Gianduja Gelato
- 1 1/2 cups (185 g) hazelnuts, toasted (see page 13)
- 1 cup (250 ml) whole milk
- 2 cups (500 ml) heavy cream
- 3/4 cup (150 g) sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
- 4 ounces (115 g) milk chocolate, finely chopped
- 5 large egg yolks
- 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Rub the hazelnuts in a kitchen towel to remove as much of the papery skins as possible, then finely chop them in a food processor or blender.
- Warm the milk with 1 cup (250 ml) of the cream, sugar, and salt in a saucepan.
- Once warm, remove from the heat and add the chopped hazelnuts.
- Cover and let steep at room temperature for 1 hour.
- Put the milk chocolate pieces in a large bowl.
- Heat the remaining 1 cup (250 ml) cream in a medium saucepan until it just begins to boil.
- Pour it over the milk chocolate pieces and stir until the chocolate is completely melted and smooth.
- Set a mesh strainer over the top.
- Pour the hazelnut-infused milk through a strainer into a medium saucepan, squeezing the nuts firmly with your hands to extract as much of the flavorful liquid as possible.
- Discard the hazelnuts.
- Rewarm the hazelnut-infused mixture.
- In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the egg yolks.
- Slowly pour the warm hazelnut mixture into the egg yolks, whisking constantly, then scrape the warmed egg yolks back into the saucepan.
- Stir the mixture constantly over medium heat with a heatproof spatula, scraping the bottom as you stir, until the mixture thickens and coats the spatula.
- Pour the custard through the strainer and stir it into the milk chocolate mixture.
- Add the vanilla and stir until cool over an ice bath.
- Chill the mixture thoroughly in the refrigerator, then freeze it in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturers instructions.
- Make Gianduja-Stracciatella Gelato (pictured) by adding Stracciatella (page 210) to the gelato.
- Scoop it into Ice Cream Cones (page 228) to serve.
hazelnuts, milk, heavy cream, sugar, coarse salt, milk chocolate, egg yolks, vanilla
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/gianduja-gelato-379851 (may not work)