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November 6, 2011

Bee pollen honey panna cotta

Panna cotta means ‘cooked cream’…not that I speak Italian…:) But I always liked the meaning of it because it’s, yes, that easy-You just cook cream, add a little gelatin and let it chill. That’s it! Once you realize how easy it is to make, you can make all kinds of variety of it. You can add buttermilk, lemon, green tea, your favorite Oolong tea, coffee, hazelnut, mint, sage, saffron, midori sour, kahlua, baileys….you name it. I came up with this recipe for my culinary school graduation menu and ever since that, it became one of my dessert cravings. (I was inspired by my favorite kitchen memoir , Spiced by Dalia Jurgensen. If you haven’t read it yet, read it – You will love it. ) If you don’t like bee pollen….oh well, too bad…hahahahahahaha….I just happened to like bee pollen. It’s earthy and floral at the same time. As toppings, I made sweet gingery almonds for crunchiness and blackberry compote sosme for tartness. Hope you enjoy making and eating it as much as I do. xoxo

Ingredients

For panna cotta:
1 cup whole milk
1 cup whipping cream
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
1 cup crème fraîche
2 Tablespoon bee pollen
6 Tablespoon honey
5 Tablespoon water

For Ginger Almonds:
1 cup sliced almonds
4 Tablespoon sugar
Tiny tiny pinch of salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated ginger

For blackberry compote
2 cup blackberries
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon brandy
2 teaspoon cornstarch

Preparation
For Panna cotta:

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1. ‘Cook’ cream and milk till simmer
2.  Mix geltatin and water. Let it sit till gelatin softens.
3. Take cream and milk mixture off the heat, mix it with sugar and gelatin mixture.
4. Add honey

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5. Whisk in crème fraîche. (It’s french ‘sour cream’. Nutty and velvety…you can use buttermilk here if you like more tangly panna cotta-but make sure you put less amount because buttermilk is more liquidy than crème fraîche)

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6. Whisk in bee pollen.

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7. Pour in to ramekins, mini martini glasses or plain old mini jars like I did.
8. Cover, chill until set, at least 6 hours or overnight

For ginger almonds:
1. Place almonds in hot boiling water for just about 1 mins then quickly drain.
2. Spread them out on a sheet pan while they are still hot, add sugar and salt and toss to coat evenly.
3. Add ginger

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4. Toast them about 20~30 mins till crispy and golden. (at about 250-300F) Make sure you toss them around every 5~10 mins or so -it’s so easy to burn them. I already burned my first batch.

For blackberry compote:
1. Place blackberries, water, sugar in a sauce pan and bring it to simmer.
2. Add brandy
3. Add cornstarch (Dissolve it in tiny bit of water first so it doesn’t get lumpy)

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4.Continue cooking and stirring until the sauce has thickened and reached your desired consistency.

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Filed Under: Sweet Things Tagged With: bee pollen, blackberry, compote, panna cotta, previous posts

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Comments

  1. avatarjignesh272 says

    November 6, 2011 at 10:08 pm

    I wonder how it will taste!!!

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    • avatarblack dog :: food blog says

      November 6, 2011 at 10:17 pm

      It tastes natural, earthy, nutty, sweet and floral. I have 3 more jars left. Come on over! 🙂

      Reply
      • avatarjignesh272 says

        November 6, 2011 at 10:19 pm

        wish i could.. How about some pasta?

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      • avatarRudy says

        February 11, 2012 at 5:38 pm

        This is sipmly beautiful. Great photos!!! And the recipe looks divine – hard to believe it's low carb!!

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        • avatarblackdogfoodblog says

          February 13, 2012 at 5:26 am

          Thanks, Rudy! 🙂

          Reply
  2. avatarjignesh272 says

    November 6, 2011 at 10:12 pm

    Need someone to make it for me!!

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  3. avatarcravesadventure says

    November 6, 2011 at 10:18 pm

    Looks delicious – YUM! Is there health benefits to adding bee pollen?

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    • avatarblack dog :: food blog says

      November 6, 2011 at 10:28 pm

      I know it’s a dessert but hey, it’s healthier than store bought chocolate pudding, right? Bee pollen is known to get rid of “bad” LDL cholesterol out of our bloodstream, has tons of antioxidants, increase sexual functions :), immune booster( see my cold remedy post) and can be beneficial for your allergies (if you use local bee pollen). See the documentary ‘Food matters’. I was a vegan after watching it…for…2 weeks…haha 🙂
      http://www.foodmatters.tv/_webapp/Buy_The_Food_Matters_DVD?gclid=COHh1uWFo6wCFY5Y7AodCG19FA

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      • avatarRenee says

        November 6, 2011 at 10:51 pm

        Thanks – I will check it out. I have heard that consuming honey from you local area helps with allergies.

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        • avatarBernard says

          February 12, 2012 at 5:32 am

          Molto bella, et cette cortue un peu rouge…quels merveilleux sandwichs elle doit faire.

          Reply

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