Pefect Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
- 1 cup whole milk
- 34 cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups heavy cream, divided
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 vanilla beans, split in half lengthwise
- 6 egg yolks
- 1.
- Warm the milk, sugar, 1 cup of the heavy cream and the salt in a medium saucepan over low heat, stirring until the sugar is dissolved.
- Scrape the seeds from the vanilla beans into the milk mixture and add the bean to the mixture as well.
- Cover, remove from the heat and let steep at room temperature for 30 minutes.
- 2.
- Pour the remaining 1 cup heavy cream into a large bowl and place a fine-mesh sieve on top.
- Whisk the egg yolks in a medium bowl.
- Slowly pour the warmed milk mixture into the egg yolks, whisking constantly.
- Scrape the mixture back into the saucepan.
- 3.
- Place the saucepan over medium heat and stir constantly with a rubber spatula, being sure to scrape the bottom of the pan as you stir, until the mixture thickens and coats the back of the spatula, a few minutes.
- The mixture should register 170 to 175 degrees F on an instant-read digital thermometer.
- 4.
- Pour the custard through the fine-mesh sieve and stir it into the cream.
- Place the vanilla bean into the custard, and place the bowl over an ice bath.
- Stir occasionally, until the mixture is cool.
- Cover and transfer the custard to the refrigerator until completely chilled, at least 8 hours or overnight.
- 5.
- When ready to churn the ice cream, remove the vanilla bean from the custard and freeze the mixture in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions.
- Transfer to a freezer-safe container and store in the freezer.
milk, sugar, heavy cream, salt, vanilla beans, egg yolks
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pefect-vanilla-bean-ice-cream-521910 (may not work)