Crema de Azahar

Name: Crema de Azahar
Yield: serves 8
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups sugar; 1/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons water; 2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin; 2 cups half-and-half; Pinch of salt; 2 teaspoons orange blossom water; 1 cup crema, chilled; Fresh orange blossoms, kumquats, or orange segments, for garnish

December 14, 2011

Although the name of this dessert says it’s a cream, it’s really more of a creamy gelatin with a caramel sauce like that made for flan. The orange blossom makes this simple dessert quite sophisticated. It is best made a day in advance so the flavor really comes through and it is easier to unmold.

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