Please help! How much gelatine do I use for this panna cotta recipe?

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itsagelatineone · 28/04/2025 14:33

Posting for traffic, sorry about that!

Making panna cotta for tonight as having a couple of friends round. I have bought sachets of Dr Oetker gelatine but the recipe refers to "2 ½ sheets gelatine" - does one sachet equate to one sheet? Or is there no accurate way of knowing?

Thank you for your help!

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itsagelatineone · 28/04/2025 14:34

The sachets I have are 12g if that is important to know. And what is the consequence of using too much gelatine? Will it be hard?

As you might be able to discern, I am very new to cooking!

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Palmtree9 · 28/04/2025 14:35

Is this the BBC good food recipe? If so, I use 9g of the 12g packet

BIWI · 28/04/2025 14:35

https://www.thespruceeats.com/gelatine-powder-or-leaves-4082397#:~:text=any%20excess%20water.-,Substituting%20One%20for%20the%20Other,equivalent%20to%20four%20gelatin%20sheets.

Hopefully this will help!

How to Use Gelatin Powder and Leaves

Gelatin is sold in two forms—powder and leaves (or sheets). Learn how to prepare each of these and get tips for using them in your favorite recipes.

https://www.thespruceeats.com/gelatine-powder-or-leaves-4082397#:~:text=any%20excess%20water.-,Substituting%20One%20for%20the%20Other,equivalent%20to%20four%20gelatin%20sheets.

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itsagelatineone · 28/04/2025 14:37

BIWI · 28/04/2025 14:35

https://www.thespruceeats.com/gelatine-powder-or-leaves-4082397#:~:text=any%20excess%20water.-,Substituting%20One%20for%20the%20Other,equivalent%20to%20four%20gelatin%20sheets.

Hopefully this will help!

Edited

Brilliant - thank you very much!! Got it now :)

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