Peppermint and English Toffee Tea Semi Fredo with a Yoghurt Foam

INGREDIENTS:

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Yogurt Foam

160ml thickened cream

50g caster sugar

240ml Greek-style yoghurt

2 gold-strength gelatine leaves, soaked in cold water

2 N2O cartridges

Honeycomb

100g caster sugar

30g golden syrup

11/2 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda

Toffee

300g roasted peanuts

1 teaspoon salt

500g caster sugar

500ml water

500ml thickened cream

250g salted butter, chopped

Semi Fredo

½ cup milk

8 Dilmah Exceptional Peppermint and English Toffee tea bags

250g caster sugar

8 egg yolks, lightly beaten

1 litre thickened cream, whipped

 

COOKING INSTRUCTIONS

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To make the yoghurt foam, combine the cream and sugar in a small saucepan over high heat, take off the heat just before cream reaches boiling point. Remove from heat. Add gelatine and stir until gelatine dissolves. Strain through a fine sieve into a bowl. Add yoghurt and stir to combine. Place in the fridge to chill and set. Place cream mixture into a cream gun fitted with 2 N2O cartridges. Set aside.

To make the honeycomb, combine sugar and golden syrup in a small saucepan over a medium heat. Swirl the pan (don't stir the mixture as it will go grainy) every so often until the sugar dissolves. Bring to the boil and allow it to colour slightly so it goes a lovely deep golden brown (don't let it go too far though or it will taste burnt). Remove from heat and add bicarbonate of soda. Working quickly, stir to combine then pour over a lightly greased oven tray. Set aside to set.

To make the toffee, combine the peanuts and salt in a bowl. Use the end of a rolling pin to crush. Set aside. Combine the sugar and water in a medium saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes until sugar dissolves. Increase heat to high and cook, without stirring, for 5-7 minutes or until syrup is a dark caramel colour. Remove from heat. Add the cream and butter and gently swirl the pan until butter melts and mixture is well combined. Set aside to cool.

To make the semi fredo, place the milk in a small saucepan and bring to the boil over high heat. Remove from heat. Add the Peppermint and English Toffee tea bags and sugar and set aside for 3 minutes to infuse. Place the egg yolks in a large bowl. While constantly whisking, gradually add the milk mixture in a thin stream. Whisk until well combined. Add the cream and gently fold through.

Add peanuts to caramel mix, then gradually fold into cream mixture. Pour evenly among dariole moulds. Place in the freezer for 6 hours or until set.

Turn semi fredo onto serving plates. Sprinkle with chopped honeycomb and serve with yoghurt foam.