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christmas semifreddo

Christmas Semifreddo with Almonds, Walnuts and Raisins

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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Medium
Prep Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour
Servings: 8 people in a 22x11cm bread pan
Author: Lorena Salinas from Cravings Journal

Ingredients

For the semifreddo

  • 4 egg yolks
  • 60 ml water
  • 60 g granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp ground cloves
  • pinch nutmeg
  • 1 tsp vanilla paste or seeds from 1 vanilla pod, or 1 tsp vanilla extract, or 1 tsp vanilla essence
  • 40 g almonds
  • 40 g walnuts
  • 30 g golden raisins chopped
  • 30 g regular raisins chopped
  • 250 ml whipping cream cold (whip it with 4 tbsp icing sugar if you're skipping the raisins)

To garnish

  • almonds, walnuts and raisins chopped
  • icing sugar

Instructions

For the semifreddo

  • Roast the almonds and walnuts in a preheated oven at 180°C / 350°F for 5-8 minutes or until they're lightly golden. Once cold, chop them.
  • Line a 22x11cm bread pan with baking papel. Cut it to the size of the pan and stick it in place with a bit of vegetable oil, spread with kitchen paper.
  • Place the egg yolks in a bowl to beat them and start beating on low speed just so that they don't form a dry skin on top.
  • Boil the water and sugar over medium heat. Let the sugar dissolve completely and then boil profusely. Once you reach that point (the syrup doesn't have to thicken), start beating the egg yolks on high speed and add the syrup down the side of the bowl.
  • Keep beating the egg yolks on high speed until the mix increases in volume and cools down to room temperature. Add the nuts and raisins and mix them in using a spatula and folding motions.
  • In a clean bowl, whip up the cream until foamy and glossy, not totally firm. Mix it with the egg yolk mix using folding motions.
  • Pour the mix into the pan and freeze for at least 8 hours.

To garnish

  • Use the paper to lift the semifreddo from the pan. Unstick the paper from the sides and return it to the pan. Flip it over the dish you'll use to serve the dessert. If you didn't line the pan with paper, then dip the pan in warm water (not hot) for a few seconds and then flip it.
  • Garnish with chopped almonds, walnuts and raisins and dust with icing sugar.
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