Panna cotta with lavender
Italy
Known as an Italian recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.
Ingredients 7 ingredients
- 100g/3½oz caster sugar
- handful lavender flowers
- 2 tsp gelatine
- 600ml/1 pint 1½fl oz double cream
- 225ml/8fl oz water
- 50g/1¾oz vanilla sugar
- 1 orange, zest only
Possible health benefits
General information, not medical advice.
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Orange
High in vitamin C · 71 mg per 100 g, 89% of the reference intake per 100 g
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of blood vessels.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of bones.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of cartilage.
11 more authorised claims
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of gums.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of skin.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of teeth.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
- Vitamin C contributes to normal psychological function.
- Vitamin C contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
- Vitamin C contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.
- Vitamin C contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
- Vitamin C contributes to the regeneration of the reduced form of vitamin E.
- Vitamin C increases iron absorption.
Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble nutrient found in some foods. In the body, it acts as an antioxidant, helping to protect cells from the damage caused by free radicals. NIH fact sheet
Source of folate · 30 µg per 100 g, 15% of the reference intake per 100 g
- Folate contributes to maternal tissue growth during pregnancy.
- Folate contributes to normal amino acid synthesis.
- Folate contributes to normal blood formation.
5 more authorised claims
- Folate contributes to normal homocysteine metabolism.
- Folate contributes to normal psychological function.
- Folate contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
- Folate contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
- Folate has a role in the process of cell division.
Folate is a B-vitamin that is naturally present in many foods. Your body needs folate to make DNA and other genetic material. NIH fact sheet
Nutrients per 100 g of “Oranges, raw, with peel”, USDA FoodData Central.
Claims: EU Register of health claims (Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, © European Union, CC BY 4.0), shown only where the ingredient meets the claim's conditions (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (CC0). Facts: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (public domain).
Cook safely
Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.
- Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.
Method
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- For the lavender flowers, heat the water and caster sugar together in a pan.
- Stir until the sugar melts and then boil steadily, so that the liquid can reduce a little.
- Take the pan off the heat and leave to cool.
- When the sugar has cooled, add the lavender flowers to the pan.
- For the panna cotta, line six ramekins with cling film and place on a tray. Warm three quarters of the cream with the vanilla sugar and orange zest in a pan, taking care not to boil the cream.
- Strain the mixture through a sieve into a mixing bowl.
- Sprinkle the gelatine over two tablespoons of water until it becomes spongy. Heat very gently in a clean pan over a low heat until it dissolves.
- Add the cream mixture to the gelatine and take off the heat. Leave to cool.
- Softly whip the remaining cream and add the cream to the mixture.
- Pour the mixture into the lined ramekins and transfer to the fridge to chill.
- Chill for at least two hours until set.
- Turn the panna cotta out onto individual serving plates and drizzle the lavender syrup over them. Decorate with the sugary lavender flowers.
Plating
Cookware for this recipe
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Saucepan
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Baking dish
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Mixing bowl
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Whisk
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Grater
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Wooden spoon
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Spatula
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Sieve