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Milk and cream-based ice creams can be made from whole, skim, powdered, or condensed milk, as well as cream and butter. In a homemade custard ice cream recipe, in addition to eggs and sugar, there is usually starch – it protects the egg whites and yolks from curdling, allowing the mixture to be boiled. For those who didn’t know, this component in custard can be replaced with flour, which is 70% starch. Soft serve ice cream is typically served with toppings – decorations made from berries, fruits, wafers, and more. Homemade ice cream can be drizzled with syrup or sprinkled with nut or chocolate crumbs.
Ingredients: milk – 250 ml; eggs – 1-2 pcs.; softened butter – 200 g; sugar – 200 g (1 cup); vanilla sugar – 1 packet; flour – 1-2 tablespoons.
Mix the eggs, sugar, and flour together and whisk until combined.
Bring the milk to a boil and slowly pour in the egg mixture while constantly stirring to prevent the eggs from curdling.
Transfer the mixture to a large pot and bring it to a boil over medium heat, continuing to stir constantly with a wooden spoon until the custard thickens and coats the back of the spoon. The key to constant stirring is to distribute the heat evenly. This prevents the custard from overheating, which would cause it to curdle.
Once the mixture reaches a boil, immediately remove it from the heat and let it cool.
To the cooled mixture, add the vanilla sugar and softened butter. Beat everything with a mixer (not for too long, to avoid over-beating the butter).
For cakes or pastries, the custard should be used immediately after preparation. However, if you place the custard in the freezer for a few hours, it will turn into ice cream with a custard flavor.
During the freezing process, there’s no need to stir. The butter in the custard prevents ice crystals from forming in the ice cream.
Life Hack
To quickly soften chilled butter, cut it into small cubes and cover it with a warmed glass from boiling water. In just a few minutes, the softened butter will be ready to use in your recipe. Another method is to place the cubed butter in the microwave. Use the lowest power setting and heat it in intervals (a few times for 5 seconds each). Gradually warming the butter prevents it from melting completely.
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