Vanilla & Cider Panna Cottas w/Spiced Ginger Cookies

By stancec44

Ingredients

• 3 cups whole milk
• 3 cups heavy cream
• 3/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 plump vanilla beans, split and seeds scraped
• 3 cinnamon sticks, cracked
• 4 teaspoons powdered unflavored gelatin (from 2 envelopes)
• 3 cups apple cider
• Spiced Ginger Cookies, for serving

Details

Servings 12
Adapted from foodandwine.com

Preparation

Step 1

Step 1
In a large saucepan, combine the milk with the cream, 3/4 cup of the sugar, the vanilla beans and seeds and cinnamon sticks and bring to a simmer. Remove from the heat, cover and let stand for 30 minutes. Strain the mixture through a fine sieve and return it to the saucepan.

Step 2
In a small bowl, sprinkle 3 teaspoons of the gelatin over 1/4 cup of cold water and let stand until softened, about 2 minutes. Scrape the gelatin into the saucepan and whisk until dissolved. Transfer the mixture to a pitcher and pour about 1/2 cup into each of 12 small glasses. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 4 hours.