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French Ice Cream

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France

Known as a French recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Ingredients 8 ingredients

  1. 2 c cream
  2. 1 c sugar
  3. 1 tbp vanilla
  4. 5 egg yolks
  5. Water
  6. 1 part rock salt
  7. 1 part salt
  8. 2 c milk
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Cook safely

Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

  • Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.

Method

  1. 2 c milk, 5 egg yolks, few grains salt, 1 c sugar, 2 c cream, 1 tbp vanilla.
  2. Scald the milk in a db or over hot water;
  3. beat egg yolks, salt and sugar together until light;
  4. pour the scalded milk on them and stir until well mixed;
  5. return to boiler and cook until the mixture coats the spoon, stirring constantly;
  6. remove from fire;
  7. add cream and stir well;
  8. cool;
  9. add vanilla;
  10. turn into a freezer and freeze, using 1 part rock salt to 8 parts finely cracked ice;
  11. turn freezer constantly until mixture stiffens;
  12. remove dasher and repack, using 1 part salt and 3 parts ice;
  13. serve with chocolate sauce.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Saucepan
  • Whisk
  • Wooden spoon