Creamy custard ice cream (Ice Cream Recipes)

Member Name: ashwick

Product:	Ice Cream Recipes
Date:	05/11/08 (34 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Delicious

Disadvantages: Don't need an icecream maker to make it

This recipe is from Nigella Lawson's 'Forever Summer' and I absolutely love it. You don't have to have an ice cream maker to make it either. It is rich, creamy and delicious.

Serves 6-8
Ingredients

500ml full fat milk
1 vanilla pod
6 egg yolks
125g caster sugar
150ml double cream

Method: How to make egg-custard ice cream
1. Pour the milk into a saucepan. Cut the vanilla pod down its length and, using the tip of the knife, scrape out the seeds. Add the vanilla seeds and pod to the milk and bring almost to the boil.

2. Turn off the heat, cover the pan and leave to steep for 20 minutes.

3. Whisk the egg yolks and sugar together, remove the pod from the milk and pour the milk into the eggy mixture, whisking as you go.

4. Wash out the milk pan and pour the custard mixture back into the cleaned pan and heat, stirring, for 10 minutes or so until the mixture's thickened.

5. Let cool, stirring every now and again, then chill in the fridge.

6. Just before freezing, whip the cream until thick, but not stiff, and fold it into the custard. Freeze as usual.

Summary: A rich and creamy ice cream