Thick Shakes With Strawberry-mascarpone Panini

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 large egg yolks
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 cups milk
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 2 vanilla beans, split and seeds scraped
• 1 lb strawberry, sliced (2 pints)
• 1/2 cup fresh orange juice
• 1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 8 slices brioche bread (1/2-inch thick)
• 1/2 cup mascarpone
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 2 pints strawberry ice cream

Recipe

• 1 fill a large metal bowl with ice water and set another large metal bowl in it- set a strainer in the bowl.
• 2 in a medium bowl, whisk the egg yolks with 1/4 cup of the sugar until slightly pale.
• 3 in a medium saucepan, heat the milk with the cream and vanilla beans and seeds until small bubbles appear around the edge.
• 4 add the hot milk to the egg mixture in a thin stream, whisking constantly.
• 5 return the vanilla mixture to the saucepan and cook over moderate heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.
• 6 strain the vanilla sauce into the bowl in the ice bath and let cool completely, stirring occasionally.
• 7 meanwhile, in a saucepan, combine the strawberries, orange juice, zest, vinegar and the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar; season very lightly with salt and pepper.
• 8 bring to a boil and cook over moderately high heat, stirring frequently, until the mixture has become jammy, about 10 minutes- transfer the jam to a bowl and let cool.
• 9 heat a panini press or griddle over low heat. spread the mascarpone on 4 of the brioche slices.
• 10 spoon 3 tablespoons of the jam on each of the other 4 slices and close the sandwiches.
• 11 brush the sandwiches with butter and grill or press until golden, about 5 minutes.
• 12 transfer the panini to a cutting board and dash with confectioner's sugar.
• 13 halve each sandwich.
• 14 put 1 pint of ice cream and half of the vanilla sauce in a blender and blend until smooth.
• 15 pour into 2 large glasses.
• 16 repeat with remaining ice cream and vanilla sauce to make 2 more shakes.
• 17 serve the milk shakes right away, with the panini.