Semifredo is a frozen dessert that you can cook yourself. You won’t find words to describe this incredibly delicious lemon treat! According to this recipe, you can cook both lemon semifredo and orange.
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You will need
- - 120 g of powdered sugar;
- - 100 ml cream;
- - 8 egg yolks;
- - 8 egg whites;
- - zest and juice from 1 lemon;
- - cognac or vodka.
Instruction manual
1
Take eight large chicken eggs. Separate the yolks from the proteins. Beat the yolks with powdered sugar, add the lemon zest, grated on a fine grater, mix. Add freshly squeezed lemon juice, whisk in a water bath. The mass should become thick. A water bath is done simply: boil water in a saucepan, put a container with mass on it. Remove the container from the bath, continue whisking the mass until the bowl cools down.
2
Now whisk the six proteins with cream, add a little cognac or vodka. You can not add alcohol, but when frozen due to alcohol, dessert will not crystallize.
3
Now mix the egg yolks with the whites. Beat the two remaining proteins with a pinch of salt and add to the already prepared mixture. Mix everything gently.
4
Cover the form with baking paper, pour the mass into it, cover it with cling film from above. Clean for 4 hours in the freezer.
5
Serve the lemon semifredo chilled, you can additionally decorate with slices of fresh lemon and orange or lemon zest.
note
The dessert has a fresh lemon flavor - the perfect solution for a hot day. In addition, homemade semifredo is much more useful than purchased ice cream.