Persian Saffron Ice Cream

Name: Persian Saffron Ice Cream
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Persian
Ingredients: 2 cups cream; Pinch of saffron, steeped; 1 tbsp rosewater; Chopped pistachios, for topping

بستنی سنتی/bas-tah-NEE son-NAH-tee/

Also known as: Bastani

About this dish

A dense, chewy ice cream flavored with saffron and rosewater, studded with pistachios.

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Ingredients

🥛2 cups cream

🌼Pinch of saffron, steeped

🌸1 tbsp rosewater

🥜Chopped pistachios, for topping

Method

Serves 2

Heat cream with sugar and saffron water until warm.

Cool completely, then stir in rosewater.

Churn in an ice cream maker until thick and creamy.

Freeze until firm.

Serve topped with chopped pistachios.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Bastani sonnati is a traditional Persian ice cream, notable for its use of saffron and a chewy texture from a natural gum called salep.

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