recipe: lemon curd ice cream

[hammercock.livejournal.com]

Lemon Curd Ice Cream

Start by making fresh lemon curd. Try to refrain from eating it all. :-}

If you make the rest of the mix while the lemon curd is still hot, the next steps will be easier.

1 3/4 cups whipping cream
1 1/4 cups whole milk
1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise

Heat cream and milk in saucepan. Split vanilla bean in half, scrape seeds into dairy mixture, add vanilla pods. When mixture is simmering, turn off heat and remove pods. Gradually whisk hot dairy mixture into lemon curd until smooth. (If you had refrigerated the curd prior to this part, you'll want to add very small amounts of the hot milk and cream at a time, essentially re-tempering the curd, or else it'll get all lumpy).

Once the custard has been mixed thoroughly, refrigerate for a few hours before freezing in ice cream machine.

For lime curd, replace fresh lemon juice and zest with lime juice and zest. For key lime pie ice cream, add crushed graham cracker swirl.

Comments

[theloriest.livejournal.com]

That key lime pie was my favorite. There will be a danger of me not being able to let it last long enough to freeze, though, if I make some. So I will pass along the recipe to someone with more willpower.

Thank you!!