Homemade Vanilla Ice-Cream

Ingredients:

  • 4 cups whole milk (we use raw milk)

  • 2 cups heavy cream

  • 2 teaspoons mexican vanilla

  • 1 1/4 cups sugar

  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

  • 4 Three Sisters Ranch egg yolks

  • Ice cream maker

ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS AS DESIRED

  • Fresh seasonal fruit, dark chocolate chips, favorite crushed cookies or candy.

How to Cook:

Simmer the milk, cream and vanilla in a saucepan over medium-high heat just until bubbles begin form around the edges. Remove the pan from the heat, cover and let sit for ten minutes.

Meanwhile, whisk the sugar, salt and egg yolks in a medium bowl. Slowly add some of the warm milk mixture to the egg mixture, whisking to combine, then pour the mixture into the saucepan with the remaining milk mixture. This needs to be done so the egg doesn't curdle. Continue to cook the mixture for two minutes over medium-low heat, whisking constantly.

Remove from heat. Pour the mixture into a bowl and refrigerate until completely cooled. I usually do this the night before.

Once cooled, pour into your ice cream machine and follow the manufacturer’s instructions. My machine takes about 20-30 minutes to reach a soft-serve consistency. At the end, I add in my additional ingredients. Then I transfer the mixture into a container with a lid and freeze until hard.

Diane Kahanek