panna cotta recipe?

Question

I would like to make panna cotta and am confused will all the variations to the recipes.
Anybody have any great recipes they can share. I would prefer to start with simple vanilla for now.
Thanx

Answer 1

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INGREDIENTS
1/3 cup skim milk
1 (.25 ounce) envelope unflavored gelatin
2 1/2 cups heavy cream
1/2 cup white sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
DIRECTIONS
Pour milk into a small bowl, and stir in the gelatin powder. Set aside.
In a saucepan, stir together the heavy cream and sugar, and set over medium heat. Bring to a full boil, watching carefully, as the cream will quickly rise to the top of the pan. Pour the gelatin and milk into the cream, stirring until completely dissolved. Cook for one minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, stir in the vanilla and pour into six individual ramekin dishes.
Cool the ramekins uncovered at room temperature. When cool, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, but preferably overnight before serving.

Answer 2

This one is a great simple recipe for plain vanilla, it's served with plums but you can really serve the vanilla panna cotta with just about anything. http://ourhouse.ninemsn.com.au/ourhouse/recipes/db/ourhouse/39/3962.asp

ingredients
Panna Cotta
450ml milk
450ml cream
1 vanilla bean, cut in half lengthways
180g white chocolate
4 leaves gelatine, softened in cold water
method
Panna Cotta

Gently heat the milk, cream, white chocolate and the vanilla bean together. Stir until the white chocolate has dissolved. Scrape out the vanilla bean while it is in the liquid and discard the pod. Remove from the heat.

Gently squeeze the water from the gelatine leaves and add the softened leaves to the cream mixture. Stir until the gelatine has dissolved.

When cool put the bowl of mixture into the refrigerator and keep stirring from time to time until the mixture is on the point of setting then pour into 175ml moulds and refrigerate overnight.

Serve with biscotti, a blood plum sauce and berries (or your choice of fruit compote)