Friday, October 29, 2010

Sweet Cream Ice Cream Base

Ingredients

2 large eggs
3/4 cup sugar
2 cups heavy or whipping cream
1 cup milk (whole works best)
(If you want to use this as plain ice cream, add a teaspoon or so of vanilla based on your tastes. It's really good

Directions

Whisk the eggs in a stand mixer until light and fluffy (they say fluffy, the best I usually get is frothy, just until it starts having some volume). Whisk in the sugar, a little at a time, then continue whisking until completely blended (I've never gotten the sugar to completely incorporate like for a meringue, just try and get rid of most of the grit). Pour in the milk and cream and whisk to blend, until it's a uniform color. Add fruit or vanilla. The bowl will be pretty full.

If you're doing strawberry, you start by hulling and slicing the strawberries. Then add 1/3 cup of sugar and the juice of 1/2 a lemon (a couple of squirts from the bottle or whatever). Mix it all, cover, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour (you want all that lovely syrup).

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