Ice cream and granita
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- herbidacious
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Re: Ice cream and granita
Thanks. I had already spotted the Kavey eats one - it came up in a google search. They are not quite what I had in mind. I have only made ice cream once before so not at all confident about adapting.
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I have this recipe that someone posted years ago on the BBC or Wildfood Forum. I don't think I've ever actually made it though & I can't remember who posted it.
Vanilla Custard Ice Cream
1 can condensed milk
0.5 litre cream
0.5 litre ready made custard
Vanilla Extract
Mix together & churn
Vanilla Custard Ice Cream
1 can condensed milk
0.5 litre cream
0.5 litre ready made custard
Vanilla Extract
Mix together & churn
- herbidacious
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Re: Ice cream and granita
There are quite a lot of recipes on google using consensed milk - touted as no churn methods.
- Pepper Pig
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It’s really good but very calorific Herbi. Nigella champions the method.
- herbidacious
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So, I made the ice cream. I wasn't really sure how stiff it would get in the machine, so may have stopped churning too soon. Fingers crossed it doesn't go icey. It tasted nice. Lemon curd and raspberry coulis flavoured.
I have, tgough, rather, gone off the idea of eating ice cream a bit now its getting rather autumnal, but I wanted to have a go and had the ingredients. Next time I will make it properly, from scratch.
I have, tgough, rather, gone off the idea of eating ice cream a bit now its getting rather autumnal, but I wanted to have a go and had the ingredients. Next time I will make it properly, from scratch.
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Look forward to hearing how it worked out, Herbi! Which recipe did you use in the end?
- Earthmaiden
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It sounds as though it'll be lovely, Herbi.
It's funny how it's a real no-no to have ice crystals in ice cream. When I was a small child, we sometimes went to places, perhaps department stores (I don't think it could have been Lyons corner houses because they had cylindrical ice creams served in oblong dishes), where scoops of ice cream were served in round metallic dishes. They always contained little ice crystals which were part of the treat. You never see them these days.
It's funny how it's a real no-no to have ice crystals in ice cream. When I was a small child, we sometimes went to places, perhaps department stores (I don't think it could have been Lyons corner houses because they had cylindrical ice creams served in oblong dishes), where scoops of ice cream were served in round metallic dishes. They always contained little ice crystals which were part of the treat. You never see them these days.
- Pepper Pig
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Rachel Roddy’s column this week is on granita.
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/a ... ita-recipe
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/a ... ita-recipe
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Ice crystals in icecream were always said by a maker to be due to the no-no of partial defrosting then re-freezing, so a bad sign as that it had been kept badly. Pity really as I used to like the crystals melting on my tongue.
- halfateabag
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The mocha IC I made last week is nearly gone, it's lush.... a bit too creamy, I dread the calorific count !!!!
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Ice crystals form in ice cream if it is frozen too slowly when it's being made.
- Earthmaiden
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jeral wrote:Ice crystals in icecream were always said by a maker to be due to the no-no of partial defrosting then re-freezing, so a bad sign as that it had been kept badly. Pity really as I used to like the crystals melting on my tongue.
Ah! I see! Pity, the crystals were nice weren't they!
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I remember my mother making home made vanilla "ice cream" with milk, sugar and vanilla essence. it was full of lovely ice crystals. I can even visualise the shallow aluminium tray she made it in!
- Pepper Pig
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Did crystals go out of fashion when Mr Whippy arrived I wonder?
- herbidacious
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I too would have taken ice crystals in bought ice cream as indicative of having been defrosted and frozen again. Does this not happen?
I just went and had a teaspoon to check mine. It's fine/really rather good. Nice and creamy with a good, strong lemon flavour. The raspberry coulis is lost in it though, although together with the lemon, it's given it a delicate (deceptive) peach colour. (Is 'peach colour' a northernism?!)
I used the Prima recipe, but with half the lemon curd (as that's all I had) hence the raspberry coulis - was worried it wouldn't be sweet enough. I think it could actually do to be a bit less sweet. (I did add a little sugar too...) If it weren't so 'orrible outside, I'd go and pick a few autumn raspberries (I have a very few) to have with it.
I just went and had a teaspoon to check mine. It's fine/really rather good. Nice and creamy with a good, strong lemon flavour. The raspberry coulis is lost in it though, although together with the lemon, it's given it a delicate (deceptive) peach colour. (Is 'peach colour' a northernism?!)
I used the Prima recipe, but with half the lemon curd (as that's all I had) hence the raspberry coulis - was worried it wouldn't be sweet enough. I think it could actually do to be a bit less sweet. (I did add a little sugar too...) If it weren't so 'orrible outside, I'd go and pick a few autumn raspberries (I have a very few) to have with it.
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Pampy wrote:Ice crystals form in ice cream if it is frozen too slowly when it's being made.
Which is why if you make ice cream without a churner, you have to take if out of the freezer at least couple of times while it's freezing to mix it up - it stops the ice crystals forming.
- Stokey Sue
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I remember seaside ice cream from carts along the beach was always full of crystals, occasionally you'd get one that was salt from the freezing mixture that was packed around the vat of ice cream
- miss mouse
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herbidacious wrote: (Is 'peach colour' a northernism?!)
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No, surely it is there in English Literature, didn't the heroine always have 'skin the colour of peaches'?
- Pepper Pig
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I can't imagine making a granita for "after my run" but then I don't run, I swim.
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/s ... er-dessert
I was just remembering one year in the last decade we did a day cruise on the Norfolk Broads and there was a guy in a tiny ice cream boat sailing around serving all the punters.
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/s ... er-dessert
I was just remembering one year in the last decade we did a day cruise on the Norfolk Broads and there was a guy in a tiny ice cream boat sailing around serving all the punters.
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