French Vanilla Ice Cream

"A favorite of Thomas Jefferson, vanilla ice cream was a popular dessert at the White House." Leslie Mansfield. This is an authentic French vanilla rice cream recipe. The use of vanilla bean is the giveaway.

• 2-1/2 cups milk
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 1 vanilla bean, sliced in half lengthwise
• 6 egg yolks

METHOD

In a heavy saucepan, combine the milk, sugar, cream, and vanilla bean. Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium heat. Remove the saucepan from the heat and let stand 5 minutes. Remove the vanilla bean.

In a bowl, whisk the egg yolks until smooth. Pour half of the hot milk mixture into the egg yolks, whisking constantly. Pour the egg yolk mixture back into the saucepan, whisking until smooth. Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium-low heat, whisking constantly. The mixture will thicken slightly, and coat the back of a wooden spoon. Strain the custard through a fine sieve into a bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and completely chill the custard in the refrigerator. Pour the cold custard into an ice cream maker and process according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Yield: About 1 pint

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recipe from www.inmamaskitchen.com

Reprinted with permission from The Lewis & Clark Cookbook © Leslie Mansfield, published by Celestial Arts

 

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