Cold Desserts Recipes - Damask Cream

Ingredients

• 600ml/2 1/2 cups milk

• 40g/3 tbsp caster sugar

• several drops of triple strength rose water

• 10ml/2 tsp rennet

• 60ml/4 tbsp double cream

• sugared rose petals, to decorate (optional)

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Method:

1. Gently heat the milk and 25g/2 tbsp of the sugar, stirring, until the sugar has melted and the temperature of the mixture feels neither hot nor cold.

2. Stir rose water to taste into the milk, then remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in the rennet.

3. Pour the milk into a serving dish and leave undisturbed for 2-3 hours, until set. Stir the remaining sugar into the cream, then carefully spoon over the junket. Decorate with sugared rose petals, if you wish.