Sunday, July 20, 2014

Vanilla Ice Cream

Since I found this recipe, I no longer buy ice cream at the store.  It is so easy and delicious.  It is vanilla (which is my favorite, but can easily be made into chocolate (by adding 1 cup of chocolate chips to the drained mixture before chilling) or strawberry or any other berry by adding some fruit puree. I have a really nice ice cream maker that sold for $80 but I bought it at the end of the season for $20.  They will be going on sale soon, so keep your eye out.  Enjoy!!


Ingredients:


2 cups whole milk
1 cup sugar
4 egg yolks
pinch of salt
2 cups half and half
2 cups whipping cream
2 tsp vanilla extract




Directions:


In a medium saucepan, whisk together milk, sugar, egg yolks and salt.  Place pan over medium-high heat and whisk until mixture reaches a simmer.  Lower heat to medium and whisk for 5 minutes or until mixture begins to thicken.  Strain mixture into a large bowl, then whisk in half and half and cream and vanilla.  Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled, about 2 hours.


Pour mixture into ice-cream maker and process according to manufacturer instructions.

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