Basic vanilla ice cream
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
20 minutes
Total Time
30 minutes
Background
This basic vanilla ice cream can be used as a base recipe for other kinds of ice creams - coffee, nuts, chocolate, berries etc.. This version is made with milk and single cream so it’s lighter than the normal, full-cream versions.
Ingredients
- 400 ml full cream milk
- 200 ml single cream
- 150g sugar
- 6 medium egg yolks
- 2 vanilla rods
Instructions
- Split the vanilla rods. Pour the milk and the cream into a pan, add the vanilla rods, and heat to simmering point. Pull the pan off the stove, scrape the vanilla seeds into the milk, discard the rods. Cover and leave to rest.
- Cream the sugar with the egg yolk a using electric mixer until light and fluffy.
- Pour the luke-warm vanilla milk into the egg mixture while whisking constantly.
- Cook over very low temperatures for about 15 minutes until you get a thick cream. Stir constantly and do not allow to boil!!!
- When the cream coats the back of the wooden spoon, it is ready. Pour it into bowl or jug, cover and let it cool completely.
- Transfer to an ice-cream maker and follow the instructions.
- Alternatively pour the cream into a flat, frost-proof tray and place it in the freezer. After 2 hours whisk with a hand-held electric mixer. Repeat this every hour for 3 more times.
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Categories
- Meal Type: - Dessert - Ice Cream - Seasonal
- Cuisines: - British
- Occasions: - Dinner Party - Mothers Day - Parties - Valentine's Day
- Ingredients: - Dairy - Eggs
- Health and Diet: - Gluten Free - Nut Free - Vegetarian
- Skill Levels: - Moderate
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