Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

Ingredients: 2 cups heavy cream 1/2 cup Half & Half 1/2 cup sugar 2 vanilla beans pinch Kosher salt 3 egg yolks Cooking method: Whisk all the ingredients except the egg yolk and vanilla in a medium saucepan Split the vanilla beans in half, scraping out the paste inside and add to the cream Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Beat the egg yolks and slowly temper the hot liquid and eggs (pour some of the hot liquid into the egg yolks whisking constantly to prevent the egg from curdling) Return to medium heat. stirring constantly with a rubber spatula, until the mixture thickens (nape – coats the spatula) Remove from the heat and strain the custard through a […]

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July 2022

Come celebrate Ice Cream Sundae Day this month with these three picks for setting up and enjoying the perfect ice cream sundae!!  The Waring spice grinder is a great multipurpose grinder. This commercial spice grinder is the perfect tool for grinding those fresh nuts to add a tasty topping. The unit comes with three fully removable, dishwasher safe stainless steel grinding bowls with stainless steel blades. The unit also comes with an interlock on the top lid to ensure there is no unintended or dangerous operation. For me, the best feature is that the button is a pulse control so the nuts can be coarsely or finely ground. The American Metalcraft Hammered Stainless Steel Compartment Condiment Holder is a great way to […]

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Brown Butter Ice Cream

Ingredients: 5 ea. egg yolks 400 ml Whole Milk 946 ml Heavy Cream 226 g Unsalted Butter 10 g Kosher Salt 250 g Brown Sugar Cooking method: Brown the butter in a sauce pot and let cool completely, skim away most of the solids. While the butter is cooling, combine milk, cream and brown sugar in a sauce pot and simmer until sugar is dissolved Temper the egg yolks with the warm dairy mixture Mix until everything is combined and pour back into the sauce pot Using a rubber spatula continuously stir the mixture on medium low heat until the batter thickens (nape) Add in the brown butter, mix until everything is incorporated. Pour the mix into the ice cream […]

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