Passion Fruit White Chocolate Semifreddo Food

WHITE CHOCOLATE AND PASSION FRUIT SEMIFREDDO

Steps:

• Cook the pulp (with seeds and all) with the sugar over medium-high heat until you have half the original volume.
• Divide the result into two (I weigh it and divide it exactly): one part will be our sauce and the other one you will strain for the semifreddo.
• Let both cool down completely before using them.
• Melt the chocolate. I melted it in 30-second intervals in the microwave, mixing between intervals. You can also melt it in a bain-marie over low heat.
• Line a 22x11cm loaf pan with baking paper. Cut it to the size of the pan and stick it in place with a bit of vegetable oil, spread with kitchen paper.
• Place the egg yolks in a bowl to beat them and start beating on low speed just so that they don't form a dry skin on top.
• Boil the water and sugar over medium heat. Let the sugar dissolve completely and then boil profusely. Once you reach that point (the syrup doesn't have to thicken), start beating the egg yolks on high speed and add the syrup down the side of the bowl.
• Keep beating the egg yolks on high speed until the mix increases in volume and cools down to room temperature. Mix in the melted chocolate and the seedless passion fruit sauce using a spatula and folding motions.
• In a clean bowl, whip up the cream until foamy and glossy, not totally firm. Mix it with the egg yolk mix using folding motions. Also, add in half the praline in the same manner.
• Pour the mix into the pan and freeze for at least 8 hours.
• Place the bar of chocolate in the microwave in 10-second intervals (in total it should be 20-30 seconds tops), until it makes curls when you grate it with a coarse grater.
• Place them in a bowl and freeze them until you have to use them.
• Flip the pan over and place the rest of the sauce on top along with the white chocolate curls. In the semifreddo is too solid, give it a few minutes before slicing.

PASSIONFRUIT-WHITE CHOCOLATE SEMIFREDDO SANDWICHES

Steps:

• For passionfruit semifreddo, whisk yolks in an electric mixer until pale and fluffy (5-7 minutes). Meanwhile, simmer passionfruit juice and sugar in a small saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring to dissolve sugar, until syrupy (4-5 minutes). Whisking continuously, add syrup to yolks in a thin steady stream, and whisk until cooled to room temperature (8-10 minutes). Whisk cream until soft peaks forms, fold in melted chocolate, then fold in passionfruit mixture. Spread into a 25cm x 34cm tray lined with baking paper and freeze until firm (overnight).
• Meanwhile, for wattleseed biscuits, preheat oven to 180°C and line several baking trays with baking paper. Beat butter, brown sugar and caster sugar in an electric mixer until light and fluffy (4-5 minutes). Beat in eggs, then stir in flour, milk, nuts, baking powder, wattleseed and a pinch of salt. Refrigerate until firm (1 hour), then roll heaped tablespoonfuls of the dough into balls. Roll each ball in icing sugar to coat thickly, place on baking trays and flatten with the palm of your hand, leaving 5cm between each for biscuits to spread. Bake, swapping trays halfway through cooking, until light golden (10-15 minutes), cool on trays for 10 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely. Store in an airtight container for up to a week.
• Cut out rounds of semifreddo with a cutter the same size as biscuits (about 8cm diameter) and sandwich between biscuits, then roll sides in chocolate or macadamia or leave plain and freeze on a tray until firm (1-2 hours). Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

WHITE CHOCOLATE SEMIFREDDO

Steps:

• Place the egg yolks, sugar, and vanilla extract in the bowl of a mixer fitted with the whip attachment, and whip on high speed until very light and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Gently fold in the melted white chocolate; set aside. Place the cream in a large bowl and whisk just until the cream starts to thicken, then gently fold in the egg yolk mixture and the candied ginger. Place the egg whites in the clean bowl of a mixer fitted with the whip attachment, and whip on high speed until they just hold soft peaks. Gently fold the whites into the egg yolk mixture. Transfer the mixture to a covered container and freeze for at least 2 hours. Scoop and serve with fresh berries and mint sprigs.

WHITE-CHOCOLATE SEMIFREDDO

Steps:

• Fill a large bowl halfway with ice water. Combine egg yolks, sugar, and amaretto in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Whisk until mixture is pale and thickened, about 2 minutes. Strain through a fine sieve into a small bowl. Place bowl in ice water until mixture has cooled slightly. Press plastic wrap directly over the surface, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
• Beat cream until stiff peaks form. Gently fold in the white chocolate, then the chilled yolk mixture.
• Spoon mixture into one 4-by-2-inch baking ring set on a parchment-lined baking sheet or two 6-ounce ramekins, filling them to the rim. Smooth surface. Cover, and freeze until set, about 2 hours (or up to overnight).
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread hazelnuts on a rimmed baking sheet, and toast until skins have split, 18 to 20 minutes. Let cool slightly, then rub with a damp towel to remove skins. Coarsely chop.
• If using a ring, run a knife around edge to loosen, and unmold. If using ramekins, do not unmold. Sprinkle with hazelnuts just before serving.