Jonathan Waxman

Affogato

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    1

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
The Barbuto Cookbook: California-Italian Cooking from the Beloved West Village Restaurant
The Barbuto Cookbook

By Jonathan Waxman

Published 2020

  • About

When it comes time for the final roundup, affogato plus some budino is the way to go! A perfectly crafted double espresso poured over a densely flavored vanilla bean ice cream—now that is heaven.

Ingredients

For the Vanilla Gelato

  • 1 cup (240 ml) heavy cream
  • 1 cup (240

Method

  1. Make the vanilla gelato: In a heavy saucepan, heat the cream, milk, and vanilla bean (sliced in half and the seeds scraped into the liquid) until very hot but not boiling. Remove from the heat and let sit for 1 hour or so.
  2. When you are ready, reheat the liquid until it is very hot. Remove the vanilla bean pod.
  3. Whisk together the egg yolks and sugar in