Andrew James AJ001084 - Recipes; Vanilla Ice Cream; Strawberry Ice Cream

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Recipes
Vanilla Ice cream
Ingredients:
500ml/1pt Full fat milk
125ml/ 1/4 pint Single cream
5ml/1tsp Vanilla essence
150g/ 6oz Caster sugar
4 Egg yolks
Instrucons
1. Combine the cream, milk and
vanilla essence in a pan and bring it
almost to the boil. Set it aside to
cool slightly. Beat the egg yolks and
sugar in a separate bowl.
2. Srring connuously, pour the
milk / cream mix onto the beaten
egg yolks and sugar. Ensure that
that the sugar is completely
dissolved.
3. Return the mix to the pan and over
a very low heat; connue to sr it
unl the mix coats the back of the
spoon.
4. Allow the mix to cool thoroughly.
5. Pour the mix into the Ice Cream
Maker and mix unl rm (about 30
minutes).
Variaons
Chocolate - Omit the cream and
replace it with 100g/ 4 oz of plain
chocolate that has been melted in a
basin over a pan of boiling water.
Nuts - add 100g/4 oz of chopped nuts to
the ice cream mix just before serving.
Strawberry Ice cream
Ingredients
400g/1lb Ripe strawberries
200ml/8 oz Double cream
75g/3oz Caster sugar
1/2 Juice of a lemon
Method
1. Puree the strawberries.
2. Mix the sugar, cream and lemon juice
into the puree.
3. Place the mix in a refrigerator to cool.
4. When the mix is cool, pour it into the
Ice cream maker and mix unl it is
rm.
Variaons
Strawberries can be substuted for any
so fruit. The sweetness of the mix will
depend on the fruit used, so remember
to test it for sweetness before freezing.
Please note: the length of me that the
mix takes to freeze depends on:
 The quanty and composion of the
mix. The addion of alcohol to the
mix will inhibit freezing.
 The original temperature of the mix.
 The room temperature will also
aect the mix