Sunday, September 27, 2009

Vanilla (Lime Balm) Ice Cream

Ingredients

1 cup heavy cream
1 cup whole milk
1/2 vanilla bean, scraped into milk
2/3 cup crushed/chopped lime balm leaves (optional)
1/2 cup sugar
4 egg yolks

Directions

Heat cream, milk, vanilla, (and lime balm) over low heat until simmering but not boiling. Meanwhile, whisk egg yolks and sugar. When milk mixture is ready, pour slowly into egg mixture, whisking steadily. Return mixture to heat, stirring constantly, until mixture coats the back of a spoon. Refrigerate for several hours, then chill in ice cream maker.

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