Ice Cream
Ingredients
- 1 cup Milk
- 1 cup Sugar
- ¼ tsp Salt
- 1 cup Half and half (mixture of ½ milk and ½ light cream)
- 2 cups Whipping cream
- 2 tsps Vanilla essence
- ½ tsp Ground cardamom (optional)
Instructions
- In a saucepan, scald the milk until bubbles form around the edge.
- Remove from heat, add sugar and salt, stir until dissolved.
- Stir in half and half, whipping cream and vanilla, pour into an ice cream making container.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least an hour or overnight.
- To make the ice cream using a wooden ice cream maker, place the prepared milk container in the wooden bucket.
- Place the motor on top and distribute 2 inch layer of ice at the bottom, surrounding the container, sprinkle approximately ½ cup of rock salt uniformly.
- Continue the layerings until the top of the container is reached.
- Churn about 20 minutes or until done. Add ice, as needed, to maintain the level.
- Empty ice cream into a container and freeze.
- Makes 2 quarts of ice cream.
Variations
Ingredients
- 1½ cup Puréed fruit (add some chunks)
- ½ cup Choice of nuts (pistachios, almonds, walnuts, pecans)
- 6 tbsps Powder flavorings (chiku, mango, custard apple (sitaful), unsweetened cocoa)
- 2 drops Food color (optional)
- Chocolate chips
- Peppermint (crushed)
Instructions
- Can add any flavorings when churning.