Green Tea Recipes:
Green Tea Panna Cotta

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients:

• 1 3/4 teaspoons powdered gelatin
• 2 tablespoons cold water
• 1 1/2 cups whole milk
• 1/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons sugar
• Pinch of salt
• 1 1/2 cups low-fat buttermilk
• 2 teaspoons powdered matcha green tea

Steps:

1. In a small bowl, sprinkle the gelatin over the 2 tablespoons of water. Let stand for 5 minutes, until the gelatin softens.
2. In a medium saucepan, combine the milk, sugar and salt and warm over moderate heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and whisk in the gelatin until completely dissolved, then whisk in the buttermilk. Pour 1 cup of this mixture into a glass measuring cup; cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
3. In a small bowl, whisk the green tea powder with 1/4 cup of the remaining buttermilk mixture until dissolved. Pour the dissolved green tea into the buttermilk mixture in the saucepan and whisk well.
4. Pour the green tea mixture into four 8-ounce glasses and refrigerate until just set, about 3 hours. Melt the 1 cup of refrigerated buttermilk mixture in a microwave oven until pourable but still cold, about 15 seconds. Top each panna cotta with the buttermilk mixture. Cover and refrigerate until firm, at least 3 hours longer.

Submitted by: Chef Susan Spungen for Food & Wine