Espresso Coffee Gelato Gelato Al Caffe Food

PICCOLO AFFOGATO AL CAFFE

Steps:

• Arrange 12 small glasses on a rimmed baking sheet. Fill each with 1/4 cup gelato. Freeze until firm, about 30 minutes. Pour 3 tablespoons espresso over each. Garnish with espresso beans. Serve immediately.

ESPRESSO GELATO

Steps:

• Place espresso beans on a cutting board, and gently crush them using a heavy saucepan or a hammer (be careful not to pulverize the beans). In a medium saucepan, heat milk and coffee beans. Bring to a gentle boil, cover, and remove from heat. Allow to steep for 30 minutes. Strain mixture, and reserve milk; discard solids.
• Combine egg yolks and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer. Beat at medium-high speed until very thick and pale yellow, 3 to 5 minutes. Meanwhile, return milk to heat, and bring to a simmer.
• Add half the milk to egg-yolk mixture, and whisk until blended. Stir into remaining milk, and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture has thickened enough to coat the back of a spoon.
• Remove from heat, and immediately stir in cream. Pass mixture through a strainer into a medium mixing bowl set in an ice bath until chilled, stirring from time to time. Stir in instant espresso, then freeze in an ice-cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions.

COFFEE GELATO 1997 ( ITALY)

Steps:

• Dissolve coffee powder in the 1/2 cup hot water.
• Whisk egg yolks and sugar in a large bowl to blend.
• Bring milk to a low boil in saucepot on stove.
• Gradually whisk in milk into the yolks mixture, to temper.
• Return to saucepot and whisk in the dissolved coffee mixture.
• Stir over medium heat until custard thickens slightly and leaves path or a ribbon mark against the back of a spoon.
• This should take about 8 minutes.
• Remove from heat and refrigerate until cold, or over night covered.
• Process in ice cream maker according to manufacturers direcions.
• Transfer to a covered container and place in the freezer.

COFFEE GELATO WITH ORANGE ZEST

Steps:

• Beat eggs lightly, whisk into milk and sugar.
• Heat mixture over medium heat stirring constantly until mixture thickens.
• Remove the resulting custard from heat, and pour into chilled bowl.
• Stir in espresso, orange zest, and coffee grounds.
• Chill for at least 4 hours, preferably overnight.
• Freeze mixture according to ice cream maker instructions.
• Transfer to a freezer-safe container, press plastic wrap across the surface of the gelato, snap on lid, and place in freezer to hard-freeze.
• To serve, place gelato in fridge approximately 20 minutes before serving to soften.

COFFEE GELATO

Steps:

• Whisk yolks and sugar in large bowl to blend. Bring milk to boil in heavy medium saucepan. Gradually whisk hot milk into egg mixture; then whisk in espresso mixture. Return mixture to saucepan. Stir over medium heat until custard thickens and leaves path on back of spoon when finger is drawn across, about 8 minutes (do not boil). Refrigerate until cold, about 3 hours.
• Process custard in ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions. Freeze in covered container. (Can be prepared 3 days ahead. Keep frozen.)

AFFOGATO

Steps:

• Make the espresso first so it can sit while you scoop the gelato. If you don't have a moka pot or an espresso machine, run to the nearest coffee shop.
• Add the very cold gelato to a small shallow bowl or glass that's been chilled in the freezer until frosty and cold to the touch.
• Slowly pour the hot espresso in a thin stream directly over the gelato, draping the entire surface of the scoop with an even layer of coffee. You can add a splash of amaretto here if you'd like (the almond flavor would be welcome), but the best affogato is a simple affogato. Just be sure to start eating it before the gelato completely melts: In each bite, you want solid spoonfuls of the gelato thinly draped in coffee.

ESPRESSO COFFEE GELATO (GELATO AL CAFFE)

Steps:

• In a double boiler over simmering water, combine 2 cups of cream (saving one cup for later) ,coffee beans and espresso.
• Cook, stirring occasionally, until bubbles form around the edge and the cream tastes strongly of coffee, at least 30 minutes.
• In a large bowl, whisk the egg yolks just until blended.
• In a thin stream, gradually whisk the hot cream mixture into the egg mixture.
• Place bowl over a pan of barely simmering water and cook, whisking constantly, until the mixture thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon.
• Remove from heat, stir in the sugar, and set the bowl inside a slightly larger bowl filled with ice; whisk until cool.
• Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least two hours.
• Pour the mixture through a fine-meshed sieve and stir in the remaining 1 cup of cream.
• Freeze in ice cream maker using manufacture's instruction.