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--- recipes:dessert:ice_cream:base_recipe [2022/08/31 19:05] – created admin
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-  - put dairy of the fat percentage that you want in the blender - 3 to 4 cups. You could probably use almond milk, and you can definitely use coconut milk -- and a mix would be quite nice.
+====== Basic Ice Cream Recipe and Discussion ======
+===== Equipment =====
+  * Vitamix blender (else a regular blender and a double boiler)
+  * ice cream freezer
+===== Ingredients =====
+  * dairy (milk, cream, half-and-half, nut milks)
+  * sweetener (sugar, sucralose, stevia...)
+  * flavors (cocoa, fruits, nuts, liqueurs, extracts...)
+  * salt
+  * alcohol (vodka, brandy, whisky, whiskey, bourbon...)
+===== Method =====
+  - put dairy of the fat percentage that you want in the blender - 3 to 4 cups. You could probably use almond milk, and you can definitely use coconut milk -- and a mix would be quite nice. I have never tried oat milk.
   - put sweetener of the kind you want (granulated sugar, brown sugar, palm sugar, sucralose, stevia...) in the blender. This is typically 3/4 to 1.5 cups depending on the quantity of dairy and  the strength of other flavors.
   - add flavor components
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   - Whiz it until frothy and well-combined. Correct the flavors: you want it to be a very strong but not unpleasant flavor at this point, because you will be diluting it slightly with eggs and cold reduces flavor impact.
   - Add eggs, either whole or yolks. 1 per cup of dairy makes a nice custard, and you can go up to 2.5 per cup if you want a really custardy texture.
-  - Whiz until it steams, typically 6-9 minutes at high speed.
+  - Whiz until it steams, typically 6-9 minutes at high speed. If you don't have a high-power blender, this will either burn out your motor or just not happen, so instead, blend it for a minute and then cook it in a double boiler until it thickens.
+  - Cool it down: at least to ambient refrigerator, but just-above-freezing is better.
   - Put it in an ice cream freezer and churn.