Lemon And Amaretti Semifreddo With Raspberry Sauce

Serves: 6

Eloise Gerhold

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

54

Spice

53

Sweetness

51

Sourness

39

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.2

Difficulty

Ingredients:

4 large

Egg White

Directions:

1

Puree raspberries with syrup in blender

2

Strain puree into medium bowl; discard seeds

3

Cover; chill

4

(Can be made 2 days ahead

5

Keep chilled

6

) Line 7- to 8-cup loaf pan or other mold with 2 layers of plastic wrap, leaving long overhang

7

Freeze pan

8

Using electric mixer, beat egg whites in medium bowl until soft peaks form

9

Add 1/4 cup powdered sugar; beat until stiff but not dry

10

Using same beaters, beat cream and remaining 3/4 cup powdered sugar in large bowl until peaks form

11

Fold in lemon peel and cinnamon

12

Fold large spoonful of cream mixture into whites, then fold whites back into cream in 2 additions

13

Fold in 3/4 cup amaretti

14

Transfer mixture to prepared pan

15

Cover with plastic wrap overhang, then foil

16

Freeze at least 4 hours

17

(Can be made 2 days ahead

18

Keep frozen

19

) Remove foil and open plastic

20

Turn semifreddo out onto platter

21

Remove pan; peel off plastic

22

Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup amaretti

23

Serve semifreddo with sauce

24

Puree raspberries with syrup in blender

25

Strain puree into medium bowl; discard seeds

26

Cover; chill

27

(Can be made 2 days ahead

28

Keep chilled

29

) Line 7- to 8-cup loaf pan or other mold with 2 layers of plastic wrap, leaving long overhang

30

Freeze pan

31

Using electric mixer, beat egg whites in medium bowl until soft peaks form

32

Add 1/4 cup powdered sugar; beat until stiff but not dry

33

Using same beaters, beat cream and remaining 3/4 cup powdered sugar in large bowl until peaks form

34

Fold in lemon peel and cinnamon

35

Fold large spoonful of cream mixture into whites, then fold whites back into cream in 2 additions

36

Fold in 3/4 cup amaretti

37

Transfer mixture to prepared pan

38

Cover with plastic wrap overhang, then foil

39

Freeze at least 4 hours

40

(Can be made 2 days ahead

41

Keep frozen

42

) Remove foil and open plastic

43

Turn semifreddo out onto platter

44

Remove pan; peel off plastic

45

Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup amaretti

46

Serve semifreddo with sauce