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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