Delicious Australia – (12)December 2018

VANILLA, WHITE CHOCOLATE &

PISTACHIO SEMIFREDDO

SERVES 8-10

Dryoutthevanillapodonawirerack

overnighttouseinthesweetplumsauce

recipe (p 130) used in the baked ricotta

cheesecake(p131).Beginthisrecipe1day

ahead. You will need a sugar thermometer.

1 vanillabean,split,seedsscraped

350mlthickened cream

5 egg yolks, plus 2 eggwhites

200gcaster sugar

100g white chocolate, chopped

200gpistachios, finely chopped, plus

extra chopped to serve

Grease a 4-cup (1L) loaf pan and line with

baking paper, leaving 5cm overhanging

theedges.Placevanillaseedsandcream

in a stand mixer fitted with the whisk

stirringconstantly, until sugar is dissolved.

Bringtotheboilandcook,withoutstirring,

untiltemperaturereaches115°Conasugar

thermometer. At this point, start whisking

theeggwhites.Continueboilingthesugar

mixture until temperature reaches 121°C.

With the motor running, gradually add

sugar mixture to eggwhites in a steady

stream until completely combined.

Continuewhiskingfor5minutesor until

cooled to room temperature.

Foldthe white chocolate and pistachios

into the egg yolk mixture. Fold in the

meringue,thenfoldthroughvanillacream.

Pourmixtureintothepreparedpan,

smooth the surface, then freeze overnight

oruntil frozen.

To serve, leave at room temperature for

10minutesbeforeremovingfromthepan.

Scatter with extra pistachios and use a hot

knife to cut into slices.

attachment and whisk to just before

stiff peaks. Transfer to a bowl and chill

untilneeded.

Place egg yolks in cleaned stand mixer

fitted with the whisk attachment.

Place60gsugarand2tbswaterina

saucepan over high heat. Cook, stirring

constantly, until sugar is dissolved. Bring

totheboilandcook,withoutstirring,for

1minutetoreduceslightly.Startwhisking

the egg yolks. With the motor running,

gradually add sugar mixture to egg yolks in

asteadystreamuntilcompletelycombined.

Continuewhiskingfor5minutesoruntil

cooled to room temperature. Transfer egg

yolkmixturetoacleanbowl.

To make t he mer ingue, place eggw hites

in the cleaned stand mixer fitted with the

whiskattachment.

Placeremaining140gsugarand2tbs

water in a saucepan over high heat. Cook,

“WE TRY TO MAKE CHRISTMAS RELAXED,

LOW-EXPECTATION AND ABOUT ENJOYING

EACH OTHER’S COMPANY.”– JO BARRETT

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