Vanilla Ice Cream

Name: Vanilla Ice Cream
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 4 h 30 min
Yield: Makes 1 litre (1¾ pints)
Ingredients: 1 vanilla pod, split lengthways; 1 teaspoon vanilla essence (not flavouring, omit if unavailable); 5 egg yolks; 600 ml (1 pint) milk; 300 ml (½ pint) double cream; 125 g (4 oz) vanilla caster sugar

Preparation info

Makes
1 litre

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
4 hr 30

Appears in

The Chocolate Lover's Cookbook

By Patricia Lousada

Published 1987

About

Vanilla ice cream was made for chocolate, which heightens its flavour and provides a soothing contrast. A home-made vanilla ice cream with a good chocolate sauce is unbeatable. for a variety of chocolate sauces.

Ingredients

600 ml (1 pint) milk
1 vanilla pod, split lengthways

Gluten-free
ice cream
Vegetarian

Method

Bring the milk and vanilla pod to just below boiling point, cover and leave to infuse for 15 minutes. Scrape some of the black seeds from the pod into the milk. Wash and dry the pod and store with caster sugar to make vanilla sugar. Whisk the egg yolks and sugar together until pale and thick. Whisk in the milk, and then return the mixture to the saucepan. Place over a very low heat, stirring co