Strawberry ice cream

Babiche Martens

Makes 1.5 litres.

Ingredients

½ tsp	Vanilla essence/extract
5	Egg yolks
¾ cup	Milk
250 g	Caster sugar
3 ½ cups	Cream
8	Strawberries, plus extra to garnish

Directions

1. Using an electric beater, beat the yolks and vanilla until very pale and thick.
2. Heat the milk and sugar in a saucepan, bring to a simmer and stir until the sugar has dissolved. Simmer for 3 minutes.
3. Pour on to the yolks and continue beating until the mixture is completely cold.
4. Whip the cream and fold in thoroughly. Fold through the strawberries and pour into a container suitable for freezing.
5. Freeze for 2 hours then scoop into the bowl of a food processor, pulse a couple of times, pour back into the container and freeze until hard.

tip

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