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Citrus Buttermilk Panna Cotta Recipe

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  • Author: Kara Taylor- Home Cooks Guide
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 10 min + 3 hrs to set
  • Yield: 4-6 servings 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Stove top
  • Cuisine: Italian
  • Diet: Gluten Free

Description

This Panna Cotta is light and delicate and perfectly complements fresh seasonal fruit.  I use grapefruit zest in this recipe.  You could also use orange, lemon or lime zest or a combination of citrus.


Ingredients

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1 3/4 cup heavy cream

1 1/4 cup buttermilk

1 teaspoon vanilla

zest of one grapefruit (or lemon, lime or orange)

1/2 cup sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin

3 Tablespoons water


Instructions

Bloom the gelatin in the water and set aside.

Bring the cream, sugar, vanilla, and zest to a low simmer. 

Remove from the heat. Add the bloomed gelatin and gently stir until dissolved (about 30 seconds to 1 minute). 

Slowly add the buttermilk while gently stirring.

Pour into your molds (see note below).

Transfer to the refrigerator to chill for 3 or more hours.  If you plan on chilling overnight or longer, gently press plastic wrap onto the surface of the panna cotta to prevent a film from forming.


Notes

This recipe batch makes 1 (8 inch pie pan size)- 6 (4 oz ramekins) molded Panna Cottas.

If you plan on serving this inverted onto a plate (as pictured in this post), lightly oil your molds so it doesn’t stick.  You may need to invert the mold over the plate and just wait a minute for it to slowly drop out.  Don’t rush or force it.