Well, what I meant by vanilla is real vanilla flavor. Not artificial ones, even though I find some artificial flavorings almost taste the same like the real ones. But, you know, artificial ones are not good for you.
A few days ago, I bought some vanilla beans to make vanilla ice cream. I've made green tea and chocolate ice cream before. Making ice cream is not so hard. What REALLY hard is waiting for it to set if you don't have and ice cream maker. But it's worth the wait.
Made yourself this sweet cold treat! :)
*take a look at this for your guide
Step 1: You will need
- 1 medium vanilla pod
- 750 ml single cream
- 5 medium egg yolks
- 150 g caster sugar
Step 2: De-seed the vanilla pods
Take
two vanilla pods and cut down them with a sharp knife. Scrape out all
the seeds with the back of the knife and put to one side.
Step 3: Make a basic custard
Separate
5 eggs, keeping the yolks in a small bowl and discarding the whites.
Whisk the yolks together until they are well beaten. Now mix the egg
yolks in a saucepan with 750ml of single cream and 150 grams of caster
sugar. Heat on a medium heat, stirring frequently until all the sugar is
dissolved and the mixture is almost at the boil.
Remove from the heat and pour into a cold bowl or jug, and leave to cool fully.
Remove from the heat and pour into a cold bowl or jug, and leave to cool fully.
Step 4: Transfer mixture to ice cream maker
Once the mixture is cool, remove the vanilla pod skins and transfer everything into your ice cream maker. Check your manufacturers instructions but for this quantity you will need to put the machine on for roughly 30 minutes.
Alternatively, if you don't have an ice cream maker, you can simply pour the mixture into a tub and bung it in the freezer, but you will need to stir it regularly as it sets, which will take up to 5 hours.
Once the time is up and the ice cream has set, simply scoop and serve, and you should have one happy customer!
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