Sweet Endings: Fior di Latte Panna Cotta Recipe
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I have been wanting to make a specific ice cream flavor for quite some time. So, I bought an industrial sized container of heavy cream from Costco. I had all the other ingredients to create a flavor that I was convinced would be as good-- maybe even better-- than the Salted Butter Caramel Ice Cream that I made a while ago.
Only I never made it. Sigh.
I don't like to waste food, and Sticky, Gooey, Creamy Chewy's food blog solved my dilemma on what to do with all that heavy cream. Susan created this "Flower of Milk" Panna Cotta recipe, and that was that. It would become dessert immediately. Panna Whatta? This Italian dessert translates to "Cooked Cream". Think of it as an eggless custard-- a creamy, slightly sweet dessert…
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