This is the first ice cream Ingo made than Jane called “perfectly made.” She, however, could have used more burnt sugar flavor, so decide how long you wish to burn the sugar yourself.
Burnt Sugar Gelato
Ingredients
- 2 cups plus 1 1/2 tbsp. milk
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- just under 1 tbsp. cornstarch
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 3 large egg yolks
- 1 cup heavy cream or half and half
- 1 tsp Vanilla Paste (available at Trader Joe’s. Use vanilla extract if unavailable)
Directions
- Place 2 cups of milk in a saucepan and bring to a simmer over low heat. Cover and keep warm.
- Place the sugar in a nonstick saucepan with high sides over medium heat. Stir until it begins to dissolve, and then continue to cook (without stirring) until it is dark golden brown. It should be just starting to smoke. Remove from heat, and slowly whisk in warm milk. It will foam. Return to heat and continue to stir until sugar is all dissolved.
- Whisk milk, cornstarch and salt in bowl. Whisk in eggs. Slowly whisk in hot milk mixture until smooth. Return egg-milk mixture to pan and heat, stirring constantly, until slightly thickened. It is better to under-thicken then to curdle the eggs.
- Strain mixture into a bowl and cool. Mix in cream and vanilla. Place in ice cream maker and freeze.
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