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Lemon Semi Freddo
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Lemon Semifreddo with Blueberries

Course Dessert
Cuisine Italian
Keyword #dessert, lemon, lemon semifreddo, semifreddo
Servings 8
Author Mary Malone

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cups chilled heavy whipping cream
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 7 large egg yolks
  • 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 1 Tablespoon lemon peel
  • 1/4 Teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups blueberries, (fresh or frozen thawed) crushes slightly to give off it's juice

Instructions

  • Line a metal or glass 9x5x3 loaf pan with plastic wrap, making sure you have over hang to fold over the top of the semifreddo when you freeze it.
    1. With an electric mixer beat the whipped cream in a large bowl until soft peaks form, refrigerate.
    2. Combine the sugar, egg yolks, lemon juice, lemon peel and salt in a large METAL bowl and whisk together till combined.
    3. Place the metal bowl over a large pot of simmering water and whisk ( don't just stir with the whisk, you need to whisk it). Whisk until your mixture looks fluffy and thick and an instant read thermometer reads 170 degrees, this will probably take about 5 minutes or so.
    4. Once your mixture is fluffy and thick remove the bowl from over the pot. Place the mixture in a large bowl. With an electric mixer beat until it is double in volume and has cooled down.
    5. Fold in your whipped cream. Pour into your prepared loaf pan and smooth out the top. Tap your loaf pan on the kitchen counter to get any air bubbles out. Take the plastic over hang and cover the semifreddo, freeze for at least 8 hours or overnight.
    6. To serve, remove from the freezer, fold back the plastic wrap. Remove the semifreddo from the pan by flipping it over, remove the plastic wrap. Slice and plate the semifreddo ,garnish with blueberries. (Tip, using a heavy large knife dipped in hot water makes cutting the semifreddo very easy.)