CAPTAIN PICARD'S "MAKE IT SO" EARL GREY PANNA COTTA

Name: CAPTAIN PICARD'S "MAKE IT SO" EARL GREY PANNA COTTA
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 255 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 400 ml double cream; 100 ml whole milk; 3 bags high-quality Earl Grey tea bags (or 3 tbsp loose leaf); 60 g caster sugar; 2.5 sheets gelatin sheets (or 1.5 tsp powdered); 3 tbsp cold water; 1 whole lemon zest; 1 tsp vanilla; 1 Pinch sea salt (pinch); 125 g unsalted butter (soft); 60 g caster sugar (extra for dusting); 150 g plain flour; 25 g cornflour; 1 whole lemon zest; 1 tbsp Earl Grey tea (ground fine); 2 Pinch salt (pinch); 1 Lemon candied lemon curls (for garnish); 1 Bunch loose Earl Grey leaves (for garnish); 1 Sheet edible gold (for garnish)

by katplaystennis • 2026

Why some badges are missing

Not vegan: gelatin sheets → try agar agar
Not vegetarian: gelatin sheets → try agar agar
Not gluten-free: plain flour → try gluten-free plain flour
Not dairy-free: double cream → try oat cream
Not low-FODMAP: plain flour → try gluten-free plain flour
Not low-histamine: lemon zest
Not low-GI / diabetic-friendly: caster sugar → try granulated sweetener (such as erythritol)
Not kidney-friendly: gelatin sheets

Based on listed ingredients — always check labels for allergies.

Prep

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Cook

15m

Rest

240m

Serves

Rating

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Ingredients

Kitchen Help

Shopping list

400 ml double cream
100 ml whole milk
3 bags high-quality Earl Grey tea bags — or 3 tbsp loose leaf
60 g caster sugar
2.5 sheets gelatin sheets — or 1.5 tsp powdered
3 tbsp cold water
1 whole lemon zest
1 tsp vanilla
1 Pinch sea salt — pinch
125 g unsalted butter — soft
60 g caster sugar — extra for dusting
150 g plain flour
25 g cornflour
1 whole lemon zest
1 tbsp Earl Grey tea — ground fine
2 Pinch salt — pinch
1 Lemon candied lemon curls — for garnish
1 Bunch loose Earl Grey leaves — for garnish
1 Sheet edible gold — for garnish

Tools

· ramekins
· saucepan
· whisk
· baking tray

Instructions

Step by step

1
Heat cream, milk, sugar, lemon zest to just under a boil. Remove from heat, add Earl Grey bags. Steep — don't be logical like a Vulcan, let it go strong like Picard likes it. Strain, press bags. Warm again.
2
Bloom gelatin in cold water . Whisk into hot cream until dissolved. Add vanilla, salt. Pour into 4 ramekins. Chill 4+ hours in the Enterprise's refrigeration unit.
3
Cream butter + sugar until pale. Add flour, cornflour, lemon zest, ground Earl Grey, salt. Bring together, don't overwork. Roll 1cm thick, cut rounds. Prick with fork. Chill . Bake at 160C / 320F for 12- until pale gold. Dust with sugar while warm.
4
Turn panna cotta onto Starfleet-issue plate. Place 2 shortbreads. Add lemon curl, pinch of tea leaves. In background: Shakespeare Complete Works, a tiny Enterprise model, and a window view of stars.