Italian dessert recipes -
Chilled cream with strawberries ~ Semifreddo con fragole

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Ingredients :

• 2 cups wild strawberries
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 qt. whipped cream
• 4 slices pineapple
• 2 sheets gelatin
• 1 oz orange liqueur
• 1 banana

Preparation and Cooking Instructions :

1. Wash strawberries in cold water, dry them with paper towels and select 2 oz of the best-looking berries for garnish.
2. Pass the remaining berries through a non-metallic sieve. Sift the powdered sugar into the strawberry puree, and fold in the whipped cream.
3. Soften the gelatin in a bit of water, then dissolve it in a saucepan with the liqueur over a low flame and let cool but not set. Gradually fold the gelatin into the strawberry and cream mixture.
4. Wrap an 8" soufflé dish with a collar made of cake cardboard (the collar should extend 2" above the edge of the dish). Pour in the strawberry and cream mixture and level off the top against the cardboard. Freeze the semifreddo for at least an hour.
5. Remove the cardboard and garnish the dessert with the berries banana and pineapple before serving