Recipe : Buttermilk Panna Cotta

MELELEH…(means melting)…yeay…this is wat happen recently in Singapore…so hot…hot…hot and hot… Hate to go out hahaha… (is this only my excuse lol)

So let’s make us a healthy, fresh yet yummy dessert to be eaten in this hot season. It’s quite simple and seems like there’s a different way to make this panna cotta.

I have made this before I learnt it from cooking class soo it’s up to you which one do you want to follow haha…(of coz the one from my cooking class taste better XD)

Well, before that Panna Cotta is an Italian dessert which means cooked cream, they are soft (like tofu/ pudding) and just perfectly melt on your mouth (yummm XD). Best served with fresh berries or maybe other fruits such as mango, passionfruit ( no durian please haha).

Recipe 1: (using cream)

What you need:

• 100ml cream
• lil of bit vanilla essence ( or you can use fresh vanilla pods so you can see the vanilla on your panna cotta)
• 15g gelatin leaves (not suitable for Muslim frens)
• lil bit lemon zest
• 600ml buttermilk ( homemade buttermilk mix 1tbs lemon juice/vinegar and 1 cup milk if you cannot find a ready use buttermilk)
• 100ml semi whipped cream
• 120g sugar (depends on your preference)

Panna Cotta:

1. Mix the cream with sugar, lemon zest,vanilla and boil it on small pan

2. Soak the gelatine on water (for several mins), drain, squeeze and add it to the scalded cream mixture. Mix mix mix and let it cold.

3. Gradually strain the buttermilk inside and make sure it is well mixed

4. Mix together whipped cream and the mixture

5. Pour into moulds and put it into the fridge at least 2 hours, after that ready to be served :D

Recipe 2: (using yogurt instead of cream)

What you need:

• 1 cup skim milk ( you can add lemon juice as well to make it become buttermilk, taste great :D)
• 2 cups of vanilla yogurt
• lil of bit vanilla essence ( or you can use fresh vanilla pods so you can see the vanilla on your panna cotta)
• 15g gelatin leaves (not suitable for Muslim frens)
• lil bit lemon zest
• sugar (depends on your preference since yogurt is sweet enough)

Panna Cotta:

1. Mix the skim milk with sugar, lemon zest,vanilla and boil it on small pan

2. Soak the gelatine on water (for several mins), drain, squeeze and add it to the scalded cream mixture. Mix mix mix and let it cold.

3. Gradually strain the yogurt inside and make sure it is well mixed

4. Pour into moulds and put it into the fridge at least 2 hours, after that ready to be served :D

Note: I personally more recommend to use gelatin leaves as it give a more flexible texture :D

Feel free to see this video from Nicko’s kitchen on how he make his panna cotta :D

Happy cooking :D