Making Ice Cream

The classic Trench ice cream is a simple mixture of vanilla custard (crème anglaise) frozen with whipped cream. An electric ice-cream maker yields the best results, because its constant churning breaks down the ice crystals and produces a creamy texture. Vanilla is the classic flavouring, but 60 g cocoa powder or 200-300 ml fruit purée can be added. Freezing dulls flavours, so additions should be intense - use thick, concentrated fruit purées that won’t thin the custard.