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Ice Cream Base

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645 min

Ice Cream Base

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Time

645 min

Serving

8 persons

Calories

370

Rating

4.00★ (139)

Cuisine

Author: Victoria Buriak
A custard-style ice cream base -- from my favorite chef -- that any number of flavors can be added to. We have used chocolate, banana, strawberry, cookie dough, and blueberries, and all were wonderful!

Ingredients

  • heavy cream: 1 cup
  • half-and-half cream: 3 cups
  • egg yolks: 8 piece
  • white sugar: 1 cup
  • salt: 0.125 tsp

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  1. Pour the heavy cream and half-and-half cream into a heavy saucepan, place over medium-low heat, and heat until barely simmering, stirring frequently. Turn the heat down to low.
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  2. Whisk together the egg yolks, sugar, and salt in a large bowl until thoroughly combined.
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  3. Slowly pour about 1/2 cup of hot cream mixture into the egg yolk mixture, whisking constantly. Repeat three times more, whisking thoroughly before adding each additional 1/2 cup of hot cream to the egg yolk mixture. Pour the egg yolk mixture back into the saucepan with the remaining hot cream, and whisk constantly over medium-low heat until the mixture thickens and will coat the back of a spoon, 5 to 8 minutes. Do not let mixture boil.
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  4. Pour the ice cream base into a bowl and allow to cool for about 20 minutes; place in refrigerator and chill overnight. The next day, pour into an ice cream maker, and freeze according to the manufacturer's directions. Remove the ice cream, pack into a covered container, and freeze for 2 hours or overnight before serving.
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