Limoncello Panna Cotta with Strawberry Coulis

Ciao!!!!!! We just returned from our holiday in Sardinia and Italian ingredients inspired me. I love baking with spirits:)..maybe because dislike the alcohol flavour on its own...and what could be better after a Friday night's dinner than a Limoncello Panna Cotta:). Limoncello is an Italian lemon liqueur and has about 30% alcohol level.

Limoncello Panna Cotta with Strawberry Coulis

For the panna cotta enough for 4 dariole moulds

3 gelatine leaves

200 ml milk

300 ml double cream

25 g sugar

60 ml Limoncello liqueur

1 vanilla pod

For the strawberry coulis

15 g butter

60 g sugar

180 g strawberries, quartered

juice of 1/2 lemon

Soften the gelatine leaves in cold water.

In a heavy based saucepan, mix the milk, cream, sugar and gently simmer. Remove from the heat add the limoncello liqueur, vanilla seeds and the gelatine leaves.

Stir until the gelatine has dissolved and pour into dariole moulds. Leave to cool, then place in the fridge to set.

To make to strawberry coulis, place the butter and sugar in a saucepan over a gentle heat and allow the butter to melt and sugar to dissolve.

Add the chopped strawberries and lemon juice and cook for 4-5 minutes. Remove from the heat and pass through a sieve. Allow to cool.

Turn the panna cotta out onto individual serving plates and spoon the strawberry sauce all around. You can remove the excess liquid from the panna cotta if you wish...but I didn't want to waste any good part of it. Decorate with lemon and strawberry if you wish.