Vanilla
Ice Cream or any flavour of ice cream is quite easy and straight forward to
make. The one challenge is how to make ice cream without an ice cream maker.
This steps below give details of how you can successfully make some Vanilla Ice
Cream in the comfort of your home.
Ingredients
For
5 big scoops of vanilla ice cream: you will need, 500mls fresh milk (not
evaporated milk), 250mls whipping cream, 6 egg yolks, 60g sugar, 2 tablespoons
vanilla extract or 1 vanilla pod.
All
these ingredients can be purchased from supermarkets and big department stores
like Shoprite.
For
decorating the ice cream, you need; Honey, Caramel, Fruits, Utensils and
Equipment, Freezer
2
Bowls: 1 should be big enough to accommodate the ice cream mixture, the other
should be big enough to accommodate the first bowl.
Spatula, Pot, Ice
cream spoon (optional)
Before
you make the Vanilla Ice Cream
1.
Make a large quantity of ice cubes. This will be used in cooling down the ice
cream mixture in Step 8 below. I usually make at least 30 ice cubes for this.
2.
If you will be using a vanilla pod, cut it open by slicing along it to expose
the seeds.
3.
Break the eggs and separate the yolk from the egg whites. For ice cream, we
need only the egg yolks.
Directions
for Vanilla Ice Cream
1.
Pour the fresh milk and the whipping cream into a sizeable pot.
2.
Add the vanilla extract. If you are using a vanilla pod, add everything (seeds
and fibre) to the milk and whipping cream in the pot.
3.
Start cooking on medium heat.
4.
While waiting for that to boil, whisk the egg yolks very well. Add the sugar
and mix well.
5.
Once the contents of the pot start to boil, reduce the heat to very low. If you
added vanilla pods, remove the fibre from the milk at this time.
6.
Once you see that the milk is no longer foaming so much (due to the reduced
heat), slowly add the egg yolks to the milk, whipping cream and vanilla
mixture. Stir till well incorporated.
7.
Increase the heat to medium and stir continuously till you notice the solution
thickening. This should take about 10 minutes.
8.
Then place the ice cubes into the big bowl and add some water to them. Pour the
ice cream mixture into the smaller bowl and place this bowl into the ice water
bath. Stir the ice cream mixture continuously (with a spatula) till it cools
down completely. You may need to watch the video below to see how I did this.
9.
Place the bowl containing the ice cream mixture in the freezer. After 30
minutes, bring it out, stir very well with a spatula and place it back for
another half an hour. Then bring it out and stir again. Repeat the process till
a creamy solid is formed. It is important to stir very often because this
prevents ice from forming in the ice cream. Depending on your freezer, this process
takes between 3 and 5 hours.
10.
Once you are okay with the texture of the ice cream, serve and decorate with
honey, caramel and/or fruits.
11.
If you have any left overs, put in a container, cover and place in your freezer
till whenever. When you take it out of the freezer, it may appear rock solid
unlike the ice cream purchased in the shops. All you have to do is leave it on
your kitchen counter for 5 to 7 minutes or till it softens to ice cream texture
before serving.
Complied by: TIJANI
Abdullah Akin
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