ISO: TNT Semifreddo Recipes

[mish]

I watched Food TV this weekend, and two shows (featuring cold summer treats/desserts) prepared Semifreddo. Aside from not having an ice cream maker, sounds like the next best thing for a cold semi-frozen summer dessert. Any TNT recipes out there? TIA.

BTW, if you didn't catch the shows - Giada made beautiful nutella gelato ice cream cones with hazelnuts (and a shake with the nutella gelato and Kahlua, then a pineapple semifreddo). Michael also made his version of semifreddo (as I recall, an ice cream-social show). If you didn't catch the shows, it's worth taking a look at on their website. I did look at some semifreddo recipes i.e. covered in chocolate and sprinkled with pistachios, that looked very good.

 

[Sabrine]

I have one easy and TNT

I'(ll be back to you as soon as I translate it (probably tonight)

 

[mish]

I have one easy and TNT

I'(ll be back to you as soon as I translate it (probably tonight)

TIA, Sabrine.

 

[Sabrine]

Gianduja semifreddo

150g (5,3 oz) gianduja coarsely crushed
125 g (4,4 oz) macarons coarsely crushed
50 g (1,75 oz) lightly grilled almonds coarsely crushed
50 g (1,75 oz) dried raisins
3 eggs
125 g (4,4 oz) sugar
25 g (1 oz) corn syrup
50 cl (2 cups) whipped cream
5cl (1 Tbsp) amaretto

Macerate raisins in amaretto for 1/2 h.

Combine gianduja, almonds and macarons and drained raisins .
In a large bowl, beat egg yolks with sugar and corn syrup until thick and fluffy. Add carefully whipped cream very cold. Beat egg whites until foamy. Add to preceding mixture.

Wrap a 26 cm (10 inches) rectangular cake pan with cling film. Sprinkle with 1/3 of gianduja combination. Add 1/2 of the cream mixture, sprinkle with another 1/3 of gianduja combination, add remaining cream mixture and finish with last 1/3 gianduja combination. Put in the freeze for at least 3 hours.

Remove from pan on a plate. Serve cut in slices.

I don't have a pic for this but it is really easy to make and delicious

Please ask if something is not understandable

 

[mish]

Gianduja semifreddo

150g (5,3 oz) gianduja coarsely crushed
125 g (4,4 oz) macarons coarsely crushed
50 g (1,75 oz) lightly grilled almonds coarsely crushed
50 g (1,75 oz) dried raisins
3 eggs
125 g (4,4 oz) sugar
25 g (1 oz) corn syrup
50 cl (2 cups) whipped cream
5cl (1 Tbsp) amaretto

Macerate raisins in amaretto for 1/2 h.

Combine gianduja, almonds and macarons and drained raisins .
In a large bowl, beat egg yolks with sugar and corn syrup until thick and fluffy. Add carefully whipped cream very cold. Beat egg whites until foamy. Add to preceding mixture.

Wrap a 26 cm (10 inches) rectangular cake pan with cling film. Sprinkle with 1/3 of gianduja combination. Add 1/2 of the cream mixture, sprinkle with another 1/3 of gianduja combination, add remaining cream mixture and finish with last 1/3 gianduja combination. Put in the freeze for at least 3 hours.

Remove from pan on a plate. Serve cut in slices.

I don't have a pic for this but it is really easy to make and delicious

Please ask if something is not understandable

Oh, my. This looks heavenly, Sabrine. I am unfamiliar with an ingredient -- could this be it? What would it be called in US? - could I find it in the chocolate section or would Nutella do?. Thanks so much!! I'll bet you are surrounded with some of the best chocolate.

Gianduja (or, more commonly, gianduia) is also the name of a sweet chocolate containing about 50% hazelnut and almond paste. The chocolate hazelnut gelato of the same name originates in Switzerland, as does Gianduia fondue. A related product from Ferrero is Nutella, which was originally called Pasta Gianduja.
Gianduiotti, a speciality of Turin, are chocolates shaped like an upturned boat, again made with a mixture of cocoa and hazelnut paste.

 

[kyles]

Nutella wouldn't work because it's a paste where as the Gianduja are whole chcolates. Do you have ferrero rocher there? That could do it, although it has wafer so would change the texture. I think you might be able to find it in a good deli, and I would say it would be under the same name.

The best substitution failing the ferrero rocher would be plain chocolate.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_13256,00.html

I have made this one, it's gorgeous!

 

[Sabrine]

Kyles is right : Nutella wouldn't be a great substitute. If you can't find gianduja, just use a chocolate bar with nuts and crush it . It will be fine

Yes we have lovely chocolate here