
Rose, Saffron and Pandan Panna Cotta
A three-layered panna cotta flavored with rose, saffron and pandan. Serves 4.
Ingredients
| 400 ml | confectioner's cream | |
| 200 ml | fresh milk | |
| 2-3 tbsp | 30–45 ml | sugar, honey or another sweetener |
| 2 tbsp | 30 ml | rose water |
| 6-7 | saffron threads | |
| 2 tbsp | 30 ml | hot milk |
| 3 tsp | 15 ml | powdered gelatin |
| 1-2 drops | pandan essence (koepoe koepoe brand) | |
| — | hot water | |
| a few | saffron threads (for topping) | |
| 1 tbsp | 15 ml | peanuts (for topping) |
| a few | edible rose petals (for topping) |
Instructions
Serves 4.
- Soak the saffron in the hot milk for 20-30 minutes.
- Add one cup of milk and the cream to a saucepan.
- Soak 3 teaspoons (of gelatin) in cold water for about 10 minutes.
- Heat over medium heat on the stove until the mixture is warmed through.
- Add the gelatin to the hot milk and cream mixture.
- Add the honey and stir well. Remove from the heat.
- Divide into 3.
- Into one, pour the saffron.
- Into the second, pour the rose syrup.
- Into the third, pour the pandan.
- Take 4 glass bowls or cups.
- Pour into each up to 1/3 with one of the colored mixtures.
- Place in the freezer for about 15 minutes for the first layer.
- Meanwhile, keep the remaining liquids warm in a water bath.
- Take the cups out of the freezer and add the second layer, pouring over the back of a tilted spoon so as not to disturb the first layer.
- Return the cups to the freezer for another 15 minutes.
- Pour in the remainder, which until now has been sitting in the warm bath.
- After the last layer, leave the panna cotta in the refrigerator.