Recipes
Recipes
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Easy Vanilla Ice Cream
Ingredients:
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500ml of good quality shop bought vanilla custard or
crème anglaise if possible (available in supermarkets)
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300ml of double cream
Method:
1. Mix the custard and cream well in a bowl and taste, you can add more vanilla if
required. Pour the mixture into the Ice Cream Maker as per instructions and churn
until scoopable.
2. For harder ice cream, spoon the contents of the cooler container into an airtight
freezer box and place it in the freezer for a few hours until it has hardened.
Traditional Vanilla Ice Cream
Ingredients:
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200ml of full fat milk
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200ml of double cream
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1 vanilla pod
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4 egg yolks
Method:
1. Put the milk, cream and split vanilla pod into a pan and bring slowly to the boil,
remove from heat and allow to infuse for 15 minutes.
2. Mix the egg yolks, salt, cornflour and sugar in a bowl and pour on the cream
mixture, stir well and return the mix to the clean pan. Cook over a low heat stirring
all of the time until the mixture thickens slightly.
3. Remove the pan from the heat and place the pan immediately over a container of
cold water to stop the cooking process. Strain the mixture into a bowl and allow to
cool. Once cold pour the mixture into the Ice Cream Maker as per instructions until
a soft scoop stage is achieved.
4. For harder ice cream, spoon the contents of the cooler container into an airtight
freezer box and place it in the freezer for a few hours until it has hardened. Best
eaten within a week of making.
The following recipes use the basic vanilla recipe opposite with
additional ingredients to give a variety of flavours.
Fresh Strawberry Ice Cream
Ingredients:
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400g of strawberries
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4 tablespoons of icing sugar
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1 dessert spoon of lemon juice
Method:
Remove husks from strawberries and add to a blender with other ingredients and mix
to a puree. Add to basic vanilla mix at point of churning.
Chocolate Ice Cream
Ingredients:
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2 level tablespoons of cocoa powder
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100g of dark chocolate chopped
Method:
Add the cocoa powder when mixing the egg yolks with other ingredients and add the
chopped chocolate to the thickened custard mixture once it is removed from the heat.
There are several other flavours that can be made from the basic recipe such as
raspberry, banana and toffee, mint chocolate chip etc.
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75g of caster sugar
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1 teaspoon cornflour
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Pinch of salt
