ICE CREAM
Dark chocolate ICE CREAM
INGREDIENTS
1 ½ cups (375ml) milk
150g dark 70% cocoa mass chocolate, chopped
1 ¼ cups pure cream
4 egg yolks
½ cup caster sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
METHOD
1.Heat milk in a
2.Beat eggs and sugar until pale and creamy, add vanilla.
3.Continue beating mixture and add 1/3 warm milk mixture, repeat with remaining milk until combined.
4.Refrigerate for at least 4 hours or until chilled.
5.Attach the scraper paddle and thermal ice cream bowl to the planetary mixer. Set the mixer to Fold/Kneading setting, attach splash guard and pour the chilled ice cream mixture into the bowl. Churn mixture for
Best eaten immediately with fresh raspberries.
Keeps: for
Vanilla bean ICE CREAM
INGREDIENTS
1 ½ cups (375ml) milk
1 vanilla bean, split lengthways, seeds removed
4 egg yolks
½cup caster sugar 1 ¼ cups pure cream
METHOD
1.Heat milk, vanilla seeds and bean in a saucepan over medium heat until bubbles start appearing around the edges. Remove from heat and allow vanilla to infuse for a further 5 minutes.
2.Beat egg yolks and sugar until pale and creamy.
3.Remove vanilla pod and add the cream. Add tablespoonfuls of milk/cream mixture to the egg, beating between additions. Repeat until all mixture has been added and mixed through.
4.Refrigerate mixture for at least 4 hours.
5.Attach the scraper paddle and thermal ice cream bowl to the planetary mixer. Set the mixer to Fold/Kneading setting, attach splash guard and pour the chilled ice cream mixture into the bowl. Churn mixture for
Best eaten immediately and served with shaved chocolate curls, chopped peanuts and chocolate sauce or grated peppermint crisp and wafers.
Keeps: for
freezer 5 minutes before serving to soften.
NOTE
Infusing or steeping the vanilla pod in the warm milk will lend a lovely vanilla flavour to your ice cream or gelato.
TIP
For Vanilla gelato replace cream with all milk.
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