dessert traditional recipe

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My take on vanilla ice cream. Goes awesome with [Banana Scallops](Banana Scallops.md) and [Salted Caramel Sauce](Salted Caramel Sauce.md)

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Ingredients

  • 2 Cups of Milk
  • 2 Cups of Heavy Cream
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 2 Bags of vanilla sugar
  • 1 cup of sugar
  • 2 vanilla beans
  • 1 pinch of salt

Method

  1. Place the milk and heavy cream into a pan
  2. Split the vanilla beans and scrap, add to the pan
  3. Bring the mixture to a boil
  4. In the meantime, place the yolks into a bowl, start mixing
  5. Add the sugar slowly while mixing
  6. Whisk until the sugar/yolk mixture lighten, the pinch of salt
  7. Watch your milk/cream mixture, when it boils
  8. Temper the eggs (add a little bit of liquid to the yolks while whisking, go slowly)
  9. Then pour the rest of the mix into the eggs while striring
  10. Bring back the mixture to low heat until it thickens slightly (need to coat the spoon), keep mixing
  11. Once the mix has the right texture, let it rest until it reaches room temperature (30 mns or so)
  12. Cover the mix, store into the refrigerator overnight
  13. The next day, remove the beans and churn for about 50 mn, 
  14. Transfer to a container and freeze

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Traditional
Serve8
Preparation Time10 mn + overnight
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AuthorsPascal Crausaz
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