Ingredients
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250g/ 1 cup whole milk
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A pinch of salt
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120g/ ½cup granulated sugar
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1 bean split lengthwise Vanilla beanor obe tsp. of vanilla paste
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500g/ 2 cups Heavy Cream
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5 large egg yolk
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1 tsp. Vanilla extract
Directions
If I had to divide the population of the world into 2 equal parts I would say that half are chocolate ice cream fans and half are vanilla ice cream lovers.
Yes, you can be a fan of both but everybody has its preference, I’m leaning towards the vanilla myself, but a good chocolate ice cream is something I can’t refuse as well.
Vanilla ice cream guidelines
In general, I would say that the room for creativity in this ice cream is pretty small, when making the vanilla base, the additions however can add extra value of course but the base remains the same.
The idea is to make a custard with the cream, milk and eggs yolks which will be the base, the only thing you can affect is how rich you want the ice cream to be, meaning how much egg yolks and cream you would like to put in the ice cream mixture.
I use a combination of 2:1, heavy cream to milk in order to get to correct balance for this ice cream and 5 egg yolks.
If you want a richer texture with an intense yellowish color go for 8 egg yolks, sometime I make a rich vanilla ice cream when I want to impress my friends but for daily consuming I go with the 5 yolks recipe, isn’t this recipe high enough with fat already?
Alcohol
Adding alcohol to the vanilla ice cream is a must in my opinion, the alcohol is sharpening the flavors of every ice cream but in the vanilla case it just makes the difference so don’t skip it.
You can choose your favorite booze, I use dark rum because it complements the vanilla flavor but brandy, bourbon or any good whiskey for that matter will be fine and will compliment this flavor. I don’t use vodka for vanilla ice cream because the natural flavor of the vodka is pretty neutral and I’m looking for the sweeter and darker liquors to intensify and pair with the vanilla flavor.
Steps
1
Done
1 hour
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infuse flavors |
2
Done
7 minutes
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starting the ice creamSet a large bowl with ice water, and a smaller bowl in it. |
3
Done
2 minutes
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finishing the ice cream base |
4
Done
40 minutes
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churn the ice cream |