Coffee Jelly
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Soften the gelatine in the cold water.
Add 2 cups of sugar.
Add 1 cup of boiling water.
Add 1 cup of strong coffee.
Add the softened gelatine to the boiling water, sugar, and coffee.
When well dissolved, strain through a cheese cloth.
Set and serve
Mould the mixture.
Serve with whipped cream flavored with a little orange.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures. See the original page.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Gelatine (in the method)
- Sets the liquid into a firm, sliceable jelly as it cools.
- Sugar (in the method)
- Adds sweetness and balances the bitterness of the coffee.
- Strong coffee (in the method)
- Provides the main flavour and colour of the jelly.
The step that matters
Dissolving the gelatine fully. Gelatine must be completely dissolved in the hot liquid before straining and moulding. Any undissolved granules will not set evenly, leaving a grainy or weak texture.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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