Goat Cheese Panna Cotta with Cranberry Jelly

Ingredients

• 115 g goat cheese, at room temperature

• 1 tsp unflavoured gelatin • 1 cup cream

• 1/2 cup whole-milk yogurt • 1/4 cup finely-minced chives, plus extra to garnish • salt and freshly ground pepper to taste • 1 can cranberry jelly

Method

Chop or crumble the goat cheese finely into a bowl and set aside. Sprinkle the gelatin over 1/4 cup water in a separate bowl and set aside. Lightly grease the cups of a 24-cup mini-muffin pan with baking spray or vegetable oil.

Warm the cream over medium-high heat until small bubbles form around the edges. Stir in the goat cheese and keep stirring until it melts into the cream. Turn off the heat and add the softened gelatin. Whisk vigorously until the gelatin and any remaining bits of goat cheese are thoroughly incorporated. Stir in the yogurt and the chives. Taste, season with salt and pepper.

Transfer the warm cream mixture to a glass measuring cup and carefully fill each well of the prepared mini-muffin pan. Refrigerate for four hours, or overnight. When ready to serve, open the cranberry jelly. Release the entire cylinder of cranberry jelly by running a thin knife around the inside of the can. Slice the jelly into 1/4" thick slices, and use small cookie cutters or a narrow shot glass to cut out shapes.

Line a large baking sheet with parchment. Run hot water over the bottom of the mini-muffin pan, briefly. Unmould the panna cotta by flipping the warmed pan over the baking sheet. Top each panna cotta with a slice of cranberry jelly and garnish with minced chives.

Recipe: Faith Durand