Espresso Gelatin Food

ESPRESSO PANNA COTTA

Steps:

• Place the milk in a heavy, small saucepan. Sprinkle the gelatin over and let stand for 5 minutes to soften the gelatin. Stir over medium heat just until the gelatin dissolves, but the milk does not boil, about 2 minutes. Add the cream, espresso powder, sugar, and salt. Stir over low heat, until the sugar dissolves, about 3 more minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool slightly. Pour the cream mixture into 2 martini glasses, dividing equally. Cover and refrigerate, stirring every 20 minutes during the first hour. Chill until set, at least 6 hours and up to 2 days.
• When ready to serve, use a vegetable peeler on the chocolate blocks to create about 1 tablespoon each of the white and dark chocolate shavings. Sprinkle the shavings over each panna cotta and serve.

ESPRESSO GELATO

Steps:

• Beat the egg yolks, sugar, and brown sugar in a bowl with a whisk or electric mixer at medium speed until the still grainy, pale brown mixture has the texture of beaten batter, about 3 minutes; set aside.
• Heat the milk and cream in a medium saucepan over medium heat just until bubbles frizzle all around the pan's inner edge; whisk in the espresso powder.
• Whisk about 1/3 of the hot milk mixture into the beaten yolk mixture until smooth, then whisk this combined mixture into the remainder of the milk mixture in the pan.
• Instantly decrease the heat to very low; if you have an electric stove, use a second burner just now turned on low.
• Stir constantly, gently heating the custard until a few puffs of steam rise from its surface and it is thick enough to coat the back of a wooden spoon, about 5 minutes.
• Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a clean bowl to remove any bits of egg that have inadvertently scrambled, taking care not to scrape out any solids than may have cooked onto the bottom of the pan.
• Stir in the vanilla and salt.
• Chill in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours, or overnight.
• Just before you make the gelato, place the custard and your ice cream machine's dasher, if possible, in the freezer for 10 minutes, just to shock them cold.
• Freeze in your ice cream machine according to the instruction booklet.
• Serve at once, or transfer to a container and store in the freezer for up to1 month; soften at room temperature for up to 10 minutes before serving.

CAFE GELATIN

Steps:

• To make the espresso panna cotta: Heat 3/4 cup cream, sugar, and ground espresso over medium-low heat, stirring to dissolve. Bring just to a boil; remove from heat. Steep 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, pour remaining 3/4 cup cream into the top of a double boiler (not over heat). Sprinkle gelatin over; let stand to soften, 5 minutes. Add warm espresso mixture. Place over simmering water; whisk until gelatin is dissolved, 3 to 5 minutes. Strain mixture through a cheesecloth-lined strainer.
• Pour 1/4 cup espresso panna cotta into each of six tall 8-ounce glasses. Cover with plastic; refrigerate until set, about 1 hour.
• To make the espresso gelatin: Place 1/2 cup chilled brewed espresso in a bowl. Sprinkle gelatin over; let stand to soften, about 5 minutes.
• Bring sugar and remaining 3/4 cup espresso just to a boil. Add to espresso-gelatin mixture; whisk to dissolve. Cool to room temperature. Add 2 tablespoons espresso gelatin to each glass. Cover; refrigerate to set, 40 minutes. Refrigerate remaining espresso gelatin in a small baking dish, covered, to set.
• To make the vanilla panna cotta: Combine 3/4 cup cream and sugar in a saucepan; scrape vanilla seeds into cream, add pod, and bring just to a boil. Remove from heat; steep 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in top of a double boiler (not over heat), sprinkle gelatin over remaining 3/4 cup cream; let stand to soften, 5 minutes.
• Pour hot cream over gelatin mixture. Set over simmering water; whisk until gelatin dissolves, 5 minutes. Pour through a cheesecloth-lined strainer; cool to room temperature. Pour 1/4 cup vanilla panna cotta into each glass. Cover; refrigerate 1 1/2 hours to set.
• To serve, spoon remaining espresso gelatin into glasses on top of vanilla layer.