we use are quite small. Other than that the only difference we made was to cover the ramekins in cling film rather than cooking spray.

4 gelatine sheets/leaves
600ml (1 pint) double [heavy] cream
150ml (5fl oz) milk
60g (2 oz) caster sugar
200g (7 oz) white chocolate, broken into pieces
Coat a mould or individual cups with cooking spray and set aside.
Soak the gelatine sheets in a plate of cold water until soft, then set aside until ready to use.
Heat the cream, milk and caster sugar in a heavy-based saucepan over low heat to melt the sugar, stirring occasionally.
When the cream starts to bubble up the sides of the saucepan, remove from the heat and stir in the chocolate until melted.
Drain the excess water off the gelatine and add the gelatine to the cream mixture. Stir until dissolved.
Pour the mixture into the prepared mould or cups and refrigerate overnight or for at least 6 hours.
The panna cotta should have a slight wobble when ready to serve. Unmould onto a serving platter or plates and serve.

Find the original post at http://www.greedygourmet.com/2010/04/05/white-chocolate-panna-cotta/