Buttermilk Panna Cotta

Step 1: Soak the gelatine leaves in cold water to soften.

Step 2: Combine the cream, sugar and vanilla in a saucepan over medium heat and bring almost to the boil and remove from heat.

Step 3: Add the cream and sugar mixture to a bowl with buttermilk, cool mixture to 50°C and add lemon and zest.

Step 4: Squeeze the excess moisture out of the gelatine and whisk into the cream/ buttermilk mixture, then divide into moulds and place in the refrigerator to set. Serve with pears.

Pears in Verjuice for Panna Cotta

Step 5: Heat the Verjuice and sugar in a saucepan until the sugar dissolves.

Step 6: Add the pears, lemon zest and cinnamon and simmer gently until the pears have plumped up.